Confirmed Trade: [WSH/NJ] Marcus Johansson to NJ for 2018 2nd, 3rd

[The List Of Jericho]

Still pisses me off how he owned Marincin to eliminate us from the playoffs

 

[Shootertooter]

Bad value for Washington. Good deal for NJ

The Caps had to do somthing like this with the money they handed out to Oshie and Kuznetsov and Orlov.

 

[GrandmaSlices51631]

What the Hell are the Caps up to?

 

[biturbo19]

Devils defence is still a completely wreck, but this is really good value for a solid, versatile Top-6 Forward on a very reasonable contract. If they really want to take any sort of step out of the gutters though, they're going to have to do something about that blueline.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Devils defence is still a completely wreck, but this is really good value for a solid, versatile Top-6 Forward on a very reasonable contract. If they really want to take any sort of step out of the gutters though, they're going to have to do something about that blueline.

I would imagine this makes a player like Henrique or Zacha expendable. Package one of those with a pick or maybe even Kovy with some salary retained and they might be able to return at least one very good defender. But it won't make them truly competitive. Not yet. It's still a couple years out before that happens. But they are finally going in the right direction. Shero has been very good to us so far.

 

[Hictor Vedman*]

Big deal for NJ. Love it.

Don't bother with the disgusting free agents. Get good guys from teams that are dying to shed some salary.

 

[Tretyak 20]

Devils defence is still a completely wreck, but this is really good value for a solid, versatile Top-6 Forward on a very reasonable contract. If they really want to take any sort of step out of the gutters though, they're going to have to do something about that blueline.

This was a trade of opportunity. There's no way Mojo was ever going to be had for that cheap except due to Washington ending up in cap hell. When you have that kind of opportunity you have to take it, even if it doesn't fix your biggest problem.

Yeah our D is still a train wreck, but this was a deal you couldn't turn down. My only hope is between now and October a deal for a good young defenseman materializes. But even if it doesn't, there's no way we could have passed on this deal.

 

[Hurricane Hugo]

Damn that's a fantastic deal for the Devils.

 

[The Shovel Penguin]

Ray Shero back to his old tricks of blackmailing with embarrassing photos again, I see.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

The Caps had to do somthing like this with the money they handed out to Oshie and Kuznetsov and Orlov.

that's obvious

but a bad deal is a bad deal

especially when those signings cannot be blamed on anybody else but the Caps

 

[VanJack]

Can Marcus Johanson shift to centre?....if so, they're a lot stronger down the middle with Johanson and Boyle than they were before July 1st.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Caps trade 2 2nds for Lars Eller, but get a 2nd and 3rd for Johansson...

Okay, NHL. You do you.

 

[HenriquesJawLine]

Can Marcus Johanson shift to centre?....if so, they're a lot stronger down the middle with Johanson and Boyle than they were before July 1st.

He's better as a winger and that's where the Devils need him anyway. Center depth is Zajac, Hischier, McLeod/Zacha, Boyle.

 

[Kitchener Boy]

What a steal of a deal for New Jersey.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Can Marcus Johanson shift to centre?....if so, they're a lot stronger down the middle with Johanson and Boyle than they were before July 1st.

he's played at all three positions, so yes

but he's not that good at winning faceoffs, but so is Zacha so we'll see where he fits in

if the devils C are: Henrique/Zajac/Zacha/Boyle then it is already pretty solid

Johansson should be more of a Cammalleri replacement

imagine if Kovalchuk plays with the devils

Kovalchuk - Henrique - Johansson
Hall - Zajac - Palmieri

(or however devils fans choose to set this up)

this is a pretty solid top 6 right there

 

[Hictor Vedman*]

So now the Cammalleri buy out makes a lot more sense.

This must be who NJ was trying so hard to get, while being lax in FA.

 

[Eric Sachs]

he's played at all three positions, so yes

but he's not that good at winning faceoffs, but so is Zacha so we'll see where he fits in

if the devils C are: Henrique/Zajac/Zacha/Boyle then it is already pretty solid

Johansson should be more of a Cammalleri replacement

imagine if Kovalchuk plays with the devils

Kovalchuk - Henrique - Johansson
Hall - Zajac - Palmieri

(or however devils fans choose to set this up)

this is a pretty solid top 6 right there

I imagine Nico will get an opportunity to be 2C out of camp. Henrique isn't really suited as a 2C either, he's better at wing.

Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
Zacha - Nico - Johansson
Henrique - Quenneville - McLeod/Speers
Wood - Boyle - Noesen

or something alone those lines. I imagine we will keep the first line intact for now as it worked well last season and can take the pressure off the young kids to play top minutes.

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
Rico - Nico - Mojo
Zacha - McLeod - Speers
Wood - Boyle - Noesen

Not too bad.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

he's played at all three positions, so yes

but he's not that good at winning faceoffs, but so is Zacha so we'll see where he fits in

if the devils C are: Henrique/Zajac/Zacha/Boyle then it is already pretty solid

Johansson should be more of a Cammalleri replacement

imagine if Kovalchuk plays with the devils

Kovalchuk - Henrique - Johansson
Hall - Zajac - Palmieri

(or however devils fans choose to set this up)

this is a pretty solid top 6 right there

As much as I'd like Kovy to play here, I'm 99.9999% he will not. He has said as much. I don't think it's even worth imagining at this point. Take Kovy out and add Nico in the top 6 somewhere. Though it's probably more likely that Zacha ends up in the top 6. A lot depends on Nicos camp and first 9 games.

 

[KINGS17]

Thats all he costs? god damn

Washington has to trade some players to get enough cap space to sign enough players to fill out a roster.

The other GMs know this.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

I imagine Nico will get an opportunity to be 2C out of camp. Henrique isn't really suited as a 2C either, he's better at wing.

Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
Zacha - Nico - Johansson
Henrique - Quenneville - McLeod/Speers
Wood - Boyle - Noesen

or something alone those lines. I imagine we will keep the first line intact for now as it worked well last season and can take the pressure off the young kids to play top minutes.

i wonder if rushing Nico in this year would be wise

we've seen way too many young players being rushed in with subpar results (RNH, Hall, Yakupov, Gagner, etc) i know it's all Edmonton players lol but still...

i really think a year or two in the AHL is beneficial for most players unless you're a stud like Crosby or McDavid

 

[Eric Sachs]

i wonder if rushing Nico in this year would be wise

we've seen way too many young players being rushed in with subpar results (RNH, Hall, Yakupov, Gagner, etc) i know it's all Edmonton players lol but still...

i really think a year or two in the AHL is beneficial for most players unless you're a stud like Crosby or McDavid

Can't play in the AHL. It's also just incredibly rare for #1OA picks to not play in the NHL.

They can take it slow at the NHL level too.

And I dunno, if he can even come close to matching Hall's rookie season.. I'd be pretty happy.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

i wonder if rushing Nico in this year would be wise

we've seen way too many young players being rushed in with subpar results (RNH, Hall, Yakupov, Gagner, etc) i know it's all Edmonton players lol but still...

i really think a year or two in the AHL is beneficial for most players unless you're a stud like Crosby or McDavid

It's the NHL or Halifax for Nico. Shero has said he expects Nico to be in NJ. However, I don't think anyone is opposed to the idea of sending him back to Halifax if it's clear he's not ready. And he seems like the kind of kid who would find that move a motivating factor instead of pouting about it. It's going to come down to camp and his first 9 games. They should know quickly if he's ready or not.

I think McLeod may be ready for limited NHL minutes.

 

[Eric Sachs]

It's the NHL or Halifax for Nico. Shero has said he expects Nico to be in NJ. However, I don't think anyone is opposed to the idea of sending him back to Halifax if it's clear he's not ready. And he seems like the kind of kid who would find that move a motivating factor instead of pouting about it. It's going to come down to camp and his first 9 games. They should know quickly if he's ready or not.

I think McLeod may be ready for limited NHL minutes.

Nico will be playing in Bern (SHL) if he doesn't make the NHL.

McLeod is a tough call because he's too young to play in the AHL so it's big leagues or juniors for him. You also have Quenneville knocking on the door after a pretty good first pro season. Probably only spots for two of them (unless McLeod can play RW, but you also have Speers and a few others competing for that slot).

 

[SpezDispenser]

I don't understand this league and the trade values at all. 26 year old player, 24 goals last year, decent playoffs. Where is Ottawa in this? Where is Montreal? Weird league sometimes when lesser players (Burrows) go for the same or more.