GDT: The NHL Trade Deadline: More Trades Edition

[NJDevils17]

I feel good about Maroon bringing some garbage goals. Park it in front and f***ing score. Nobody here does that now. I think he’ll slide into the role we wanted Hayes to have but will actually do well in that role.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Saw Boston signed Gionta for the rest of the season.

Not sure he's got too much left.

Based on the 5 Olympic games, he has less than "much" left. He looked bad, really bad.

 

[Bleedred]

Based on the 5 Olympic games, he has less than "much" left. He looked bad, really bad.

Outside of a couple plays in his first game (probably because he was so much fresher than everybody else who have been playing all year long) I thought so too.

Did he even have a point?

 

[Bleedred]

I feel good about Maroon bringing some garbage goals. Park it in front and ****ing score. Nobody here does that now. I think he’ll slide into the role we wanted Hayes to have but will actually do well in that role.

Yeah that’s my thinking.

He’s an upgrade to Hayes, who not only barely brings any offense, but he also does nothing else good. Maroon isn’t a liability when he’s not scoring. Hayes definitely is.

 

[NJDevils17]

Outside of a couple plays in his first game (probably because he was so much fresher than everybody else who have been playing all year long) I thought so too.

Did he even have a point?

Not that I remember. Boston can’t even use the vet experience excuse with the guys on their roster literally winning a cup already.

 

[OmNomNom]

well, at least gionta gets to hang out with pando LOL

 

[Emperoreddy]

I feel good about Maroon bringing some garbage goals. Park it in front and ****ing score. Nobody here does that now. I think he’ll slide into the role we wanted Hayes to have but will actually do well in that role.

We could of used one or two last week. Especially in that Jackets game.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Outside of a couple plays in his first game (probably because he was so much fresher than everybody else who have been playing all year long) I thought so too.

Did he even have a point?

No. But worse than that he just didnt look crisp at all.

I cant recall a time I thought, "really nice play by Gionta", and I watched all 5 games start-to-finish.

 

[Zippy316]

Someone has to ask the important questions.

What emojis are Maroon and Grabner going to be?

 

[BenedictGomez]

Someone has to ask the important questions.

What emojis are Maroon and Grabner going to be?

I'll go with the color Maroon, and a fist

 

[Bleedred]

well, at least gionta gets to hang out with pando LOL

And Langs too! Doesn't he work there doing something? Maybe he's just one of them developmental coaches.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Austrian flag or wind emoji for Grabs

 

[MadDevil]

Someone has to ask the important questions.

What emojis are Maroon and Grabner going to be?

Maroon will be a semi-truck, Grabner the Austrian flag.

 

[MadDevil]

Lundqvist must be crying into a pillow somewhere looking at all his former teammates in Tampa that could very well win a Cup this year.

 

[Nubmer6]

For McD? No no no way.

yeah no

I meant OEL.

 

[njdevils1982]

Lundqvist must be crying into a pillow somewhere looking at all his former teammates in Tampa that could very well win a Cup this year.

well we know for certain he's not crying into a towel

 

[ScottyK]

That fact that Lundqvist is okay with sticking in NY knowing he has zero chance at a cup in his career now ( as a starter anyway at the very least ) just goes the show the loser he is and the loser mentality he has. More concerned with his kushy NYC lifestyle and endorsements than winning.

 

[Devils090]

That fact that Lundqvist is okay with sticking in NY knowing he has zero chance at a cup in his career now ( as a starter anyway at the very least ) just goes the show the loser he is and the loser mentality he has. More concerned with his kushy NYC lifestyle and endorsements than winning.

I’d say he should be commended for his loyalty to one club knowing they’re rebuilding while he is about to turn 36. Don’t like the guy but I will always respect that over pulling a Bourque.

 

[Bleedred]

I’d say he should be commended for his loyalty to one club knowing they’re rebuilding while he is about to turn 35. Don’t like the guy but I will always respect that over pulling a Bourque.

I agree.

At the same time though, maybe he is open to getting out. His contract just kind of sucks, as it's $8.5 million for 3 (I think 3?) more years? Then it's a question of, what teams that are a cup contender can afford him at that price? The one team that is just screaming is St. Louis, as they don't have a goalie worth a damn, outside of their backup who is playing WAY over his head this year. A team like the Flyers or Islanders could probably use him, but I don't think he makes them cup contenders (definitely not the Islanders) and then you also have to take into account that he's not bad, but he's probably not that great anymore and he's turning 36 in a few days.

 

[MadDevil]

That fact that Lundqvist is okay with sticking in NY knowing he has zero chance at a cup in his career now ( as a starter anyway at the very least ) just goes the show the loser he is and the loser mentality he has. More concerned with his kushy NYC lifestyle and endorsements than winning.

Winning is not everything to everybody. I'm sure he wants to win, but if he'd rather stick it out with the only team he's ever played for, or if he's just comfortable being where he is, who are we to criticize? These players are human beings with families and lives they may not want to uproot to go play somewhere else.

 

[NJDevs26]

I’d say he should be commended for his loyalty to one club knowing they’re rebuilding while he is about to turn 36. Don’t like the guy but I will always respect that over pulling a Bourque.

Yeah it's a bit hypocritical of us to mock Lundqvist as a fanbase for staying in NY when we still sneer at Marty's six games in St. Louis and mock Bourque parachuting into a great team to get his Cup.

 

[Devils Dominion]

I’d say he should be commended for his loyalty to one club knowing they’re rebuilding while he is about to turn 36. Don’t like the guy but I will always respect that over pulling a Bourque.

I think he would have been traded but no one wants to take on his contract.

But, we can't say he has no chance at a Cup there.

Lots can happen in a season or two.

 

[JimEIV]

When Marty was Henrik's age he was still playing 77 games a season and winning 45 games.

The Rangers just undercut Lundqvist's career. Say what you want about the old regime but they never would've let that happen to Marty. There was a commitment to winning that was largely a commitment to their players.

I personally think blowing up the Rangers is a disgrace and a lack of commitment to players like Krieder, Lundqvist, Shattenkirk.

And what a ridiculous dismantling it was...who blows up a team by trading a 24 year old JT Miller and a 28 year old # 1 D? That's just plain stupid. Those are pieces you keep to rebuild.

If any other team did this everyone would be writing about what terrible place to play that City was and how no Free Agents should ever go there because of the lack of commitment to their players.

I wonder how Shattenkirk feels this morning? Good thing he took the shorter deal.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I think he would have been traded but no one wants to take on his contract.

But, we can't say he has no chance at a Cup there.

Lots can happen in a season or two.

They are in a full rebuild. They aren’t winning a cup next year or the year afterward.

 

[Bleedred]

I just now woke up and found out McDonagh was traded yesterday.

After making a post about how I figured a lot of those names like Karlsson, Pacioretty and McDonagh wouldn’t be traded until the draft.

How the hell did I miss that? I even got the notification text at 5:32 yesterday, but it was buried in between the Patrick Maroon notifications hahahahaha.