Devils Dominion
Now we Plummet
do i smell a trade
We already traded Rykov away.
I think Ray keeps Greene around next season
do i smell a trade
i just don't know what we'll do w davies and smith thoughWe already traded Rykov away.
I think Ray keeps Greene around next season
i just don't know what we'll do w davies and smith though
so what are we doing with the rest of our left sidePlay them.
so what are we doing with the rest of our left side
that's what i was getting at
so our pairings will be...Mueller sits and Butcher moves to the right.
so our pairings will be...
greene - vatanen
smith - severson
davies - butcher
mueller?
what do you do with santini?
he's signed to a contract.Dump him. He isn’t worth playing over any of those guys right now.
he's signed to a contract.
Unless Davies really knocks it out of the park in the pre-seaosn, I can't possibly see him starting up here. He's destined for Bing if he signs, and really better. I don't want to risk losing him after next year. I suspect we'll know before the season's out. We'll offer to sign him before our last game so he can burn a year off his ELC. If we don't, or if he doesn't sign, I think it's a bad omen, perhaps because he thinks we're too crowded on the left, and he'll get a better opportunity elsewhere if he's patient.
I'm also wondering if Walsh turns pro. I know we were saying he'd be there 3 years, but he's been quoted as saying his priority is to get into the big leagues. I'd love to see him get a year of seasoning in the A.
so our pairings will be...
greene - vatanen
smith - severson
davies - butcher
mueller?
what do you do with santini?
so our pairings will be...
greene - vatanen
smith - severson
davies - butcher
mueller?
what do you do with santini?
it's just way too green (no pun intended). in an ideal world, one of smith or davies waits a year, greene gets downgraded to 2nd pairing, and we find a true 1LD, but idk if that's even possibleThat has to be the smallest/softest defense in the league. Every team would learn to gameplan against them very fast. A trade would have to be in the works. Pairings 3 deep won’t work like this.
He's coming over next season, I have faith
Not trying to induce panic on the board, but Jesper Boqvist signed a one-year contract extension with Brynas.
However, after a preliminary Google Translate it seems that there is an NHL opt-out clause and is more so job security in case we don't try to sign him this off-season: "Although he has signed a new contract with Brynäs, there is a possibility that the New Jersey Devils - the NHL club that owns his rights - will choose to pick him over the Atlantic next season."
I'm not sure how this works. Is it insurance in case he doesn't sign an NHL contract or actually playing the NHL... I.e. no AHL
Bah. I'd rather he be able to go to Bingo if needed. Oh well.Yes that's my interpretation of it. Nothing to be concerned about regarding his interest in coming to the NHL..just a back-up so he doesn't end up in the AHL.