Triumph Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) Dreger reporting that LW/RW Michael Grabner may have been traded to the Devils. CONFIRMED - Grabner to NJ for 2nd/Rykov. Can't say I like dealing Rykov, or a 2nd for that matter, but Grabner fits in with exactly what NJ wants to do here. Edited February 23, 2018 by Triumph 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 As AG correctly stated, this is unprecedented. Never has there been a trade between the two teams. I am hoping this is for not much But we’ll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Didn't give up much imo, so it can only help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2nd and Rykov. Seems a high price. Rykov - who knows if he even ever comes over. I will view after context of other trades and what they cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I also am not crazy about dealing away Rykov, but they desperately needed this. Grabner scores a lot of goals. His 25 puts him 2nd on the team right behind Hall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Wow. I didn't believe my eyes for a second there. A trade with the NYR. What is this world coming to? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) He still wear 40? Well there goes the chances for us to hoist Clemmensen’s 40 to the rafters... EDIT: I’m a mouthbreathing idiot and forgot about Coleman. Edited February 23, 2018 by jagknife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Yeah this will help a ton but not crazy about giving up a mid 2nd and probably our best d prospect for 20 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 One thing to consider about Grabner is that yeah he has 25 goals but he also has a ton of empty net goals - on the other hand, the Devils are pretty bad at scoring with the empty net so they could use a guy who closes out games. He basically makes a line on his own, he's got tons of speed and gets breakaways all the time. I don't know how they will jigger say, him and Wood because they play a similar type of game and I don't know that they should be on the same line together. It's only getting Will Butcher that makes me tolerate the idea of giving up Rykov. The Devils have a lot of random LHD prospects floating around at this point but none of them are 20 and playing regularly on the best team outside the NHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemarc1 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 With Sheri saying we are still in rebuild mode, that’s a pretty high price for a rental. Hopefully he will sign here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 minute ago, jagknife said: He still wear 40? Well there goes the chances for us to hoist Clemmensen’s 40 to the rafters... Coleman is wearing it currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Just now, Derlique said: Yeah this will help a ton but not crazy about giving up a mid 2nd and probably our best d prospect for 20 games But will that prospect come to the US? That’s my question, plus we can keep grabs and he brings speed plus scoring, which fixes Bratt’s absence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger27 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 lol, I posted in the wrong thread. Grabner, how much is he making ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Nicomo said: Coleman is wearing it currently. Goddamn it do I suck... completely forgot about pickle juice like an idiot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Just now, Gunslinger27 said: lol, I posted in the wrong thread. Grabner, how much is he making ? Under $2m 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, jagknife said: He still wear 40? Well there goes the chances for us to hoist Clemmensen’s 40 to the rafters... Blake Coleman says hi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger27 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Just now, sundstrom said: Blake Coleman says hi lol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS-SS Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) I'm happy we moved for an attacking piece. Other than defenders being very expensive, especially at that time of the year, I feel like the major reason of our recent run of misfortune comes from the fact that we can't seem to score enough goals to give any kind of decent cushion to our Defense or Goaltender. You simply won't win games on a regular basis scoring 2 goals per night. Honestly, the slowdown from some of the young guys like Bratt was to be expected. Happy Shero is moving, but I don't know about giving away a 2nd and a prospect for Grabner. Stats-wise the guy is having a goalscoring season, but historically I was never a fan and his stats are not impressive by any means. I am not backing this with anything else than a simple gut feeling (that might be very wrong), but I feel like we are not done moving. I dont know why, but I feel Shero and Bergevin will do something together. Edited February 23, 2018 by SS-SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Just now, sundstrom said: Blake Coleman says hi I know, see my above, I’m an idiot... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Just now, SS-SS said: I'm happy we moved for a piece an attacking piece. Other than defenders being very expensive, especially at that time of the year, I feel like the major reason of our recent run of misfortune comes from the fact that we can't seem to score enough goals to give any kind of decent cushion to our Defense or Goaltender. You simply won't win games on a regular basis scoring 2 goals per night. Honestly, the slowdown from some of the young guys like Bratt was to be expected. Happy Shero is moving, but I don't know about giving away a 2nd and a prospect for Grabner. Stats-wise the guy is having a goalscoring season, but historically I was never a fan and his stats are not impressive by any means. I am not backing this with anything else than a simple gut feeling (that might be very wrong), but I feel like we are not done moving. I dont know why, but I feel Shero and Bergevin will do something together. I posted in another thread, but he was at the Rock tonight and the Wild writer (I think) said he definitely wasn’t talking with the Wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger27 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Shero. working OT, for the next couple of days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, jagknife said: But will that prospect come to the US? That’s my question, plus we can keep grabs and he brings speed plus scoring, which fixes Bratt’s absence Gross just reported that Fitzgerald was under the impression that Rykov wasn't coming over anytime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, SS-SS said: I'm happy we moved for a piece an attacking piece. Other than defenders being very expensive, especially at that time of the year, I feel like the major reason of our recent run of misfortune comes from the fact that we can't seem to score enough goals to give any kind of decent cushion to our Defense or Goaltender. You simply won't win games on a regular basis scoring 2 goals per night. Honestly, the slowdown from some of the young guys like Bratt was to be expected. Happy Shero is moving, but I don't know about giving away a 2nd and a prospect for Grabner. Stats-wise the guy is having a goalscoring season, but historically I was never a fan and his stats are not impressive by any means. I am not backing this with anything else than a simple gut feeling (that might be very wrong), but I feel like we are not done moving. I dont know why, but I feel Shero and Bergevin will do something together. He’s scored 20+ goals 4 times, including a 34 goal season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS-SS Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, jagknife said: I posted in another thread, but he was at the Rock tonight and the Wild writer (I think) said he definitely wasn’t talking with the Wild Nice, I hope Shero can work Bergevin into giving away a nice piece for a reasonable price. They are desperate and not really smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brown Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Value wise it's a good trade. He'll fit right in with our speed game. Giving up Rykov and a 2nd though is a bit pricey, but if he re-signs it'd be well worth the trade. Overall, I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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