Neb00rs Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 It's hard to swallow this trade because I was really growing attached to Larsson. It was really nice watching him turn it all around and begin to become the player everyone expected he could be. That said, I suppose the intellectual side of me has to win out here and admit, we need this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek21 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 8 hours ago, TheMazz said: I must be living in bizzaro world. You're supposed to build from the goaltender out. Give me the offensive hole over a defensive hole any day of the week. This time next year you'll be saying Chia is a genius. Watch. Have you not followed the Rangers the past few years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek21 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 7 hours ago, CarpathianForest said: Stamkos staying pat. Haha! Fvck NYR Are you high? They were never even a blip on the radar screen. Glad he stayed. TB are Cup favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconnellrules Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 pretty even deal if you ask me. Larsson is trending upward and good skating defenseman are hard to come by. At the same time, scoring is at a premium and hall has elite talent. Best of luck Lars, been fun watching you become a good d man. Welcome Taylor, Rico is waiting for you hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek21 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Here is our Devil resident Hasan's take on a whopper of a 1-for-1 deal. Wacky Wednesday alters Devils franchise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Mazz is saltyyyyyy This is a trade that needed to be done. Larsson is a tremendous player but he will never be a true #1 Dman. Taylor is an elite LW and is 3rd in even strength pts/60 behind only Sidney Crosby and Jamie Benn the last few seasons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 i can't help but think that a Hall for Weber trade would have made so much more sense? but wtv, im certainly happy with it hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Come to think of it, this trade also helps the Devils in preparing to protect players for the expansion draft. Losing a D and gaining a forward makes protection option A (seven forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender) work a lot better. Before, they probably would have had to choose between Severson, Moore, Greene, and Larsson. Meanwhile, the only forwards that I would say the Devils absolutely needed to protect are Zajac, Cammy, Henrique, and Palmieri. This would have left the Devils with not enough D-spots open to protect players while having more than enough forward spots. It's more advantageous to trade a valuable d-man for a valuable forward before the expansion draft than after. Now the Devils have five forwards they absolutely need to protect with room for two more, and don't have to worry about losing a valuable d-man (Merrill, if he is resigned, is the best d-man we could lose). I know the roster will change a bit but this thinking most likely would retain its validity no matter what. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 9 hours ago, Triumph said: They're right. Taylor Hall is a 1st line LW capable of scoring 40 goals and Adam Larsson is a shutdown/PK defenseman who can play 23 minutes a night but isn't blowing the doors off. Hall is probably never scoring 40. This is a tough number to hit in the new dead puck era. 30? Sure. He should be a consistent 25-30, 70 point player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Hall-Savard-Clowe will be a great line. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Seems like Rico is taking this pretty hard: https://twitter.com/AdamHenrique/status/748245075260506114 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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njdevsftw Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I dont see how anyone (in New Jersey) can be unhappy with this deal. This is a fantastic trade for us, and the first exciting thing to happen since Kovy left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Lol 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 9 hours ago, Derek21 said: Have you not followed the Rangers the past few years? Or the Devils?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Woke up smiling...still cannot believe we got Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0asterleav1ns Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Just saying Adam could still turn into one, hes not now though I agree. The untapped offense MIGHT be there. Worst case scenario this trade ends up close to even. Right now we murdered the Oilers. Very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 7 hours ago, '7' said: Hall is probably never scoring 40. This is a tough number to hit in the new dead puck era. 30? Sure. He should be a consistent 25-30, 70 point player. Sounds about right. His stats are nice, 328 points in 381 games sounds good. Only two times he didn't score 20 goals he was out half the season. Hopefully his injury problems are behind him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzey Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Have we ever had anyone on our roster who was drafted 1st overall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 1 minute ago, Jerzey said: Have we ever had anyone on our roster who was drafted 1st overall? Kovy is one (2001). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 The highest I can think of off the top of my head is Zyuzin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostondevil11 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Now this is going to be the longest 3 and half months till the season starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 2 minutes ago, Lateralous said: The highest I can think of off the top of my head is Zyuzin. Kirk Muller was a 2 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Niedermayer was a #3 pick, but that's all I can think of when it comes to top 3 pics the Devils have had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 For some reason it won't let me quote you, 7, but 40 goals is absolutely within reach for Hall, though I agree that he won't hit that every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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