Confirmed with Link: Jake Allen (50% retained) traded to the Devils for cond. 2025 3rd (2025 2nd if Allen plays in 40+ games and team qualifies for playoffs next season)

[le_sean]

Well let’s hope Jake gets hot and plays ~12 games the ROS

 

[salbutera]

Good, Primeau NHL devlopment can start now, thank you KH

He blows

 

[CaptainKirk]

Never know, there could be injuries

He does play in the same division as Chris Kreider...

 

[Habs Icing]

thats over 1 and a half seasons and playoffs. could be doable

You think there's half a season left this year?

 

[Team_Spirit]

Jake did not help with his performances

Good job dumping him without having to give up something

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Safe to say we aint getting that second round pick.

Allen played 21 games this season out of 63 on a team that was using a 3-goalie system.
40 games is definitely doable

 

[salbutera]

You think there's half a season left this year?

NJD have 19GP left - Allen will likely play 7 of them

 

[Player 61]

Our GM Fr om West Island(Joke these day Bill 96) West Ireland! Makes another great Trade!

 

[schwang26]

Big deal. Not even 2 million

 

[Captain97]

Safe to say we aint getting that second round pick.

It's very possible, Allen has to play in 40 of New Jerseys next 101 games. Not a sure thing but considering they essentially have a tendem in isn't unlikely.

 

[Nashy]

Well it's nice to see Hughes playing chess....was so used to seeing Bergevin playing checkers.

 

[salbutera]

Big deal. Not even 2 million

Yup - and caps going up ..

 

[BLONG7]

40 games is not that much with next season

8-10 this year, and hopefully 30 next year......going to be close...

 

[Wats]

40 games from now until the end of his contract? Are playoffs included? Glad Dreger is really clarifying things.

Safe to say he's not hitting it. Pretty sure Devils are going to sign a new#1 next year too.

 

[Habs Icing]

NJD have 19GP left - Allen will likely play 7 of them

Thanks for making my point. 19 games is not half a season.

 

[Bourdon101]

So, unlikely to hit barring injuries or a deep playoff run in 2025...

Looks like there wasn't any fish biting on Savard and Hughes decided to kill two birds with one stone with this trade by getting good value for solving the three-goalie problem. I like it.

I'm not convinced this pick will ever be used though. The Habs had too many picks and prospects already. There needs to be some pruning and I think it will either be via one of those high pick for young NHLer trades Hughes has been making, or even trade-ups. Both of those scenarios, however, depend upon the right opportunity arising. The Dach trade was only possible because of specific circumstances that are not likely to repeat themselves.

So now the risk is that there is no opportunity to use those picks as trade assets rather than picks, and the Habs end up in a few years with a glut of middling players that cannot all be signed, wasting some of the value recouped in these deadline moves.

 

[Seb]

Watch him play 39 games

 

[Habs Icing]

Well it's nice to see Hughes playing chess....was so used to seeing Bergevin playing checkers.

Who taught Bergevin how to play checkers and how long did it take?

 

[Redux91]

f***ing YES Kent, thank you dude

Would of taken ANYTHING to get rid of the player/contract

We'll deal with Armia and Savard next TDL screw it

 

[Player 61]

Lets develop Primeau I like the Goalie.. Littlet wild like The Dominator!

 

[Goalfield13]

We don't play jersey at all for the rest of the year. There goes my plans to torpedo Gallagher head first into their starter.

 

[red devil]

40 games is for next year

 

[Vachon23]

https://x.com/frank_seravalli/status/1766181091398791390?s=46&t=Yjxo0RIqI662la2UAwqEaw

 

[red devil]

Big deal. Not even 2 million

The money isn't a big deal but it is the last retention spot this year and 2 are being used for next year

 

[Andrei79]

Looks like it's likely going to be a third rounder.