Devils 2021 offseason (news, notes and speculation) - part VII

[Hisch13r]

all I will say is that if we miss on Dougie, please do not panic and throw money at Tyson Barrie

I can’t see us going after Barrie

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

I don't get the connection? Just we are so excited about Jack Hughes' reaction we want to throw money around?

 

[Hisch13r]

I don't get the connection? Just we are so excited about Jack Hughes' reaction we want to throw money around?

I took it as the fan reaction and they want to make another splash to keep people excited

 

[Devils731]

I don't get the connection? Just we are so excited about Jack Hughes' reaction we want to throw money around?

I don’t really get that connection either; maybe the excitement level to be with and join the franchise is on an upward trend?

Friedman did talk about the video that the Devils produced to send to agents. He said you only make a video like that if you’re trying to make a splash.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

I guess it's important not to look like a "mickey mouse" organization, the Arizona, Buffalo, or Seattle of the league and keep the momentum going. Big FA splash helps.

 

[Eggtimer]

Signing Hamilton shows we are not sitting on our hands and just content watching our kids develop. We have an awesome core now we add and start to win. With people coming back to areas i then it’s important to build some excitement and get this team moving forward . The next couple years will awesome to witness the team transform and start kicking ass soon

 

[SYWTom]

Luke Hughes is playing RHD at the US Summer showcase thing, paired with Sanderson.

 

[ScottyK]

So Friedman has brought up the Devils and Hamilton for pretty much a month now. Doesn't mean it's a slam dunk but when these guys keep linking one team it usually is because they truly believe it's possible and maybe even likely

 

[ScottyK]

 

[Forge]

He also mentions at the ~20:00 mark that he thinks—but can’t say with certainty—that the Devils had something fall through with Vegas re: Lehner.

Was just going to mention that

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Lol at the tinder analogy, he had that ready to go. Maybe Friedman used that cause he got a haircut and got rid of the beard recently

 

[Lou is God]

too many left puckmovers for one team and we have no option for the right side.

Still doesn't make sense, did you know we won the 1995 Cup with zero righthanded defensemen and the 2000 and 2003 Cups with just one (Rafalski)? I think people put too much weight on lefties and righties when it comes to defense.

 

[The Grinder]

All things considered we have worked ourselves into a frenzy with other possible UFA’s in the past with a lot less to go on than we have with Hamilton. I appreciate us kicking the tires.

Sounds like a coin at this point. Exciting either way.

 

[Nubmer6]

Luke Hughes is playing RHD at the US Summer showcase thing, paired with Sanderson.

Aww. He's got to buy all new sticks then.

You can play on the right side WITHOUT changing what side you shoot on.

 

[HischierSeDgewOrk]

@Guadana with all due respect I fail to understand your reasoning that if Luke reaches his potential that we'll have to trade Ty Smith.

We're only allowed to have one good left dman at a time

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Still doesn't make sense, did you know we won the 1995 Cup with zero righthanded defensemen and the 2000 and 2003 Cups with just one (Rafalski)? I think people put too much weight on lefties and righties when it comes to defense.

well yeah when you have multiple Hall of Famers on D, you can make up for some things....

 

[Hisch13r]

Still doesn't make sense, did you know we won the 1995 Cup with zero righthanded defensemen and the 2000 and 2003 Cups with just one (Rafalski)? I think people put too much weight on lefties and righties when it comes to defense.

No such thing as “too many puck movers” either. Ideally all of your D are puck movers.

 

[SYWTom]

Aww. He's got to buy all new sticks then.

You can play on the right side WITHOUT changing what side you shoot on.

lol what? You understood perfectly what I meant.

 

[NJDevils17]

Hamilton makes so much sense for us just in all capacity and it would make our team so much better overnight.

 

[Lou is God]

well yeah when you have multiple Hall of Famers on D, you can make up for some things....

My point still stands.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Luke Hughes is playing RHD at the US Summer showcase thing, paired with Sanderson.

how can we watch this

 

[Ripshot 43]

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Handiness 100% matters on the blue line in today’s game, it doesn’t have to be 3-3 but if you have all one handed dmen unless they’re comfortable with playing on their offside your D core is gonna have problems.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

My point still stands.

I don't think the handedness thing is overblown at all. Unless a guy has played both sides consistently, you can't just peg a righty to play LD or vice versa

 

[Guadana]

Still doesn't make sense, did you know we won the 1995 Cup with zero righthanded defensemen and the 2000 and 2003 Cups with just one (Rafalski)? I think people put too much weight on lefties and righties when it comes to defense.

And Tampa win a cup with Sergachyov on a third pair and Rutta on the first. It is little bit closer example.