Confirmed with Link: Devils acquire F Curtis Lazar for 4th in '24

[Better Call Sal]

Why give up a 4th for this guy. Not hearing many positives about him.

It's a 4th rounder next year. Giving up an expendable pick for cheap veteran forward depth. It's not a big deal at all.

 

[Lou is God]

Lazar is nowhere near the player Haula is

I think he's just simply depth like you mentioned.

 

[MasterofGrond]

He’s better than 2/3 of BMW, the only problem is he doesn’t really play LW so he can’t get rid of Wood.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Good move. I wanted a low event gritty 4th liner for peanuts. He can can be our cheap extra forward next year, the forward version of Brendan Smith.

 

[Saugus]

Good move. I wanted a low event gritty 4th liner for peanuts. He can can be our cheap extra forward next year, the forward version of Brendan Smith.

Hopefully with fewer penalties.

 

[NJDevs26]

This year’s Pascal Rheaume or Bob Corkum?

No lie, I did get visions of Rheaume when I heard he’s a good face off guy. Corkum is another good pull, of course it’s easier to remember guys on the teams that won

 

[JimEIV]

My guess...with the Zetterlund trade they want another RH option for the bottom 6. Depth right hander is the way I see it

 

[AfroThunder396]

...sure? I guess they're not comfortable with Foote/Holtz/Clarke being an emergency recall for the playoffs.

Don't like that he has term. But as a 13th forward he is an adequate option.

 

[NjDevsRR]

He's not an upgrade on anyone. And not intended to be, at least in my eyes, to justify this pick up. He's depth. Having moved Johnsson and Zetterlund out, we have lost our depth at forward. If a forward gets hurt between now and the end of the playoffs, we are now thin. This move makes sense. 21 games to go in the season and potentially 28 more in the playoffs. We are likely to have someone go out over that time.

With Luke coming in, and a bunch of at least mediocre but serviceable guys in Utica, an injury on defense will be less of an issue for us. But this is a depth piece we needed.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

You love to see it

 

[EnglishDevil]

...sure? I guess they're not comfortable with Foote/Holtz/Clarke being an emergency recall for the playoffs.

Don't like that he has term. But as a 13th forward he is an adequate option.

The term really doesn't matter, if he isn't worth keeping in the NHL we can bury his entire salary in Utica.

Lazar is well-liked and a great teammate, the absolute worst case scenario is that he's a perfect (albeit slightly expensive) AHL veteran for a couple of years. Doesn't hurt our cap either way.

 

[Davegarri]

Lazar sucks, definitely could've gotten a better depth piece, but whatever. I'd be totally happy with him never seeing the ice for us

 

[Brooklyndevil]

It's a 4th rounder next year. Giving up an expendable pick for cheap veteran forward depth. It's not a big deal at all.

It’s not the pick as much as the player. Honestly, I know of him, but not much. Decent size. I read he skates well too. I guess it’s good to have depth.

 

[Clam Jensen]

He has some nasty to him which I love.

 

[NJDevs26]

There’s literally no downside…a 4th rounder is basically a lottery ticket where if you get a guy who has a Lazar like career you win. And the fact he has term is a plus when you’re talking about a minimum salary guy, this isn’t a Barclay Goodrow deal here

 

[devilsfan35]

I don’t like it but whatever it’s only a fourth. Would have rather got someone who scores a bit more like trenin

 

[FinnishDevil]

He needs to get a new number (formerly #20 or #27)

I would go for #100 personally

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Honestly i hate it. Why tie yourself to 3 years of Lazar? Boston had no problem letting him go after his career year of 8 goals and 8 assists.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Wait why the f*** did Vancouver give a three year deal to a fringe 4th liner? I get that he's a local guy but good lord.

 

[Unknown Caller]

This year’s Pascal Rheaume or Bob Corkum?

Grant Marshall?

 

[Saugus]

I don’t like it but whatever it’s only a fourth. Would have rather got someone who scores a bit more like trenin

Trenin may not be available, or maybe Fitz inquired and the price in picks was too high.

Nashville might have some weird expectations after Tampa bafflingly gave up so much for Jeannot.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

There’s literally no downside…a 4th rounder is basically a lottery ticket where if you get a guy who has a Lazar like career you win. And the fact he has term is a plus when you’re talking about a minimum salary guy, this isn’t a Barclay Goodrow deal here

i dunno, if your fourth rounder turns into Lazar, you should be looking back and asking “who should we have taken instead?”

 

[Unknown Caller]

Why give up a 4th for this guy. Not hearing many positives about him.

A future 4th is nothing. The odds of a 4th round pick even becoming an NHL regular has to be like 1%.

 

[OmNomNom]

cap hit of $1M is not a big deal, we're fineeeeeee and he can be waived

 

[Clam Jensen]

cap hit of $1M is not a big deal, we're fineeeeeee and he can be waived

Yea this is a move with no downside.