Oh god is that going to be amazing to watch...
It’s what I’ve been thinking about since we drafted Luke. Two Elite skaters, with tons of offensive skill… my Lawd!
I don’t necessarily agree with his point, but I’d imagine because he sees Luke and Hamilton getting the time on that unit.
Nemec will be a better PP QB than Luke Hughes.
There aren’t many players his age that even play in the AHL. Walsh has 3 years of college and part of 3 AHL seasons under his belt, I would hope he’s better. Not that the stat means much, but Nemec is a +6 and Walsh is even on the year.
I was about to ask what the hell Nolan was doing there?Love Foote in the background ripping a shot on a puck that never got to him
Looks like he’s backing up the first baseman on a grounderLove Foote in the background ripping a shot on a puck that never got to him
Love Foote in the background ripping a shot on a puck that never got to him
It looks like he’s trying the volleyball fake spike strategyI was about to ask what the hell Nolan was doing there?
True, that's why I am saying Nemec is not nearly NHL ready. If people think the Devils can get rid of Severson and Nemec will jump right in to be the 3rd RD next season, they are mistaken. On the PP btw, Utica usually uses Walsh or Russo if they go with one D. They use Nemec if the go with 2D, either with Walsh or Russo.
It would be pretty tough to break in two rookies next year anyway, at least at the same time. Luke probably gets the first crack at it, then Nemec if he shows a lot over the course of the season. I guess it depends on who we bring in on D too.
If anything, I think Hughes would get the call over Nemec earlier in their careers just because he is older and more developed. But Hughes might actually be a good case for running 2 D on PP2 or something since a lot of his best offensive qualities seem to be conducive to playing lower in the zone instead of at the point. Could see them both get time on PP2 with Hamilton keeping his spot on the first unit until later on in their careers.
I can't speak to how ready or not Nemec is since I haven't really watched him this year, but I am starting to think as graves continues to play pretty well, that they might want to keep him if he's willing to sign a 2-3 year deal at a higher AAV than he would get on a long contract and then play Luke on the right side. I don't love Graves, but I also don't love the idea of replacing a 3rd of one of the best performing defense units in the league.
Just those 2? Would a third guy be too unfair?
.2000 cup team had 4 rookies including 2 on D. Obviously Rafalski was a whole lot more NHL ready than Nemec, so it's clearly not an apples to apples comparison.
Casey seems to be flying under the radar here with Luke and Nemec grabbing Devils fans' attention.
