Value of: Young top 4 d-man to NJ

[devilsfan35]

After trading away larsson the Devils weakness now becomes on defence.
Who would be some young (and not overpriced) defencman potentially available?

The Devils are pretty thin on the left side especially

Haydn fleury
Cam fowler
Robert Haag
Nikita zadarov(?)
Darnell nurse
Griffin Reinhart

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[Mad Brills*]

marincin

 

[hamzarocks]

The only ones u could get for cheap on that list would be reinhart and hagg. The rest would require a top prospect or a package with a top prospect coming back.

 

[DJJones]

"Who would be some young (and not overpriced) defencman potentially available?"

Don't think that exists anymore haha.

Jokkipakka is going to be exposed to the expansion and Nakladal would be a decent FA signing for your bottom pair. Actually think he's better than Schlemko

 

[Drew4u]

Devils should be rebuilding. Offence is weak, defence is worse. I don't think one young top 4 defencemen will solve their problems.

 

[SLAPSHOT723]

Going off memory don't the Devils need a RHD a lot more than a LHD? All the guys you listed are left handed.

 

[devilsfan35]

We have severson, santini and Jacobs as prospects for the future.
Left side as I mentioned above is thin

 

[PetterssonSimp]

Do the Devils, who have been a bottom team the last few year really want to pay the prices it takes to acquire an under 25 Top4 defenceman after dealing one for a 1st line winger? Or the price the Canucks paid as a bottom team of a 33rd overall pick this past draft and a recent first round prospect with 1 NHL season.?

IMHO should try and find another on the cheap defender like last summer with that guy who was a quote forever. Schlemko? He wasn't bad for you guys but didn't cost you anything. Russell is still out there and would probably be better than all those guys you listed at least for this year.

 

[SLAPSHOT723]

We have severson, santini and Jacobs as prospects for the future.
Left side as I mentioned above is thin

I forgot about Santini.

 

[Avs44]

Well, I can definitely say Zadorov isn't available.

 

[GhostOfWildWing]

Despres could possibly be had cheap since Ducks need to trim cash and if he recovers back to form from the concussion, could be another steal a la Palms.

 

[Group Chat Legend*]

Going off memory don't the Devils need a RHD a lot more than a LHD? All the guys you listed are left handed.

No Devils need LHD

 

[Group Chat Legend*]

Devils should be rebuilding. Offence is weak, defence is worse. I don't think one young top 4 defencemen will solve their problems.

Yeah they should just blow it up.

Come to think of it they should just be relocated

 

[dechire]

Oleksiak still has top 4 potential(that he'll never reach with the logjam on the Stars) and he'd be very cheap. Give him a roster spot and some time and he might be what you need.

 

[Curufinwe]

After trading away larsson the Devils weakness now becomes on defence.
Who would be some young (and not overpriced) defencman potentially available?

The Devils are pretty thin on the left side especially

Haydn fleury
Cam fowler
Robert Haag
Nikita zadarov(?)
Darnell nurse
Griffin Reinhart

Hagg for Santini would be an interesting trade, but Hagg is not NHL ready like the other guys on that list.

 

[Group Chat Legend*]

Hagg for Santini would be an interesting trade, but Hagg is not NHL ready like the other guys on that list.

Is this a joke?

 

[Poignant Discussion*]

marincin

Who is not available, good try

 

[AfroThunder396]

Unless we can fleece a cap-strapped team a la Nick Leddy, what it would cost to acquire one of these guys would probably not be worth it. We are better off cultivating our own assets at this point.

This is a move we can make next season when we see how Severson handles the top pairing and what we can expect from Santini going forward.

 

[Curufinwe]

Is this a joke?

Is this the part where you tell me Santini is some kind of amazing prospect? Cause that would be a real joke.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Despres for Boucher + conditional pick

Is this the part where you tell me Santini is some kind of amazing prospect? Cause that would be a real joke.

Well I would say it's pretty clear Santini is the better prospect and being a RHD he has that much more value. Highly doubt anyone would be interested in downgrading for the sake of handedness.

 

[devilsfan35]

faulk, hanifin , fleury , Slavin, bean, pesce, mckeown

Carolina needs to trade at least one of them lol

 

[Smitty426]

Oleksiak still has top 4 potential(that he'll never reach with the logjam on the Stars) and he'd be very cheap. Give him a roster spot and some time and he might be what you need.

What we be the cost to grab him?

 

[WhatWhat]

What we be the cost to grab him?

I'm sure he could be had for a mid to late pick or a similar wing prospect

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Going off memory don't the Devils need a RHD a lot more than a LHD? All the guys you listed are left handed.

No, our left side is actually considerably weaker than our right side.

RDs are Severson-Lovejoy-Santini; LDs are Greene-Merrill/Moore-Moore/Merrill. Considering not many Devils fans are super high on either Merrill or Moore, you can understand our qualms.

I think the most realistic option for us is Simon Despres, but I don't want to move Boucher for him.

(At least not until we hold camp and see if someone could fill in for him, if traded.)

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Is this the part where you tell me Santini is some kind of amazing prospect? Cause that would be a real joke.

Santini is a prospect we've been high on from the start. With Larsson gone, he's even more important to us.

The "Is this a joke?" comment was unnecessary, though. We simply can't trade Santini due to organizational depth (or, lack thereof) at RHD.