mikepeluso8 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 If another move isn't made *cough Salvador cough* I'll sh!t bricks. Welcome back to reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brown Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Agree on Lokti, but Ruutu is on a bad contract. I'm stunned Lou couldn't unload Sal or Volch in this deal. Carolina accomplished exactly what I think they wanted to: dump a bad contract. They're laughing their asses off that they not only unloaded that contract, but didn't have to take on a bad one in return. But Tri is right, we don't know if Carolina is picking up any of what's remaining just yet. But Ruutu is a good player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Something else has to be in the works. Lou doesn't get fleeced in deals. This is a bad trade. Lou's retiring at the end of next year. has to be, not staying for the last years of these bad contracts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucifersDog Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 We have to wait there must be more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Not happy about this deal at all. I get that Loktionov wasn't likely to be here next year but he was still one of the Devils best players in terms of possesssion, passing, and zone exits. The fact that the Devils threw in a conditional pick and CAR didn't retain salary makes this more infuriating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 One Russian left on the team. Thank God. If you're running with Europeans, go with the Czechs and Finns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brown Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 two years at 5 million a pop is a very expensive way to bring in a little physicality. the canes better be paying a mil a year over 2 Whether he's on a bad contract or not, bringing him in for the playoff run makes it a good pickup. He brings something the Devils need which is physicality. Plus he can produce offensively too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Well, maybe this frees JJ to play 3c? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Remember when you criticized me for stating my opinion as fact? Well what do you call this? This is, almost without a doubt, a bad trade for the Devils. I don't care what the general consensus is about Ruutu's playing ability - he's a slow forward who can't produce (not like the Devils have a METRIC fvckTON of those already). AND he's on an awful contract. It was a cap dump for the Canes, nothing more, nothing less. AND they acquired a youngish player with decent upside, AND a potential pick. Again, bad trade for Lou. Fleeced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 We always say that LD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedStorm Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Whether he's on a bad contract or not, bringing him in for the playoff run makes it a good pickup. He brings something the Devils need which is physicality. Plus he can produce offensively too. What? LOL! He's got 9 goals in the last 71 games. They've got enough physicality. They need scoring and when you take on this contract you better have a guy who can score more then 9 goals in almost a full season of games on the end of it. This is great as a rental, but this is just a terrible deal in relation to the cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revan Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 The deal makes zero sense to me. And we're just THE team that needs to get older when we have, like, one 23-yo player on our roster. Unless the Canes eat up 3M or so of this cap hit (and that's probably not going to happen), it's a brutal deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 BTW. Ruutu can score in the shootout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitico12 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 This is Lou's "severance pay" to Johnny Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hopefully there will be more, but I'm not counting on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedStorm Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 BTW. Ruutu can score in the shootout Good, they can finally and fittingly win one when they are eliminated because Lamoriello couldn't bring in a glaring need while taking on a contract that justifies a player being able to produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William D'Aquila Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Love the deal, and I am convinced we are going hard for Vanek. Merrill missing from the optional raises some eyebrows in my world. Remember when Teddy didn't practice his rookie year and the ribbing he received. Devils rookies are always at optionals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneax Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 The deal makes zero sense to me. And we're just THE team that needs to get older when we have, like, one 23-yo player on our roster. Unless the Canes eat up 3M or so of this cap hit (and that's probably not going to happen), it's a brutal deal. We weren't going to resign Lokti. So he was out the door anyway, might as well get something that can help us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitico12 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Love the deal, and I am convinced we are going hard for Vanek. Merrill missing from the optional raises some eyebrows in my world. Remember when Teddy didn't practice his rookie year and the ribbing he received. Devils rookies are always at optionals. It's gonna be funny watching Martin St. Louis skate around Ruutu...lol Vanek isn't on his way here. Right now I would be happy unloading some of our salary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moustic Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Love this trade ! Yep... Ruutu is awesome ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldply123 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Whether he's on a bad contract or not, bringing him in for the playoff run makes it a good pickup. He brings something the Devils need which is physicality. Plus he can produce offensively too. 5 goals this season. You sir are amazing. I wish I knew how to quit you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikepeluso8 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 5 goals this season. You sir are amazing. I wish I knew how to quit you. HAHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldply123 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 BTW. Ruutu can score in the shootout Fifty million dollars that Deboer never uses him. MORE Bernier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Loktionov is obviously a really solid passer, his issue was defensive positioning. Still, even though Loktionov isn't worth much, Ruutu is a liability, and he's just like everything we've already got on the left side. I have no idea where all these guys play next year, unless they are going to move Reid Boucher to RW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitico12 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Another thing, over 10 million dollars tied up into Ryane Clowe and Tuomo Ruutu...ugh. I'm gonna be sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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