That’s wrong. Most Devils fans in this thread said last year that Nemec was by far their best D and how he was already playing like a #1 D (hint hint at those who’s saying the same about Kovacevic right now).
Nemec should not be traded. It’s way too hard to find a consistant top 4 RHD that you NEED to keep them when you have one on your team/pipeline.
Hamilton is already showing signs of slowing down. Pesce is almost 30 and also already showed signs of slowing down in Carolina. Kovacevic is nothing more than a good #6 who had a good start. Don’t fool yourself into thinking your right side is covered for a decade because things move fast in this league. By the time Nemec hit his stride and play a mature game both Pesce and Hamilton will likely already be washed up and shell of themselves and you’ll be happy you held on Nemec and Casey