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[Devilsfan118]

Hey, I don't mind this trade if the Rangers shelled out some solid prospects.

[Daniel]

If the deal includes even one of their top four defensemen (Staal, Girardi, Del Zotto, McDonough), the Rangers are worse off. Even if it's Nash for one of them straight up, the Rags are in big trouble.

[Chuck the Duck]

Now he's saying Dubinsky, Erixon and a 1st are believed to be 3 of the 4 pieces. I was joking before, but maybe the "S" in his prior tweet really did stand for "Sh!t."

[Devilsfan118]

I hope one of MDZ or Kreider is that 4th piece.

[CMONPETEYD]

LOL @ Erixon for wanting a trade to the NYR and not signing w/ Calgary

[Devils Pride 26]

Dubinsky was the best Rangers possession forward last year. And it showed in Games 5+6 when the Rangers out shot us with him back. I'll happily see him go.

[moustic]

Tom Gulitti ‏@TGfireandice
RT @TSNBobMcKenzie: Artem Anisimov is the 4th piece in the Rick Nash deal.

[CMONPETEYD]

Anisimov, Erixon, Dubinsky and a 1st

[Chuck the Duck]

I hope one of MDZ or Kreider is that 4th piece.

Don't hold your breath on that. If one of these 2 is not the 4th piece, Columbus will officially become the worst run organization in professional hockey (rejoice Islander fans!).

[Devilsfan118]

Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon, 1st round pick

Hm.

If one of these 2 is not the 4th piece, Columbus will officially become the worst run organization in professional hockey (rejoice Islander fans!).

Yikes, accurate.

Edited by Devilsfan118, 23 July 2012 - 01:49 PM.

[Triumph]

Good deal for CBJ. Losing Nash sucks, but they picked up 3 solid pieces and a lottery ticket. About the best you can do under the circumstances.

[mrthemike]

My first reaction here is that the Rags gave up too much for Nash.

Edited by mrthemike, 23 July 2012 - 01:51 PM.

[nmm90392]

Dubi, Erixson, Anisimov, 1st rounder

[DJ Eco]

Am I missing something? All this standoff and that's the trade Columbus accepts? Maybe I'm just underestimating these players or....??

[Daniel]

Anisimov, Erixon, Dubinsky and a 1st

Decent, but not great deal for the Rangers. They're no worse for wear up front, but a gaping hole still exists in its d-corps. Now that Erixson is gone, there's virtually no organizational depth on defense save for McIllrath, who is hurt and not that great to begin with. At this point, does Wade Redden get called up?

They had a hard enough time winning games in the playoffs with four defensemen. Will be very difficult for them to last an entire season with that especially if one of them regresses toward the mean.

[Neb00rs]

Good, so maybe this offseason our biggest rival will get Rick Nash, our 2nd biggest rival will get Shea Weber and we...well, we lose Zach Parise.

Edited by ben00rs, 23 July 2012 - 02:00 PM.

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

What was the rumored package for Nash at the trade deadline? Krieder was involved then right?

[NJDevs4978]

Good deal for CBJ. Losing Nash sucks, but they picked up 3 solid pieces and a lottery ticket. About the best you can do under the circumstances.

lol they got two overpaid role players, an overhyped d prospect and a low first rounder for a stud in the prime of his career. Another Sather heist

[Chuck the Duck]

Like DP26 said earlier, at least it means Dubinsky is no longer wearing Rags' blue. He always seemed to play well against us. That's the only bright spot I can take away from this as a Devils fan. I think this deal is a steal for the Rags as Anisimov is not that good, Erixon is a completely unknown quantity, and the 1st round pick is likely to be later in that round with a 50/50 chance of panning out into something productive for Columbus. Plus, they get to retain their entire defensive core, can use Kreider to replace Anisimov, and have Nash replacing Dubinsky. They are a better team now than the one we beat in May.

[Neb00rs]

lol they got two overpaid role players, an overhyped d prospect and a low first rounder for a stud in the prime of his career. Another Sather heist

Agreed.