Confirmed Trade: [BUF/NJD] Will Butcher ($910k retained) and 2022 5th round pick for future considerations

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[Canadian Canuck]

Whaaaat. That’s it?….

 

[Sabre the Win]

Will Butcher really that bad he got traded for good graces

 

[Magic Mittens]

I haven’t watched much of Butcher lately, but NJ had to trade a 5th with him for futures wtf…

 

[The Red Helmet]

Gotta be Eichel.

 

[Club]

Gotta be Eichel.

Lmao no

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

huh?

 

[983 others]

Why would NJ pay for someone to take Butcher? That doesn’t make sense to me.

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

Are Buffalo moving Hagg or Bryson? If not, they have 4 LHDs

 

[Patagonia]

BUF needed to fill a roster spot.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Knew it was Butcher the moment i saw the Dougie deal and "NJD/BUF".

Just seemed like the odd man out at this point. I think NJ prefers to play a guy like Siegenthaler on the 3rd pairing.

 

[Classic Devil]

Why would NJ pay for someone to take Butcher? That doesn’t make sense to me.

Well, he was going to be our #7 at best. This makes some room for Bahl, I guess. But it is weird that we had to pay a pick to get rid of a player who's serviceable in the right role and is a UFA after a year.

 

[mj2sexay]

Why would NJ pay for someone to take Butcher? That doesn’t make sense to me.

They have three fourths, had two fifths and didn't feel like paying a 7th defenseman 3.9 mil. Simple.

 

[D3vilsH0ck3y]

Amazing how people just don't watch or pay any attention to the devils organization these days. It's like we don't even exists.

Will Butcher stinks and is overpaid by about 2.5 million a year. He was the odd man out on a pretty lousy devils defense last season.

 

[sxvnert]

Why would NJ pay for someone to take Butcher? That doesn’t make sense to me.

They have six D ahead of him and paid a 4th to dump 3.9m. Seems like good business to me.

 

[BKarchitect]

Why do people continue to think Butcher is good? This isn’t surprising. He’s small and slow - it’s like a death combo for a good long-term career as an effective NHL blueliner. He’s a good passer and can play the PP. He’s a limited player who took advantage of a paper thin Devils blueline opportunity his rookie year but was quickly tumbled down the depth chart. He’s a spare part on any decent team and he’s overpaid. He’s the definition of a cap dump.

 

[FinnishDevil]

He can QB the power play but he cant skate to save his life.

 

[justHypnos]

He can QB the power play but he cant skate to save his life.

But if he's your best PPQB then you still need a better one.

 

[Brodeur]

Why would NJ pay for someone to take Butcher? That doesn’t make sense to me.

As much as we like to think ownerships are bottomless cash dispensers, I'm sure they approved dropping a 4.1 mil salary if he wasn't going to be used. I'm guessing Hamilton's getting a pretty sizable signing bonus, so losing Butcher helps with that.

Butcher is expensive for what he brings, but he can be a useful 3rd pairing / PP specialist. We used him correctly in his rookie season but his defensive flaws got exposed with more ice time in later years.

 

[KeyserSoze81]

Are Buffalo moving Hagg or Bryson? If not, they have 4 LHDs

We really like the left side of the rink. Seriously, look at our depth chart. My guess last year was that we were going for some sort of LLW-LW-C and LLD-LD solution, but now I am convinced that our analytics team forget to check their filters in the database.

 

[HyperX]

Why would NJ pay for someone to take Butcher? That doesn’t make sense to me.

Hes maybe one of the worst skaters weve employed in years

and I dont mean a positional skater, I mean physical skating. Hes stuck in mud

 

[Zman5778]

Are Buffalo moving Hagg or Bryson? If not, they have 4 LHDs

Dahlin can play the right side, and so can Bryson I believe.

Problem is, we don't exactly have CAPABLE LHDs behind Dahlin.

 

[Bevans]

The writing was on the wall. Their top 6 has no room for him. Just lucky they don't need to retain.

Still lots of cash for their own FA's and maybe another splash.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

His offensive stats are not bad at all.

The problem with Butcher is that he was born without a solid jaw line.

 

[Hally BlackWood]

I’m soooo happy with this lol. I hate butcher. It was tough watching him out there.