Thats all he costs? god damn
His no trade kicks in next year. This was the time for Washington to trade him.Johanssen either waived to come here or we were not on the no trade list.
If I was NJ I wouldn't put Hischier in the 2C position right off the bat. I'd test him by putting him on the third line with someone that could mentor him, like Henrique. Which means you should do:Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
Rico - Nico - Mojo
Zacha - McLeod - Speers
Wood - Boyle - Noesen
Not too bad.
This is what it looks like when you are alone in your GM office, Bottle of scotch, Joy Division on the play list.....
His no trade kicks in next year. This was the time for Washington to trade him.
If I was NJ I wouldn't put Hischier in the 2C position right off the bat. I'd test him by putting him on the third line with someone that could mentor him, like Henrique. Which means you should do:
Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
??? (trade for/sign a winger like Vanek as a stop gap) - Zacha - Mojo
Henrique-Hischier-whoever
Well the battle at development camp will be a lot more fun to watch.
Wow great deal for the Devils. How did other teams not match that...that's a far better return on investment than many signings in UFA. Absolute steal IMO, one of the most lopsided deals I've seen in some time..
If Leafs didn't get Marleau, I would have easily matched that package. I feel Babcock could potentially convert Johansson into a C.
Gotta feel for MoJo here...going to Jersey of all places...
The Devils need another RW. Right now I can't make a roster that doesn't include all of Hischier, McLeod, and Speers/Quenneville in top-9 roles, which barring miracle is one too many.Shero is pretty adamant that spots aren't won or lost at development camp.. and it's just that, a camp to help develop the players into professionals.
Training camp certainly will be interesting as we have a few kids knocking on the door and only room for a few of them. The lines also have a lot of interesting combinations.
You lucky *******!it's pretty rough here. I got to take a cold shower today for the first time all year. hopefully tomorrow we can catch that squirrel we've been tracking so I can finally eat.
(or you can live in some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the US)
The Devils need another RW. Right now I can't make a roster that doesn't include all of Hischier, McLeod, and Speers/Quenneville in top-9 roles, which barring miracle is one too many.
Well I'm not even counting Wood/Blandisi.3 isn't too bad, especially considering Nico's skill and Quenneville's pro level success already. McLeod is the one least likely to stick just based on inexperience and age. It's moreso 4 anyways because you have to add Zacha to that group, he's not that far off from them right now.
I would love to bring in another RW still, for sure.. but i wouldn't be too nervous going into the offseason with what we have either. I'd take a flier on a Yakupov because I'm not sure who else is even out there. Ideally, we add a RW that can play in the middle 6. I'd prefer to keep our remaining assets to trade for defense over fine-tuning our forwards right now.
it's pretty rough here. I got to take a cold shower today for the first time all year. hopefully tomorrow we can catch that squirrel we've been tracking so I can finally eat.
(or you can live in some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the US)
Well I'm not even counting Wood/Blandisi.
Right now the lineup is probably something like:
Hall - Zajac - Palmieri
Johansson - Zacha - McLeod
Henrique - Hischier - Noesen
Wood - Boyle - Lappin
Other possibles: Quenneville (LW/C), Blandisi (LW/C), Speers (RW), Coleman (LW/C), Pietila (LW/C)
You see our positional problem here.
I never thought I'd actually feel bad for the Caps, but wow. Got to at least feel bad for Ovi. The window has closed.
I used to live in NJ and it was awesome!
The franchise though has got some difficulties...
If Johansson can play RW then that solves a lot of our problems, but Shero specifically called him a LW/C so I'm skeptical we'll see him there. And I don't know if Zacha is ready, but if he's not you can just swap him and Henrique.MoJo has spent time at RW and I imagine he will be given a shot there based on our positional need. That helps by pushing the RWs down a slot bar Palmieri and then opens up a LW spot (probably shift Henrique up and insert someone else at 3LW).
Is Zacha really ready for time at center? I'd like to see him produce more at LW before trying him there and we may not even need him there long-term anyways.
Blandisi is almost certainly done unless he comes out flying at camp. We just have no room for him short-term or long-term.
If Johansson can play RW then that solves a lot of our problems, but Shero specifically called him a LW/C so I'm skeptical we'll see him there. And I don't know if Zacha is ready, but if he's not you can just swap him and Henrique.