Confirmed with Link: Devils sign Fiddler (1 year 1.25 million)

[NjDevsRR]

Always a fan favorite where he goes. He should be a solid depth guy.

 

[TheDarkSideOfThePuck]

And who's our 3rd line center?

Zacha or Elias

 

[Wingman77]

Not worried about the age especially at 1 year, we have a young forward group, doesn't hurt to have a character veteran around some of these guys

 

[NJDevs26]

Zacha or Elias

Or Quenneville, Blandisi or TBD

 

[Tanaka]

36 years old? Sigh....

they cant all be young. this is a good signing for the 4th line. I think he is good on faceoffs too

 

[BadFella]

22 points last year / Veteran / Great Character / Good on Faceoffs / 1 Year Deal

What more do you want for the 4th line ?

A Gionta. Any will do. Their dad could probably handle a stick.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Love love love this.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Like it a lot. He's an actual NHL player.

 

[Devils090]

Yes he's 36 but he's signed for 1 year. Not every player is gonna be 25, and for comparison sake Gio is gonna be 33 when the season starts so is it really that big of a deal his replacement is a few years older? It's all about production and Fiddler produces more than Gio does.

 

[NJDevils17]

Stars fans saying he's really slowing down. If 22 points and 12 goals is slowing down then I want slowing 4th liners over Gionta.

 

[Devils090]

Gionta had 1 goal in 82 games last year

1!

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Gionta had 1 goal in 82 games last year

1!

Sad thing is I am surprised Gionta even had one goal last year.

 

[mtnet]

Should be good I noticed his play on a few games, on the old side but a solid 4th liner. Beats what we were rolling with past couple seasons.

 

[DevilsFanInFla]

I'm a big fan of this guy and always have been. Solid player, knows how to play his role on a team and will be a great addition. Low cost player that will contribute and instantly makes our 4th line much better. Not a game breaker but reliable. Very smart move by Shero.

 

[TheRobotDevil13]

No more Gionta and Tootoo!

Time to celebrate!

We already knew Ruutu wasn't back. Ruutu means two year deal in a Euro league or retirement.

I agree like the move Fiddler will be a very nice patch while the youth developed. Hoping it means the end for Gio and Tootoo. They done fit the mold for the direction this team is headed. And imo an older fiddler is an upgrade to both

 

[Brick City]

I agree like the move Fiddler will be a very nice patch while the youth developed. Hoping it means the end for Gio and Tootoo. They done fit the mold for the direction this team is headed. And imo an older fiddler is an upgrade to both

Bonus points for posting a relevant gif to match your avatar.

 

[RNCDevil]

Thank god...JJ shouldn't be a center, he's a winger at most.

Right now the fourth line is basically Josefson-Fiddler-Kalinin - in pencil

the JFK-line..."Errr ahh, Ich bein ien Corsi statisticish"

 

[Devs4L]

I like this. I don't mind his age at all. We're going to be a young team. Always good to have some veterans around.

Fiddler >>> Gionta. This is a clear upgrade in the bottom 6.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

As long as this is the end of gio, I'm very happy.

 

[OmNomNom]

I'll miss gio though and so will rico

 

[Captain Lou]

It was a guideline for expensive long term contracts, not one year deals or cheap stopgap signings.

I am aware of that. Many people around here are not.

 

[MadDevil]

I'll miss gio though and so will rico

He's got his buddy Hall to make fun of now.

 

[serp]

Stars fans saying he's really slowing down. If 22 points and 12 goals is slowing down then I want slowing 4th liners over Gionta.

It wasn't about the points . He could still produce offensively . He was just was not very good at taking defensive assignments anymore or at winning draws. Worst part was because he's been good at it in previous years he would still get used as primary PK Center by Ruff until he started trusting Faksa enough. Our PK was basically a layup for any decent PP for a while with Fiddler there.

Wish Fiddler all the best with you guys. Great guy , hard nosed player and can score some but at 36 it would've made zero sense to keep him around with the amount of young Centers the Stars have.

 

[Zippy316]

It wasn't about the points . He could still produce offensively . He was just was not very good at taking defensive assignments anymore or at winning draws. Worst part was because he's been good at it in previous years he would still get used as primary PK Center by Ruff until he started trusting Faksa enough. Our PK was basically a layup for any decent PP for a while with Fiddler there.

Wish Fiddler all the best with you guys. Great guy , hard nosed player and can score some but at 36 it would've made zero sense to keep him around with the amount of young Centers the Stars have.

For most Devils fans, he is replacing Stephen Gionta who was clearly not an NHL forward last year. Gionta had some useful times as a jitterbug forward, but his time was done.

It won't take much for him to replace what little Gionta brought last year.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Shero is hoping Fiddler can take some faceoff pressure off of Zajac.