Confirmed Trade: [NSH/NJD] Vernon Fiddler for 2017 4th Round Pick

[Josepho]

Surprised that a player can go for a 4th rounder when they've only scored 3 points while on the wrong side of 35.

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[Weast]

Overpayment

 

[PredsForPresidents]

why tho

 

[Super Cake]

A trade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Excellent Shero Excellent

 

[Zippy316]

Not to discourage Predators fans, but Fiddlers been awful this year.

Happy to get a fourth round pick for him from a Devils standpoint, we have a few young guys like Pietila/Coleman that we can rotate into 4C.

 

[EXTRAS]

This creates consistent room for blandisi and noesen. Possibly helps NSH if they are planning on no longer playing ribby at all.

 

[falconski]

Huh, maybe we can trade Johnny malkin

 

[LOUISVILLE ICE CARDS]

And why did we do this??? Salomiki is coming back soon and Harry Z has been good this year

 

[belair]

Not bad for Jersey.

They just set the market for fourth liners.

 

[seafoam]

Buffalo missed out on their 4th line center.

 

[Baemon Severson*]

Holy hell, Fiddler is done and Shero got a 4th for him? haha love Ray Ray

 

[MosTLucky]

hmm interesting value

 

[NjDevsRR]

Shocked he garnered a 4th. I always loved Fiddler but man oh man he fell off a cliff this season. Shero is doing good things. The stockpile of picks is fantastic.

 

[MapleLeafs9]

Fiddler played his best hockey for the Preds. I don't know what he's like now but he used to be a really solid 3rd/4th liner.

 

[Super Cake]

Interesting that Fiddler got somewhat of a better return then Wingels did.

 

[serp]

Fidds is on his last legs . Even last year he in Dallas he wasn't very good. His stats look fine but his play wasn't . Bad on the dot and the PK which used to be his strengths.

 

[Goose of Reason]

Surprising, because I had no idea Fiddler played for New Jersey this season

 

[Davegarri]

Great trade for the Devils. Love Fiddler, but he hasn't played well this year except win faceoffs and help on the pk. I'm really happy getting a fourth for him.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Someone to replace Ribeiro.

 

[ThirdManIn]

Ugh. The first time Fiddler goes offside I'm going to lose my ****.

 

[The List Of Jericho]

at those stoked to be getting a 4th round pick

 

[Dolemite]

Surprised that a player can go for a 4th rounder when they've only scored 3 points while on the wrong side of 35.

Seriously?

Fiddler is one of the most underrated hard hat/lunchpail type of depth players that can really help a team on a playoff push/run

Fiddler played his best hockey for the Preds. I don't know what he's like now but he used to be a really solid 3rd/4th liner.

He played his best with the Coyotes and Dallas.

 

[Osprey]

And why did we do this??? Salomiki is coming back soon and Harry Z has been good this year

I'm guessing that Poile doesn't want to go into the stretch and playoffs relying on too many young players in the bottom 6. Salomaki may also struggle being out injured for so long. If he, Zolnierczyk and some of the other kids meet expectations, Fiddler can be a healthy scratch and have a better attitude about it than Ribeiro would've had. If they can't meet expectations, then he can step into the lineup (as opposed to throwing some other kid into the fire), and his veteran-ness and hard work wouldn't be such a bad thing to have around the dressing room and ice in the playoffs.

 

[Zippy316]

Seriously?

Fiddler is one of the most underrated hard hat/lunchpail type of depth players that can really help a team on a playoff push/run




He played his best with the Coyotes and Dallas.

Maybe he was. No longer anymore though.

Wish him luck, but he fell off a cliff this year.