Confirmed with Link: Tyler Kennedy released in camp, now back on another PTO

[Hockey Sports Fan]

I was worried we had signed him or were rumored to sign him when the thread got bumped

The fact we're over a month into the season and nobody else has signed him speaks volumes. The fact we've had room for an extra forward all this time and haven't signed him speaks volumes. We picked Brian O'Neill and Bobby Farnham over him

lol I had the exact same reaction when I saw the bump. I want nothing to do with Tough Guy TK. We have an ideal amount of stopgaps right now.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

oh dear God lol

 

[NJDevs26]

Oh boy...

@NHLDevils: #NJDevils have invited F Tyler Kennedy to join them as a pro tryout. He will practice with the club today in Calgary https://t.co/neTv9Ugnd9

 

[njdevil26]

I hope this means either Gionta or O'Neill get lost. I can't stand watching those two.

 

[Bologna 1]

I hope this means either Gionta or O'Neill get lost. I can't stand watching those two.

pretty much, gotta think kennedy can at the very least bring a tad more to the table than those two. so hopefully if he sticks, it is at the expense of one of those two.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

I don't hate it.

If management wants a guy like O'Neill out of the lineup, and doesn't want to throw a guy in Albany to the wolves and play small-role minutes, I don't mind Kennedy being brought in.

 

[GentlemanOfLeisure]

Welcome back Tyler Kennedy.


Kennnnneddddy

 

[I Hate Tie DOMI]

O'Neill got his one and only NHL point last game, he can go to the AHL for the rest of his career now. Though when Ruutu and Elias come back and if Kennedy is signed one or more of Gionta/Farnham/Matteau will need to go too.

 

[Sascha Goc]

I would imagine this is the end of O'Neil.

 

[Zippy316]

Should probably change this thread title then

 

[Better Call Sal]

Works for me.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

I couldn't possibly type enough "ugh's" to justify my dislike of this move. I never liked Kennedy, and I was really liking the new "no new 30-year-old middling-to-bad bottom-6 forwards on the Devils" direction Shero was taking us for a month or two.

And lord knows it's not gonna be Gionta, Farnham, or Tootoo sitting when everyone's healthy. Guaranteed it's Josefson or Tlusty.

 

[EnglishDevil]

Realistically speaking, he's a better hockey player than most of our current bottom 6 options. This should spell the end of O'Neill which is fantastic, as he's clearly not an NHL caliber player.

At least Kennedy has put up some points in the past, getting 20 points out of him in a 3rd/4th line role isn't unrealistic given his past production, which is better than what we're going to get from Ruutu, Gionta, O'Neill or Farnham (he won't keep scoring like he has).

Not to mention, it means the likes of Blandisi/Boucher can stay in the AHL and keep working on improving their games.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Again?

 

[Devils Dominion]

About damn time!!!!

Send O'Neill to Albany and let him help down there, he's a proven AHL goal scorer but not good enough for the NHL.
He will clear waivers.

Kennedy is an upgrade to O'Neill (and Gionta) but Gio will stay up here for now.

He will chip in more than Tlusty has so far.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Per my Nov. 11 post, Shero still has his cell#

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

I would imagine this is the end of O'Neil.

Methinks Matteau will be going. He is the one who hasn't been playing.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Methinks Matteau will be going. He is the one who hasn't been playing.

O'Neill was benched in the 3rd last night after a ghastly turnover in the offense zone.

He's cooked here.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Methinks Matteau will be going. He is the one who hasn't been playing.

I doubt they'd waive Matteau. Much more likely he'd be claimed than any of the other bottom 6 players we have.

 

[Unknown Caller]

He's better than O'Neill and Gio. Nothing wrong with this move, he'll be a nice addition to the fourth line until Elias and Ruutu get healthy.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

I doubt Matteau gets waived. Not much point in giving up a relatively young asset like him. I think it's O'Neil who will be the odd man out. If he clears waivers, he could help Albany. I think he's just a career AHL guy.

 

[billingtons ghost]

Do not want.

Elias and Ruutuu coming back should take care of O'Neill and maybe Gionta or Farnham.

don' t see how this guy is any better than Matteau getting reps - and in our long term future, the return for playing is the damage done to Matteau's future so...

 

[Devils Dominion]

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He's better than O'Neill and Gio. Nothing wrong with this move, he'll be a nice addition to the fourth line until Elias and Ruutu get healthy.

Well put

 

[Devils Dominion]

Do not want.

Elias and Ruutuu coming back should take care of O'Neill and maybe Gionta or Farnham.

don' t see how this guy is any better than Matteau getting reps - and in our long term future, the return for playing is the damage done to Matteau's future so...

I hate to be that guy, but, Stef has been sitting for the likes two career AHLers who still don't belong up here (Gionta/O'Neill).

Farnham has even added more jump and production than Tlusty and Tootoo-who is devoid of hockey sense.

I see Hynes going with a 4th line of Farnham-Gionta-Kennedy.
It's a quick 4th line that will not shy away from contact.
Tyler is also more than capable of filling in on the 3rd line at times when needed.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Despite my objections, I'd still rather see Kennedy as 3RW than Tootoo, but I'm sure that won't happened. Hynes seems to be as enamored with grit as Deboer was.