Confirmed with Link: Toffoli (50% retained) off to Winnipeg for a 2024 3rd and 2025 2nd rounder per Seravalli

[JimEIV]

Sounds good to me.

 

[Forge]

How would it go backwards ???

Yegor (last offseason) is NEVER pulling a 2nd round pick himself lol

I think a second was the hope when we knew he was going to get moved last off season, so yeah....this is really just a flat move for me

 

[NJDevs26]

Ugh

Not only a bad return but we waited a ****ing hour for this?!

 

[Mr Bojanglez]

isn't 2025 to be considered a better draft than 2024?

So wouldn't a 2nd next year be better than this year?

 

[Puckclektr]

I understand that. But we should have at least gotten back a 2nd this year when you look at the Guentzel haul.

a second has the same value no matter what the year.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Meh return but more ammo for a goalie in the summer or even later today

isn't 2025 to be considered a better draft than 2024?

So wouldn't a 2nd next year be better than this year?

Yep

 

[Darkauron]

Yeah the draft this year sucks im okay with it

 

[Better Call Sal]

isn't 2025 to be considered a better draft than 2024?

So wouldn't a 2nd next year be better than this year?

Psh, get out of here with your logic.

 

[Emperoreddy]

isn't 2025 to be considered a better draft than 2024?

So wouldn't a 2nd next year be better than this year?

Montreal's 2nd this year is absolutely better then Winnipeg's 2nd next year.

 

[Lou is God]

It's amazing how fast Fitz went from the Golden Boy with Devils fans to a villain.

Definitely not been a banner year for him.

 

[longislanddevil]

When I saw WPG was the destination, I feared the return. Their GM tends to make solid trades.

 

[JrFischer54]

Meh return but more ammo for a goalie in the summer or even later today



Yep

normally that would make sense but seeing that the devils and flames sounded like 95% way completed i doubt some extra 2/3 picks are the reason it didnt cross the finish line.

 

[NJDevs26]

a second has the same value no matter what the year.

It really doesn't, but keep telling yourself what you want to. I laugh at all these draft projections two years out - oh this year isn't a great draft but next year is. Even if it bears out, that doesn't mean pick 40 this year isn't gonna be better than pick 55 in 'two' years.

 

[Puckclektr]

isn't 2025 to be considered a better draft than 2024?

So wouldn't a 2nd next year be better than this year?

you would think so, but generally when a draft is deeper there isn't much of a difference after the first round. When they talk about a draft being deep, they usually mean more high end first round players.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

So we got a 3rd back that we dealt and a 2nd for a guy that had a minimal role here and was ineffective and benched in the playoffs.

 

[Billdo]

Im not a doom and gloomer but that's an awful return.

 

[bigd]

I was told there was a bidding war. Gimme Yegor back dammit.

Ya, I heard a few teams were willing to add some pucks and sticks to their deals.

 

[MB3]

Tommy Fitz should be squarely on the hot seat. This underwhelming return adds to a growing list of failures that start with him.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Montreal's 2nd this year is absolutely better then Winnipeg's 2nd next year.

Not necessarily if it's a deeper draft class.

 

[CalamityX23]

ooof on paper.... the 2nd rd pick is 2025? but as someone just alluded to, if that draft class happens to be deeper/better, maybe we're ok?

oh well, what's done is done. we'll take it and move.

I doubt any team was giving up a 1st for Toff, whether it was this yr or next, Fitz would've jumped on it.

 

[longislanddevil]

a second has the same value no matter what the year.

Respectfully disagree. Teams looking to expedite a rebuild should prefer a pick that isn’t as far out in the future. That’s an extra year waiting on player development.

 

[Normal Devil]

Big fail for Fitz ... he's really racking them up these days!

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Regardless you don't build a team by constantly winning trades in a vacuum, turning $1.00 into $1.10 into $1.20 on some imaginary ledger. You build it by acquiring key contributors/talent that can coalesce with your core guys and turn it into a winning hockey team.

I think within 10 games it will be very clear Toffoli was the wrong acquisition for this team, and we'll be grateful they didn't extend him and got some sort of draft capital to utilize to improve goaltending in the offseason.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Not necessarily if it's a deeper draft class.

Pick already has less trade value being a year out and Winnipeg will not be picking early next year either.

We got bad value.

 

[Puckclektr]

It really doesn't, but keep telling yourself what you want to. I laugh at all these draft projections two years out - oh this year isn't a great draft but next year is. Even if it bears out, that doesn't mean pick 40 this year isn't gonna be better than pick 55 in 'two' years.

Yes it does as you don't know where that team is going to finish. Now if you knew exaclty where the team was gonig to finish, then you would have a point. Unless you have a crystal ball and can see where they are gonig to finish in the playoffs this year and next year. at least next year there is the opportunity for it to be an early second as they may not make the playoffs