Confirmed Trade: [NSH/NJD] Erik Haula for Jeremy Hanzel and 2025 4th round pick

[MasterofGrond]

So clueless. Minimum threshold. Why do you think Hischier had the toughest deployments of any top 6 C in the entire league and took 1800 faceoffs.....

Because he’s an excellent player?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Cant wait to see who the devils are preparing to overpay for

 

[bossram]

Classic BS from the usual suspects. Getting rid of Erik Haula is such a huge W, there is zero downside to this

Getting actual positive value out of this is pretty good work from Fitz. Who is crying over this deal for the Devils?

 

[SI90]

Why are the Nashville Predators of all teams trading draft picks for declining 34 year old players

Trotz. Great coach. Questionable GM

 

[Killing Joke]

Devils are clearly opening up cap space for something. Probably trying to move Palat next.

 

[Killing Joke]

Mercer can play center can't he?

He can, just not very well.

 

[Forge]

We dont need one

Yeah they do. Someone likely will be miscast in the top 6 this year right now, I think. I don't really want Mercer there, or Noesen. But I'm not sure how many teams actually have 6 top 6 caliber players. They can live if Mercer is there.

 

[Cypher]

Colton will be traded to his hometown of NJ on July 1st when his NTC changes to a modified-NTC so that NJ has another forward.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Cant wait to see who the devils are preparing to overpay for.

I was thinking the same with Drury

 

[ScottyK]

Appreciate Haula's time here but it was up.

Devils need a 3C who can play up in the lineup when needed. Haula couldn't do that anymore and he was too expensive to bury on the 4th line.

Curious to see what we do, I know the team has been interested in Pius Suter from what I've heard ( not 1st hand info im not a insider ) and the Devils were still talking to NSH about RoR recently, are those dead now ? Is it what ultimately turned into the Haula deal ? Dunno.

 

[Rebels57]

Trotz is a disaster as a GM

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I was thinking the same with Drury

In the Devils/Nashville trade thread? That’s a bit…odd.

 

[Forge]

Appreciate Haula's time here but it was up.

Devils need a 3C who can play up in the lineup when needed. Haula couldn't do that anymore and he was too expensive to bury on the 4th line.

Curious to see what we do, I know the team has been interested in Pius Suter from what I've heard ( not 1st hand info im not a insider ) and the Devils were still talking to NSH about RoR recently, are those dead now ? Is it what ultimately turned into the Haula deal ? Dunno.

You'll get a resigned Cody Glass and like it

 

[thebeernerd]

Colton will be traded to his hometown of NJ on July 1st when his NTC changes to a modified-NTC so that NJ has another forward.

NJ isn’t a town, doofus. But it seems just right to get him, since he grew up a Devils fan and has said it would be cool to play here.

 

[Smitty426]

Yeah they do. Someone likely will be miscast in the top 6 this year right now, I think. I don't really want Mercer there, or Noesen. But I'm not sure how many teams actually have 6 top 6 caliber players. They can live if Mercer is there.

We need a supporting cast to show up more than anything. Yes an add but no dumb hugh dollar long term add bc Fitz thinks its the only way, it's not.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

In the Devils/Nashville trade thread? That’s a bit…odd.

Drury has a stalker, sweet

 

[platotld]

barry wut up bro, and NJ stay away from van players.. first sutter for 4.5 x 5 then huggy 2 years from now

 

[Glorydays22]

There's hope for the isles to move Engvall and Mafield after all!!!! YAH!

 

[Bcap88]

Cant wait to see who the devils are preparing to overpay for

Hint*

Luke Hughes needs an extension preferable long term

 

[lakeshirts37]

Because we have a bunch of picks and need warm bodies. We had 7 picks in the top 4 rounds before this.

still makes zero sense

 

[JD86]

There's hope for the isles to move Engvall and Mafield after all!!!! YAH!

Yeah bud, those are both super similar to a 1 year 3 million dollar contract.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Haula doing everything humanly possible to ensure he never sees the Canes in the playoffs again.

 

[Guttersniped]

There's hope for the isles to move Engvall and Mafield after all!!!! YAH!

Sure, in 2029.

 

[Roshi]

Sort of a weird spot to call out a trade, as a single transaction it makes sense. Haula is the kind of guy that can help your bottom6 out and will likely get more than a 4th on TDL if things go that way.

But sure, as a series of moves, its not a good look on Preds. They come out as having no direction or plan how to move forward, swinging it by as it comes and wasting assets in the long run doing so. So get the frustfration in big picture.

But as its the first move for season 2025-26 for them, why not think this as a small move that starts taking the org in the right direction instead of piling it up on the 2024-25 season. Gotta wait out a bit and judge an offseason as a whole.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Cant wait to see who the devils are preparing to overpay for

It won't be Mika.