Would you support moving Gelinas to forward?

[BenedictGomez]

What on earth?

 

[BahlDeep]

What on earth?

More like Mars.

 

[glenwo2]

More like Mars.

More like Uranus.

 

[sbresistor]

I vote No

 

[Colin226]

Depends what forward.. But no one is going to overpay for Gelinas this season or next.. Keep him and develop him

 

[JK3]

Only until DeBoer realizes he can use defenseman in the shootout.

 

[MadDevil]

Gelinas to forward. Marty to defense. Cory takes over as the starter. Volchenkov becomes the new backup goalie. Everybody wins.

 

[Bleedred]

Move Gelinas to forward? Nope. We have enough forwards, we need all the Colin White's we can get.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

An army of Colin Whites and Jay Pandolfos. Whatever position allows him to develop quickest into one of those two players is the one I advocate. As long as he contributes nothing to the offense and slows down I'll be ok with it, though.

 

[Colin226]

Oops I read the title as "Moving Gelinas for a forward".. Yup makes this thread even more ridiculous

 

[MichaelJ]

If we were going to do that it would make more sense to turn him into a forward by trading for an actual forward.

 

[ThePSEGPowerPoster]

Like a power forward?

Sure. In NJ Devils pickup basketball league.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Oops I read the title as "Moving Gelinas for a forward".. Yup makes this thread even more ridiculous

at least this would give us a legit forward...

 

[NJN225]

Like a power forward?

Sure. In NJ Devils pickup basketball league.

is this a thing? sign me up. I'll probably spend the next hour or so imagining the Devils starting five.

 

[Rhodes 81]

Gelinas to forward. Marty to defense. Cory takes over as the starter. Volchenkov becomes the new backup goalie. Everybody wins.

Love it

 

[ThePSEGPowerPoster]

is this a thing? sign me up. I'll probably spend the next hour or so imagining the Devils starting five.

Watching the NJ Devils play basketball is something I'd pay good money to do. Good good money to do.

Like, obnoxious irresponsible money. For the shear comedy of it. I can't be the only one who would be entertained by Anton Volchenkov trying to dribble a basketball and Stephen Gionta trying to perform a crossover.

 

[tycobb]

I would try him at forward if doesn't improve in his own zone and 1 on 1 after a year in the AHL.

 

[ThePSEGPowerPoster]

I would try him at forward if doesn't improve in his own zone and 1 on 1 after a year in the AHL.

Eh. A little quick for me. I mean, D take years to develop. Give the kid until he's 27/28 before you try and change his position.

 

[tycobb]

Eh. A little quick for me. I mean, D take years to develop. Give the kid until he's 27/28 before you try and change his position.

He is so bad it would be hard to not improve after a year.

 

[NC107*]

What a joke to think that Gelinas would be better at the forward position than he is at the defense position. He needs to go back to Albany before DeBoer screws up his head and makes him a waste. His defense is weak. His offense is spotty. He's not ready as a NHL top defensemen nor an offensemen.

One or two games doesn't make a season.

He might be OK with the Devils as they crash to the bottom.

 

[PercivalGraves]

Don't fix what's not broken Eric is a solid defenseman with a bright future leave it at that .

 

[ThePSEGPowerPoster]

Reading this thread in the wake of PDB rolling 7 D is priceless.

Soothsayers. The lot of you.

 

[NHL Fanatik*]

The way some of you are reacting to TRYING Gelinas out on forward, makes it seem like we are MAKING Gelinas into a forward.

Damn people, calm down. It's not like it'll affect his game on D by trying F. You don't forget how to play the position.

 

[ThePSEGPowerPoster]

The way some of you are reacting to TRYING Gelinas out on forward, makes it seem like we are MAKING Gelinas into a forward.

Damn people, calm down. It's not like it'll affect his game on D by trying F.

This thread was posted days ago. Someone bumped it.

 

[Devils Trap]

I would give it a shot