RD Seamus Casey (2022, 46th, NJD)

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Exactly, Casey at this point looks more like a Tony DeAngelo or Calen Addison than anything tbh.

Dear lord that's a brutal take.

Watch a game.

 

[LeProspector]

Dear lord that's a brutal take.

Watch a game.

I’m sure you would have said the same thing 4 years ago had I said Ty Smith looked terrible and was overrated (I did)

 

[SenzZen]

The same Casey who just got sent down and is fighting for minutes on a crowded new jersey blue line? Might be ahl rookie of the year tough.

It’s a typo. Should read Calder Cup.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I’m sure you would have said the same thing 4 years ago had I said Ty Smith looked terrible and was overrated (I did)

You realize how silly it makes you look to comment on a player you haven't watched, right? Because nobody who watched those Casey this year would compare him to Smith.

 

[LeProspector]

You realize how silly it makes you look to comment on a player you haven't watched, right? Because nobody who watched those Casey this year would compare him to Smith.

I didn’t compare him to Smith, I compared him to Addison and Deangelo.

The name Ty Smith was brought up to highlight how fans can and will overvalue a player because they are young and new. It also helps he was also a Devils prospect.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Casey more than held his own playing primarily with another young defenseman in Nemec *and* on his off side. It was always going to be a numbers game with Hughes and Pesce coming back, there was almost no chance he would stay up no matter how he played.

Comparing him DeAngelo and Addison is pretty comical.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I didn’t compare him to Smith, I compared him to Addison and Deangelo.

The name Ty Smith was brought up to highlight how fans can and will overvalue a player because they are young and new. It also helps he was also a Devils prospect.

Those comparisons warrant the same criticisms. Casey is a very solid defensive player, especially for a 20 year old kid.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

He showed he is NHL ready and is a young exciting NHL player but it’s not a bad idea letting him play in the AHL a lot this season too. The schedule in pros is considerably different than what he’s used to in NCAA… I have no issue with this at all having him play in the minors

 

[Leafshater67]

I’m sure you would have said the same thing 4 years ago had I said Ty Smith looked terrible and was overrated (I did)

You weren’t the only Ty smith hater but you’re the only Seamus Casey one.

 

[HBK27]

Certainly a good experience for Casey earn a spot out of training camp and get 8 games with the bid club, though injuries to Hughes, Pesce and Hatakka also opened the door a bit. Gives him a good taste of what playing in the NHL is like and what he needs to work on to succeed at this level. The plan all along was for him to play in the AHL this season and possibly be an injury call-up - I think it works in his benefit that the call-up happened early.

 

[Fantomas]

Exactly, Casey at this point looks more like a Tony DeAngelo or Calen Addison than anything tbh.

I don't know about that, but the Devils are such a deep team and he'd benefit from anchoring an AHL defense for the time being.

 

[Xirik]

Casey retiring at the top of rookie points.

 

[Hisch13r]

He’s going to make the AHL look like a joke

 

[Hisch13r]

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

NJD ruined their vibes sending him down.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

I hope he absolutely torches the AHL now

I have no problem at all him being sent to the AHL... i think majority of young dmen need some AHL time to adjust to the pro game

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I hope he absolutely torches the AHL now

I have no problem at all him being sent to the AHL... i think majority of young dmen need some AHL time to adjust to the pro game

4 points in his first 2 AHL games.

Does that count as torching?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849983604417323265

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

4 points in his first 2 AHL games.

Does that count as torching?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849983604417323265

Let him keep dominating all season in the AHL!!.. develop the kid properly and give him a full season in the minors and light it up

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Let him keep dominating all season in the AHL!!.. develop the kid properly and give him a full season in the minors and light it up

I think that's fine. I think he makes our NHL team better, so I'd personally prefer him there as our 7th D instead of playing MacDermid, as it gives us flexibility in games where we trail and he'd be an asset on our 2nd PP unit. He's also able to play up front if needed. His skill and versatility make him a guy who can provide value today.

But I understand the decision to send him down. Either way, he's gonna develop into an awesome player. We are blessed with riches on the backend.

 

[tmg]

There’s just no place for all three of Hamilton, LHughes, and Casey on a game day roster at the same time unless the team shifts to 11F7D. A team needs 4 defensemen they trust to be on the penalty kill, and none of those three are that. Hamilton only gets sparse PK minutes as second PK unit when the player serving the penalty is one of the usual four, and Hughes and Casey don’t even get that.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

There’s just no place for all three of Hamilton, LHughes, and Casey on a game day roster at the same time unless the team shifts to 11F7D. A team needs 4 defensemen they trust to be on the penalty kill, and none of those three are that. Hamilton only gets sparse PK minutes as second PK unit when the player serving the penalty is one of the usual four, and Hughes and Casey don’t even get that.

7D is a fine option vs playing MacDermid lol.

 

[PAZ]

There’s just no place for all three of Hamilton, LHughes, and Casey on a game day roster at the same time unless the team shifts to 11F7D. A team needs 4 defensemen they trust to be on the penalty kill, and none of those three are that. Hamilton only gets sparse PK minutes as second PK unit when the player serving the penalty is one of the usual four, and Hughes and Casey don’t even get that.

There absolutely can be a place for all three of them, Hamilton will eventually shift to be a more defensive-oriented role. There's nothing to suggest he can't PK.

Colorado's SC winning roster had Toews, Makar, Girard, and Byram and made it work.

 

[Hisch13r]

There absolutely can be a place for all three of them, Hamilton will eventually shift to be a more defensive-oriented role. There's nothing to suggest he can't PK.

Colorado's SC winning roster had Toews, Makar, Girard, and Byram and made it work.

Dougie’s just not good enough defensively to work that type of role if you’re taking out say Kovacevic. Going 7D though especially with Lazar out now too makes a lot of sense and you could fit them all in that way. Casey’s even got the versatility to take some shifts up front if you need it. They’re not going to do it though

Kovacevic being so good really screwed things up for Casey and Nemec both lol (also Nemec himself struggling as if he was as good as he was last year he’d still be playing)

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

There absolutely can be a place for all three of them, Hamilton will eventually shift to be a more defensive-oriented role. There's nothing to suggest he can't PK.

Colorado's SC winning roster had Toews, Makar, Girard, and Byram and made it work.

Hamilton is terrible defensively lol.

 

[DollardStLaurent]

7D is a fine option vs playing MacDermid lol.

Right now, Nemec is the 7D.