Confirmed with Link: Hamilton to NJ - 7 years $63 million per everyone

[aboriginal]

 

[Devil X]

How often do we hear that damn song at the Rock when Hamilton does something good like a great pass or a goal?

 

[NjDevsRR]

how much have you had to drink

Where have you been!? These babies have been around for months. You also missed Dano channeling his inner Doc.

 

[The 29th Pick]

Where have you been!? These babies have been around for months. You also missed Dano channeling his inner Doc.

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Is that Doc Daneyko or Kenny Emrick?

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

One thing for sure as another poster said it's nice going into this season with what looks like a real nhl defense.....Initially didn't like them giving up another second round pick but with the potential of a Graves Hamilton pairing is definitely worth it......

 

[MadDevil]

I look forward to the GraveDouger pairing.




I'll show myself out...

 

[njdevils1982]

I look forward to the GraveDouger pairing.




I'll show myself out...

tennis-ball was a good combo name wise from this season

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I don't remember the last time we went into the regular season 3 RHD that meshed easily with our 3 LHD.

This year should see the most balanced well constructed D unit we've seen in a very long time.

I don't know who this Jim is, but stay a while.

 

[The 29th Pick]

I don't know who this Jim is, but stay a while.

this is the shiny "New-Jim"

 

[Mr Bojanglez]

How often do we hear that damn song at the Rock when Hamilton does something good like a great pass or a goal?

We should all write to the marketing department proactively.

 

[Devs3cups]

Hamilton just posted on IG a “Thank you” post for Canes fans. Can’t wait to see gim in our Red, Black and White. Still so pumped from this signing.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Guys that are elite offensively and defensively do not hit the market or get traded.

Scott Niedermayer did Although I guess some can argue he wasn't elite elite offensively and defensively.

 

[Hisch13r]

Scott Niedermayer did Although I guess some can argue he wasn't elite elite offensively and defensively.

On the Niedermayer note am I wrong for thinking Dougie is on a similar level to what Niedermayer was when he left? Niedermayer had obviously just won the Norris and I had Dougie as the Norris front runner in 19-20 before he snapped his leg and then he finished 4th in Norris voting this year

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Y'all better take care of Dougie. Mans is a national treasure.

 

[Guttersniped]

He really won me over by picking Lonely Island’s “I Just Had Sex” for the Carolina’s 2021 playoff playlist Vincent Trocheck put together.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/carolina-hurricanes-vincent-trocheck-nhl-playoffs-hockey-playlist

 

[Richer's Ghost]

On the Niedermayer note am I wrong for thinking Dougie is on a similar level to what Niedermayer was when he left? Niedermayer had obviously just won the Norris and I had Dougie as the Norris front runner in 19-20 before he snapped his leg and then he finished 4th in Norris voting this year

Nieds was defensively much better. Norris isn't about defense at all really so it's a hard standard to evaluate true defensive skill.

 

[Hisch13r]

Nieds was defensively much better. Norris isn't about defense at all really so it's a hard standard to evaluate true defensive skill.

Dougie's defensive impact is underrated and he's the best defenseman in the league at driving offense

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

On the Niedermayer note am I wrong for thinking Dougie is on a similar level to what Niedermayer was when he left? Niedermayer had obviously just won the Norris and I had Dougie as the Norris front runner in 19-20 before he snapped his leg and then he finished 4th in Norris voting this year

For me, it's really hard to describe Niedermayer because not only was it a long ass time ago but it was also a completely different game. From what I remember, he was elite offensively and just solid defensively, but not elite...which pretty much is Hamilton.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Dougie's defensive impact is underrated and he's the best defenseman in the league at driving offense

Carolina fans have regularly called out his breakdowns. I don't think you'll find anyone calling out Nieds for costing them playoff games.

 

[Call Me Al]

we had a pretty abysmal playoff record between 97-99 i'm sure there were games where if we had the internet we would have ragged on niedermayer

 

[JimEIV]

Niedermayer wasn't really "that" elite offensively.

Here is where he finished among Dmen each year - From 1993 to 2004 he only had 3 top 20 finishes - Two were 3rd But overall he never really put big numbers...He definitely was consistently good though. From 1993 to 2004 he was 10th in the league in D scoring.

1993 34th
1994 24th (Stevens was 5th)
1995 39th (Stevens was 29th)
1996 37th
1997 28th
1998 3rd
1999 13th
2000 21st
01 25th* but only 57 games
02 31st
03 21st
04 3rd

From 93 to 2004 combined top 10
1. Lidstrom
2. Leetch
3. Zubov
4. McInnis
5. Bouque
6. Ozolinch
7. Blake
8. Housely
9. Chelios
10. Niedermayer

Niedermeyer was really what the Norris was made for in my opinion. He was pure balance (Made that way by Jacques Lemaire...Not his choice) - He wasn't the best in the league at Offense or Defense...But excellent at both largely due to the most beautiful stride I have ever seen. The man floated on the ice and did everything effortlessly.

 

[Call Me Al]

sounds like a fair comparison for what we hope luke develops into

 

[StorminSnvechnAho]

Dougie's defensive impact is underrated and he's the best defenseman in the league at driving offense

Neither of those are factual.

 

[Brodeur]

we had a pretty abysmal playoff record between 97-99 i'm sure there were games where if we had the internet we would have ragged on niedermayer

I found about the Sykora/Friesen trade in July 2002 while reading a newspaper. Simpler times.

 

[Blackjack]

Neither of those are factual.

lol, what's up StorminSnvechnAho?