Brooklyndevil
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I think Shero was quite clear when he said yesterday wasn't so much about hockey trades. He believes those will happen at the off season and draft.
He's a guy who I guess we can plug in in case of injury, but even with our weak depth this guy isn't likely to get much PT.
Maybe it's an indictment on guys like Mozik and Jacobs as much as anything else.
Loov and Prout appear to be pretty similar players, just one being lefty and the other righty.Mozik is most likely never going to be more than an AHL player, and Jacobs is probably a couple of years away at best. The right side on the third pairing was pretty much a mess until Santini got called up, so I can understand wanting somebody on the right side who can fill in if need be. We've got other options on the left side with Auvitu, Stollery, Loov, etc.
I'll be indifferent till the first game Prout plays over Santini or Severson
You know they'll want to get him in some games down the stretch and he's a RHD. Unless they sit their boy Lovejoy or play four RHD it'll be hard to find him playing time otherwise.
Shero may or may not be telling the full truth (he's not going to admit if this was a favor to Jarmo) but this was his rationale for not taking a pick instead of Prout:
"Knowing we already had 10 (2017 draft picks) already, Quincey for Prout made sense for us," Devils general manager Ray Shero said. "We liked Prout as a player. This year he's certainly not where he was with John Tortorella as he was the previous three years in Columbus."
http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2017/03/why_did_devils_move_kyle_quincey_for_dalton_prout.html
No, it doesn't make sense. The Devils only have to expose one defenseman who is under contract and has a NHL history, and we have enough of those (Greene, Moore, Merrill, Lovejoy, Severson) that we couldn't even protect them all if we wanted to anyway.
The question of whether we "have" to protect 8 skaters is irrelevant.
No team would ever protect less. That literally makes zero sense. We will use every protection whether it is a rule or not.
Don't they also have to expose 25% of the value of their cap hit, or some arcane codicil like that? (i.e. if they have a $50 million payroll they have to expose guys making $12.5 million)
no
that was one of the initial speculations but it didnt make the final cut
I'd expose Zajac and Camm. If LV wants Zajac until age 34 then they can have him. If not, I keep him and he grows into the 3rd line role. It's a win win.
I'd expose Zajac and Camm. If LV wants Zajac until age 34 then they can have him. If not, I keep him and he grows into the 3rd line role. It's a win win.
Cammalleri sure whatever.
Completely disagree on Zajac though. Hard to replace centers who can do everything.
I'd rather hold onto Zajac and slowly phase him down the line-up. Contract isn't going to hurt us with all the ELCs coming in.
The potential to remove 24 million instantaneously at the tail end of a long-term contract is too enticing. Spend the 24 million somewhere else (via trade or FA) and get a younger piece that slots into Shero's projected timeline. I'm not even sure McPhee would take that contract.
I'd expose Zajac and Camm. If LV wants Zajac until age 34 then they can have him. If not, I keep him and he grows into the 3rd line role. It's a win win.
The potential to remove 24 million instantaneously at the tail end of a long-term contract is too enticing. Spend the 24 million somewhere else (via trade or FA) and get a younger piece that slots into Shero's projected timeline. I'm not even sure McPhee would take that contract.