Confirmed with Link: Brian Boyle to NJD. 2 year Deal

[Maine Fan]

Good signing. Makes Zajac more expendable.

What? Zajac is here to stay until his contract is up.

 

[Blender]

On a day when the hope was to land a #1 D, but the best we could come up with was Brian Boyle?

Let the debate about ownerships willingness to spend resume.

There were no #1 defensemen available, and we made competitive offers for the best defensemen available, so not sure what their is to debate?

 

[Maine Fan]

I am not expecting to be in the cup finals this season. So I look for Improvement. IMO Boyle is an improvement, getting rid of Cammy and DSP was an improvement. Letting Bennett go was an improvement. Three of these improvements just open space, improve the cap position and rid us of players that won't help us stay status quo. It's early I believe in Shero trying to make the right moves. I hope we keep Kovy for a year if he is coming back. For now I just want to see an improvement. For me last year was not an improvement.

Go Devils.

 

[devilsblood]

There were no #1 defensemen available, and we made competitive offers for the best defensemen available, so not sure what their is to debate?

This is part of my frustration.

People were arguing full steam to bring in Shatty, over pay, who cares about years 6-7, but now I have to hear there were no big time d-men out there. Or we made a competitive offer, what else could we do?

 

[Blender]

This is part of my frustration.

People were arguing full steam to bring in Shatty, over pay, who cares about years 6-7, but now I have to hear there were no big time d-men out there. Or we made a competitive offer, what else could we do?

Try and sign Shattenkirk without grossly overpaying, which we did. That's the best we could do in free agency, and it's better to sign no one than to horribly overpay for players just because you can.

 

[glenwo2]

I am not expecting to be in the cup finals this season. So I look for Improvement. IMO Boyle is an improvement, getting rid of Cammy and DSP was an improvement. Letting Bennett go was an improvement. Three of these improvements just open space, improve the cap position and rid us of players that won't help us stay status quo. It's early I believe in Shero trying to make the right moves. I hope we keep Kovy for a year if he is coming back. For now I just want to see an improvement. For me last year was not an improvement.

Go Devils.

Don't see it happening. I think Kovy goes back to Russia and good riddance.

 

[crashthenet]

I thought this was one of the better value signings of the day. What will your forward lines look like?

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]

He could have stayed in Toronto for that.

I think there were rumors that Toronto never gave him an offer, because they knew Boyle is too expensive for them and they already have Matt Martin in the fourth line whose contract is also about 2,5 m.

 

[Justin St Pierre]

Surprised the Devils would pay so much for someone who has never even played for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. /s

I think the signing is fine. It is alright. It is okay. Thanks for reading my analysis.

 

[Classic Devil]

I thought this was one of the better value signings of the day. What will your forward lines look like?

Honestly have no idea at this point. Will be determined in training camp.

 

[Maine Fan]

Don't see it happening. I think Kovy goes back to Russia and good riddance.

Why, because the Devils won't sign or trade him? Just curious.

 

[Edmonton East]

Lol Boyle is a 4C. Nothing more. He does not add grit and toughness just because he is 6ft6.

Fine signing, but many of you are drastically over rating what he is.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Lol Boyle is a 4C. Nothing more. He does not add grit and toughness just because he is 6ft6.

Fine signing, but many of you are drastically over rating what he is.

he will bring leadership, sandpaper, some penalty killing, and be the 4C. We need these things.

that IS who he is. Have you ever watched him before?

Who is "overrating" what he is? No one is expecting him to be on the 1st line or anything

 

[Edmonton East]

he will bring leadership, sandpaper, some penalty killing, and be the 4C. We need these things.

that IS who he is. Have you ever watched him before?

Who is "overrating" what he is? No one is expecting him to be on the 1st line or anything

Clearly you haven't if you think he brings sandpaper.

 

[glenwo2]

Why, because the Devils won't sign or trade him? Just curious.

Won't sign.


Plus, have you seen what his demands are? 3 years minimum? Yeah...no.

 

[Devilsgrl35]

he will bring leadership, sandpaper, some penalty killing, and be the 4C. We need these things.

that IS who he is. Have you ever watched him before?

Who is "overrating" what he is? No one is expecting him to be on the 1st line or anything

This. He is a fantastic guy to have in the locker room especially with such a young team. I wouldn't be shocked if he wore an A on his sweater.

 

[MadDevil]

What? Zajac is here to stay until his contract is up.

We could sign a bag of pucks and Tundra would think it makes Zajac expendable.

 

[Maine Fan]

Won't sign.


Plus, have you seen what his demands are? 3 years minimum? Yeah...no.

Yeah just saw his demands 3+and upwards of $8M per yr. He will play in Russia.

 

[Maine Fan]

We could sign a bag of pucks and Tundra would think it makes Zajac expendable.

Thanks didn't know that.

 

[Scorcho]

Hated it at first due to knee jerk anti rangers bias

starting to like it. Our forwards corps is looking more respectable now with this and MoJoJoJo

 

[Scorcho]

Don't see how you can complain, a Blandisi-Boyle-Noesen line is a pretty decent 4th for this year while we arent set to compete, and then a wood-boyle-RW line next season will be fantastic to have wood learn from him after marinating a bit in the AHL this season and then being a call up

 

[Blender]

Lol Boyle is a 4C. Nothing more. He does not add grit and toughness just because he is 6ft6.

Fine signing, but many of you are drastically over rating what he is.

Do you have to put a negative spin on every move the team makes? No one is overrating him, he's a 4th line center and one of the most dependable 4th line centers in the league. That's who we signed and everyone seems to be satisfied with that except you. Would you prefer we have Josefson back there this season?

 

[Triumph]

Lol Boyle is a 4C. Nothing more. He does not add grit and toughness just because he is 6ft6.

Fine signing, but many of you are drastically over rating what he is.

On a per minute basis, Boyle is 168th among forwards in G/60 over the last 4 seasons. Now that'll probably decline in New Jersey both because he will be playing with Miles Wood and because he turns 33 this year, but that's better than your average 4th line center for sure, and certainly a lot better than the Devils have had the last few seasons.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Do you have to put a negative spin on every move the team makes? No one is overrating him, he's a 4th line center and one of the most dependable 4th line centers in the league. That's who we signed and everyone seems to be satisfied with that except you. Would you prefer we have Josefson back there this season?

I think he will be the perfect mentor for Wood

 

[njdevscup30]

Boyle was teammates with Schneider at BC, they are probably buddies.