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RD Seamus Casey (2022, 46th, NJD)

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Brent Burns Beard said:
He needs to make his stamp right now before he gots lost in the Hughes/Pesce return to play.

Glad to hear he is making the most of the opportunity.
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Luke is still weeks away and with him playing the left side (and playing it well) while also QBing the 2nd PP unit, I would imagine the only thing the only way he comes out of the lineup is if he plays his way off it.

What they do after Luke comes back? That's where it gets really tough, but no guarantee someone else doesn't get hurt by then.

I don't think it's at all the end of the world if he globetrots the AHL for a while until someone inevitably gets hurt and he comes back up.

Someone like Nemec has to work hard to avoid any sophomore lulls though because he can go down without waivers too.
 
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Casey is really good. Overall Devils have great defense of good depth. It helps everyone. After two games its just early to send someone away from the roster.
 
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Casey has elite edges for sure but Rafalski was no slouch as a skater, either, even though Casey is better. They're just very similar players stylistically. Not ideal size (hopefully Casey gets to Rafalski's stockiness as he matures) but they play with excellent leverage, both extremely high IQ guys, both are very well rounded even though at times they were/are pigeon-holed as offensive guys only (that's how you can tell who hasn't followed Casey during his NTDP and Michigan days), a lot of folks miss or don't appreciate the understated plays they make, etc. I'm still baffled by people who acted like Casey was a mini-Mike Green when he's been very good in his own end in his young career.

Raalaski is one of the criminally underrated players of his era. He's a HOF player if he had a shot in the league before he was 26 (and done well with it) and didn't deal with all the injuries at the end of his career. And I know Devils fans know this but if he even scratches the surface of Rafalski's career the Devils struck gold again.
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He played until he was 38. It just seems like he was a lot younger because he broke into the league so late.
 
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Goptor said:
He played until he was 38. It just seems like he was a lot younger because he broke into the league so late.
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That’s what he’s saying. He’s saying Rafalski broke into the league late but if he was a guy who came in at a traditional age and was as good then he’s a HoFer
 
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McDuffz88 said:
Casey is looking lethal. What an absolute steal. A lot of GMs are going to look really dumb passing on him.
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Like I said on a previous page, I had him at 15 on my 2022 Final Top 32. Idk why so many were much lower on him. Right shot, offense, dynamic, skating to make up for any (perceived) defensive weaknesses.
 
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Rob Brown said:
It's a really great problem for the Devils to have but I don't know how to justify sending this kid back down when the other D are back...

Glad I picked him up in my keeper league before the games in Europe (I actually bothered Yahoo to get him added into the system hehe).
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Luke is still likely a few weeks away so nothing is imminent. No reason to make any real declarations either way as of now but yeah he's gud. Before the year I figured maybe Casey would force things and they have to go 7D with Kovacevic as the odd man out. Then they start playing and Kovacevic is the best D on the team lol

Keefe seems to really love Casey though and he's outplaying Nemec so I'd imagine when Pesce is back Casey stays in. We'll see how things shake out later when Luke returns.
 
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Hisch13r said:
Luke is still likely a few weeks away so nothing is imminent. No reason to make any real declarations either way as of now but yeah he's gud. Before the year I figured maybe Casey would force things and they have to go 7D with Kovacevic as the odd man out. Then they start playing and Kovacevic is the best D on the team lol

Keefe seems to really love Casey though and he's outplaying Nemec so I'd imagine when Pesce is back Casey stays in. We'll see how things shake out later when Luke returns.
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For sure, the first move is easy with Pesce in for Nemec. When Luke gets back things may get trickier but that's also still a few weeks away at least and who knows where we'll be at by then.
 
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Cheddabombs said:
For sure, the first move is easy with Pesce in for Nemec. When Luke gets back things may get trickier but that's also still a few weeks away at least and who knows where we'll be at by then.
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I do wonder if they go 7D rather than take Nemec out. Nate’s actually been legitimately good again this year though so idk if he comes out. Palat’s the worst forward on the team but I mean I definitely doubt they take him out
 
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Rob Brown said:
It's a really great problem for the Devils to have but I don't know how to justify sending this kid back down when the other D are back...

Glad I picked him up in my keeper league before the games in Europe (I actually bothered Yahoo to get him added into the system hehe).
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Yeah it's gonna be hard to send down the guy if he continues to lead the league in goal scoring among defenseman.
 
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Rob Brown said:
It's a really great problem for the Devils to have but I don't know how to justify sending this kid back down when the other D are back...

Glad I picked him up in my keeper league before the games in Europe (I actually bothered Yahoo to get him added into the system hehe).
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Probably looks better after today, but he was getting absolutely cratered 5 on 5.
 
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Hisch13r said:
I do wonder if they go 7D rather than take Nemec out. Nate’s actually been legitimately good again this year though so idk if he comes out. Palat’s the worst forward on the team but I mean I definitely doubt they take him out
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Nemec was better today but still pretty weak defensively. I'd just take him out since a) Casey's been better and b) Nemec isn't well suited to playing his offside.
 
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Hisch13r said:
Yeah it wasn’t good but I find it hard to hold it fully again him playing the first few games of his career on his off side and Nemec being very much uhhh not good
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Its definitely a work in progress for both of those guys and that's a rough pair just in general, if we are being honest.

WhiskeyYerTheDevils said:
Mostly because Nemec has been leaving him out to dry lol. He's had one bad period all year.
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My guess is that if everyone is healthy, neither of them is in the lineup
 
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