Confirmed Trade: [ANA/NJD] Vatanen & conditional 3rd for Henrique, Blandisi & a 3rd

[MapleLeafs9]

Henrique was a 3rd round pick and ended up being a very solid player for NJ since 2011. Looks like the Devils believe they are a playoff team and wanted to improve on D.

 

[Scorcho]

wowee zowee

 

[Hostile Offer]

Holy crap that came out of nowhere. I thought the Devils were looking for a LHD? Good for the Ducks, Henrique is a solid band aid for their injury woes up front.

 

[Schenn]

Ducks need the forward depth right now. Don't blame them. Blandisi has a future in this league to imo. Good hockey trade.

 

[Mike Jones]

Well done.

 

[goonybird]

Holy crap that came out of nowhere. I thought the Devils were looking for a LHD? Good for the Ducks, Henrique is a solid band aid for their injury woes up front.

This likely moves Butcher permanently to LD.

 

[Ori]

yikes - what is Henrique's contract again? because imo henrique is a much better player than vatanen.

4 mil $ until 19
I'm glad that a trade is actually happening - it start to get boring to read about all these rumors.

 

[migi]

Solid trade, maybe a slight overpayment but oh well, Dman costs a lot.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I like this deal for both teams, but I think the Devils come out just ahead.

 

[NotYou]

Makes sense for both teams

 

[uncleben]

Well damn.

I think it'll work out, but sorta surprised ANA did this.

 

[FinPanda]

This came out of nowhere. Solid.

 

[HockeyGuruPitka]

Straight up value is fine but i still dont like this trade for NJ at all. At least not until Hall re-signs. Henrique and Hall are very close dating back to JR. Risky risky move.

 

[New Jersey Devils]

Going to miss Henrique quite a bit. Other than that, I think this is a solid trade for both teams. Ducks needed forward depth up front, and Devils needed a defenseman badly. Both fill needs immediately.

 

[Nurmagomedov]

We desperately need the help at Center and had depth at the backend. Seems like a fair enough deal for both sides as well. Gonna miss Vats, though.

 

[thrillhous]

Interesting deal. Both teams feel they're trading from a position of strength.

 

[phillipmike]

Great trade for the Devils in my opinion. 1.5 years of Henrique, an NHL/AHL player and a 3rd for 2.5 years of a top 4 D. Cant believe this is what Anaheim was holding out for.

 

[Keep Sorokin Me Babe]

Vatanen finally gets away from Carlyle, his game will probably be stepped up again

 

[BruinsFan1990]

Wow. Great move by NJ

 

[Classic Devil]

I don't really know how to feel about this.

This means our defensive depth (we've been running with 8 in the NHL all season), is now:

LHD: Greene, Moore, Butcher, Mueller
RHD: Severson, Vatanen, Santini, Lovejoy, Prout

Prout's probably about to be waived.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Straight outta left field

Fair trade, win-win. Idk why I didn't think of this idea lol.

 

[Critical13]

Sucks for Henrique whose early career was squandered and now gets dealt once the team start looking good. Hope he gets a deep run with Anaheim.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Devils actually have an elite defense now damn

 

[periferal]

Wow.

So many people were predicting this on here that the Ducks and Devils were good trade partners and Henrique was our most expendable piece.

But this is shocking to me.

How is this both predictable and shocking?

 

[zeke]

yikes - what is Henrique's contract again? because imo henrique is a much better player than vatanen.

ok I take this back a bit after reviewing their numbers - Henrique isn't playing as tough minutes as I thought he was.

still though I think he's a bit better than vatanen....unless the feeling is vatanen is just struggling coming off of injury and will improve, I guess.