Mitico12

Elias has a role in the Devils organization. He will be a fine GM one day. He just has to be mentored into it...perhaps by Shero.

Bring back RR part II. The best goal song ever.

The Devils are NOT that bad. If Hynes can get them playing as a unit, the Devils have enough talent and experience to do damage.

He told Detroit he wants to stay "closer to home." Detroit isn't exactly all that far from Boston (2 hour flight to be precise). So, I would think that if that's the case, he isn't going to play for Chicago or Toronto. Maybe he does elect to play for the Bruins or one of the Metro-area teams.

This guy won the Hobey Baker award and played for us...do you remember him? My point exactly. That award means jack... David Emma

Josefsson would be really, really good in the Czech Extraliga...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-blackhawks-jordin-tootoo-20160705-story.html

I would like to see a 4year X $20mil. No more than 4 years.

Given the price for a decent 1st or 2nd pairing DMan, I don't see us making any moves unless Russel or Demers comes to us cheap, which I don't see happening. I think Shero is also looking at the contract status of Palmieri before he moves forward with anything...

Never beat Zelepukin...

RNH for Lovejoy? You think we could convince Chiarelli?

Obviously a money-panic move for Stempniak to go to CAR who have no shot at winning anything in those two years...

Is it me or do I see more of a potential "flashier" upside to Merrill both offensively and defensively than Severson?

Anyone interested in taking a flyer on Vanek?

Do you know the wayyy to Sannn Joseee....

Fiddler is just as old as Elias (almost)...WTF...

Who is Vern Fiddler?

Ben Friggen Lovejoy...oh man...hey, at least the NJD marketing team can now have Lovejoy bobblehead night on February 14th instead of throwback night....

The guy just won the cup, I doubt his motivation is going to be all that high, especially after winning the cup and now signing a deal. Oh man...

I can't with these 7 year deals...what ever happened to the 3 year deals?

Shero is looking the trade route if you were to ask me.

Can anyone tell me if the Pens had a "stud" Dman on their team other than Letang? I hardly think Daley / Matta / or Schulz are "studs," and yet they won the cup. My point is, if we can get some good coaching behind the corps we have now, there is no reason why we can't be equivalent to the defense that the Pens had that won the cup, or to the Sharks for that matter that got to the cup final.

I haven't seen too much off Hall's body of work in person for me to confirm/deny the success or failure of this trade. I can just go on what people say about Hall and the game's I have seen him play against us. Speedy forward, good shot, gritty...but again, haven't seen too much of his complete games to make an assessment. Long term I think EDM did well on this trade for various reasons. Larsson is a good character player and leader, and will help develop along with the other new parts of the EDM team like RNH, McDavid, Draisatl, Puuljarvi. While he isn't the second coming of Niclas Lidstrom or Scott Niedermayer, Larsson is a solid d-man who can break out passes for the speedy guys in front of him. Plus, I think he may be familiar with players like Klefbom so that also helps with the "intangibles." Let's not make Chiarelli look like a complete idiot here. From an NJD perspective - "you have to break some eggs to make an omlette." Larsson was a coveted piece of our defense, so I'm certain it wasn't Shero's first choice to move Larsson. However, if Hall is dangled in front of you, and all you are taking back is about $2million more in cap space, and a top winger, then you do it. I'm also certain Shero consulted informally with John Hynes and Adam Henrique about what they thought of Taylor. Long term it remains to be seen if NJ wins out on this. If Hall has a fantastic few years, he goes to UFA commanding a huge raise, so I see that as a win for the Devils (in the years he has to prove himself for that very raise) and a win for Hall. But if hall just teeters around the 66pt mark average for the remainder of his contract, and our average GAA goes up in that time frame, then I don't necessarily think we won out on the trade. At worst case scenario, for the duration of both Larsson and Hall's current deals, I think we can call this a NJD win in the trade. Over the course of the next 10 years though, perhaps Larsson ends up being instrumental in shaping the future of Edmonton's team.

It is blatantly obvious that the formula Edmonton has used in the past few years has been clearly ineffective in getting that team to be successful. I'm sure the conundrum presents itself every draft year where EDM has a high pick and basically picks up the most highly rated player in the draft with no regard for their actual team needs. This strategy has caught up with them and I'm sure Chiarelli has to right the ship at some point. I wouldn't be surprised if Chiarelli is working on a deal that would set clear direction on what his team's mission is for the next three to five years. With McDavid becoming the bonafide #1 center on the team, RNH will now have to play second fiddle - all this at $6M per season for the next five years. You also have the likes of Hall, Eberle, Yakupov, Draisatl, Puljarvi, Kelfbom, etc. that will command significant chunks of EDM's salary space at some point during that time frame... So, trading RNH (who is still valued on "potential" and not actual rendering) for a player the likes of Severson, is not at all out of the question. Because, what EDM gets is salary dump and a fantastic prospect who played well his rookie year in Severson. What the Devils get is a fragile, but high-upside center that could pair well with guys like Palmieri, Zacha, Boucher(???) and Blandisi and at a fair salary for the next few years $6M - Now, I would definitely get goose bumps if we can unload Zajac with Severson for RNH, and then go after Eriksson...but I'm allowed to dream right?

This is marketed as the "World Cup of Hockey," when in actuality it is a "glamour tournament" hosted by the NHL and the NHLPA, hidden behind the pretenses of a "nation vs nation" duel. I doubt that any of these teams, at least those playing for an actual sovereign nation, will be paraded around the main road of their capital at the conclusion of the tournament if they were to win it all. I admit, it would be nice to see how the "young stars" team fairs against the older lads. I'm sure they will have a chip on their shoulder to knock "big brother" out. What would interest me, however, would be a joint NHL-IIHF proposition to have a "Champions League" tournament of sorts that pins the Stanley Cup Winner and Presidents Trophy winner against other top league winners - including the AHL league winner / Swedish / Finnish / KHL elite league. Also, it would be nice to see, Presidents Trophy winner vs. Stanley Cup winner in a "Commissioners Cup" match at the start of the following season. In a situation where the Presidents Trophy winner also wins the Stanley Cup, then they win the Commissioners Cup by default. Kind of follow in the footsteps of soccer. Would make things a bit interesting.