Confirmed Trade: [NJD/MIN] Graeme Clarke for Adam Beckman
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Dr Jan Itor
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Man, I liked Clarke. I thought he was gonna be good for the Devils.
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The Devils were quite high on Clarke before injuries derailed his development. He missed almost his entire D+1 season to a shoulder injury. By the time he got back into the lineup he had already been leapfrogged by other forward prospects like Mercer, Zetterlund, and Holtz.
He's had two really good seasons in Utica, but with NJ's forward depth it's pretty clear there's no path for him to make the NHL roster. He failed to impress with his NHL callups this year.
He's had two really good seasons in Utica, but with NJ's forward depth it's pretty clear there's no path for him to make the NHL roster. He failed to impress with his NHL callups this year.
And there he goes. Minnesota will be quite happy with him.
Alex Holtz is staying. Stop putting him in proposals
Alex Holtz is staying. Stop putting him in proposals
Both of these players were selected in the third round of the 2019 nhl draft, 5 picks apart.
Better Call Sal
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Anything Devils fans should know about Beckman, or is he essentially an AHL guy? See he's had a few cups of coffee in the show.
His path to the show would have probably come from an alex holtz trade.
This means holtz almost certainly stays.
Dr Jan Itor
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Possibly. If Clarke has any sort of NHL potential left, we are pretty drastically short on righty forwards.
Likable player. Works hard and has a good shot that he uses quite a bit. Not a great skater and has struggled to put that shot to use against NHL defense. Prolific WHL scorer
Beckman was known for his shot in juniors, hasn’t materialized in the NHL or even really the AHL. NHL pace is too fast for him, they’ve been trying to convert him into more of a role player in the depth part of the lineup but other guys are just better at that. I think he’s probably a career AHLer. Alleged to be a terrific locker room guy though so there is that.
BagHead
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The coffee was a little too hot for him. I think he'll be a pretty good AHL scorer for a good long time, but he either needs to increase his processing speed or his skating speed. He's had occasional decent games in the NHL, but usually is invisible.
He was notable for having a good shot in juniors, but his shot is merely above average for the NHL, and his release is too slow to fool NHL goalies. Couple that with not being able to get into a great position to use it and a lack of physicality, and he's just not it. I'm hoping he put together a really great summer, comes in 20lbs heavier and faster, and makes the Wild look dumb.
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I like Clarke, he’s seemed like a hard working guy with some skill that flashes from time to time. I think he’s capable of going into a lineup and contributing, not sure if he’s quite ready to be a full time NHLer but he’s worth a shot
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If he wants a solid chance in NJ he will have to bulk up just a bit and be willing to use his size some; we arent acquiring him to transform into Claude Lemieux but with the direction the team currently has, he'd need some of these abilities to stick in our bottom-6
I think Clarke has a better shot at sticking in the NHL at some point but high probability both these guys top out as AAAA players IMO.
Fun little swap though.
Fun little swap though.
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