The only thing I am surprised about is I thought we'd get one of Daws or Schmid back as well.I think had this exact deal been proposed previously, the acceptability of it would've been considered low by most.
At least it is a move in the right direction, a proper rebuild.
I was surprised Allen wasn't included. Daws and Schmid are why getting Markstrom made more sense than paying more for Ullmark or Saros as Markstrom gives them 2 years to see who is better as opposed to extending someone long termThe only thing I am surprised about is I thought we'd get one of Daws or Schmid back as well.
Sure, in the most basic sense you can say that. But “what a team is willing to pay” is going to depend on numerous factors. And I think you are downplaying the value of comparables. I don’t think fitz was thinking of the Mike smith trade specifically, but I’m sure he understood what comparable trades got and what he would give as a result.The value is what someone is willing to pay. That's all I'm saying. Everyone keeps crossing their arms defaulting to "it's a 34 year old goalie..." a 34 year old has lots left in the tank for a team that feels they should be in the finals every year. I'm not willing to assume Fitzgerald had Schneider and Mike Smith on his mind. He wanted a goalie. Maybe he would have traded 10OA for Saros, maybe not.
I'm glad they got the pick for Markstrom.
Capfriendly shows both as waiver exempt and Allen is gone after this season so I think they likely tandem the ahl and the Devils will make a choice next off-seasonThe only thing I am surprised about is I thought we'd get one of Daws or Schmid back as well.
I think had this exact deal been proposed previously, the acceptability of it would've been considered low by most.
At least it is a move in the right direction, a proper rebuild.
The only thing I am surprised about is I thought we'd get one of Daws or Schmid back as well.
I know, but they also have Poulter who had solid numbers in the AHL last season.Capfriendly shows both as waiver exempt and Allen is gone after this season so I think they likely tandem the ahl and the Devils will make a choice next off-season
You'll like Bahl. Big minute muncher that is reliable for your bottom pair. Don't ask him to do more than that though.
It’s a trade that needed to be made but I was hoping we could get a forward
Can I ask him to punch faces?You'll like Bahl. Big minute muncher that is reliable for your bottom pair. Don't ask him to do more than that though.
We needed a DMan like Bahl. Wonder if we still target that in the 2nd/3rd rnds or now load up on forwards?
Lets all just hope that Florida finishes ahead of NJ so we don't have a ton of Montreal posters nagging us for stupid trades all year.
This was my favorite shift of Bahl as a Devil:
And the fact that he's still young (literally turning 24 in like 2 weeks) is a big plus. Looks like we got a full compliment of young up and coming defensemen with a varying set of skills in Brzu, Bahl, Solo, Gru, Poirier, Jurmo, Miro, Kylington. And then there is Hurtig and Morin who were drafted last year, I'd say 2 of those are NHL'ers right now (Miro and Kyl). If 3 of those other ones become NHL'ers in the next 3 years, we definitely look really good there.Pretty solid for an older goalie on the expensive side who had a NMC. The entirety of my UFA wish list was a big snarly bottom 3 dman so that's taken care of too.
Does loaded in this context mean with bodies, or with talent? I’m not sure it’s the strongest groupOur defense is loaded for next season (assuming we retain Kylington)
Andersson - Weegar
Bahl - Kylington
Solovyov - Miromanov
Hanley - Pachal
This was my favorite shift of Bahl as a Devil: