Confirmed with Link: Devils trade 2nd rounder and Herman Traff for Brian Doumilin

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

f***ing YIKES lol

 

[Satans Hockey]

Hey look Fitz is alive! This is a pointless move though, second round pick and a prospect for this guy for no reason. Go back to bed Fitz! Dude needs to be fired.

 

[JrFischer54]

so get a jag for a 5th round pick

whats a jag

 

[Call Me Al]

whats a jag

just a guy / any replacement level player

 

[None Shall Pass]

That's a bit rich, for sure. Our LD depth took a big hit with the Siegenthaler injury, so I see the logic in grabbing one, though.

 

[DerekDevils30]

I don’t know what to make of this

 

[Barry Tallackson]

I am going to be sick

 

[NjDevsRR]

Trade aside.

Isn’t Dumolin a + player on some pretty horrid defensive teams lately? I guess he helps now

 

[JrFischer54]

just a guy / any replacement level player

man i bash hf lingo but damn thats a banger of a term!

 

[Better Call Sal]

I find it funny we gave up a forward prospect we just drafted when we're kind of shallow in that area. Though, I suppose with Gritsyuk and Lenni, maybe giving up a winger isn't the end of the world.

I like Dumoulin, but it's a bit steep.

 

[Shakir ONeal]

I guess their thinking was lachance and traff are similar players? Why pay a 2nd for retention when we have fricking 13M of cap space?

 

[NJDevs26]

I don’t think they are comfortable playing Casey full time as an injury replacement yet.

Did Haatkka die? I know he was injured most of this year but I don’t get why he isn’t even an option

 

[Satans Hockey]

Holy hell he's a UFA after this year too. Go back to bed Fitz! f***ing moron.

 

[The Wumpus]

All of our 2nds are late-ish. Hopefully it was Winnipeg's. Meh.

 

[Devils731]

The Devils paid extra for Anaheim to retain?

That makes no sense, the Devils don’t have any cap worries for the rest of this season.

 

[Bone Density]

 

[bossram]

Yeesh Fitz. You'd think with three 2nds you could monetize them into a better player or someone who might help next season.

Instead, rental Dumoulin. And paying for retention for some reason. Ugh.

 

[Hisch13r]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha

 

[guitarguyvic]

I’m starting to get the sense that Fitz doesn’t actually know what he’s doing, and the few successes he’d had with this team have been more about getting lucky than anything else.

 

[NjDevsRR]

The Devils paid extra for Anaheim to retain?

That makes no sense, the Devils don’t have any cap worries for the rest of this season.

A few More moves coming I guess

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Trade aside.

Isn’t Dumolin a + player on some pretty horrid defensive teams lately? I guess he helps now

no

he sucks

 

[None Shall Pass]

The payment for retention makes me think Fitz is cooking up something for someone pricey.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Expecting to see our ‘26 1st and multiple other picks gone by tomorrow. If he’s going to go for it we better get someone with an eye to the future. Not just rentals.

 

[NJDevils17]

“Fitz do something!!” crowd sure is loud today

 

[R8Devs]

Using a 2nd and a 3rd round prospect for a trade like this just sucks. Who knows how much he'll move the needle over Hatakka. Felt like assets like that could go for way more in the offseason but now it's just for a marginal upgrade. maybe the gm doesn't think he'll be the one there in the offseason