Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - 2023 training camp edition

[JK3]

Kinkaid is back lmao.

 

[Zippy316]

I wonder how this is going to work with Kinkaid previously signing an AHL deal with Chicago.

For the backstory, they are trying to go without an NHL affiliate after they had issues with NHL teams forcing their hand roster-wise. I think it culminated with the Hurricanes telling them to play Kyochetkov in the Calder Cup a few years over the goalie they preferred.

Feels like this might be a situation where the Devils loan him there unless they need him on the NHL team while Daws is injured to start the year.

Kinkaid will then just be a last case scenario if the Devils end up needing a goalie behind Kallgren at some point.

daws is hurt, if kallgren gets claimed on waivers then Brennan would be next up

Kallgren doesn’t need waivers I believe. I think that was a huge reason why the Devils targetted him.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

wait wtf?

 

[R8Devs]

Kallgren doesn’t need waivers I believe. I think that was a huge reason why the Devils targetted him.

He does when the Devils signed him capfriendly did have him as waivers exempt but now they removed that: Erik Källgren Contract, Cap Hit, Salary and Stats - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

 

[AfroThunder396]

lmao, dude is getting two paychecks. Sigma grindset.

 

[Bleedred]

I like this move, and actually suggested on here even before July 1st that Kinkaid would be a guy I’d target, as I didn’t think we’d get much better for a third string guy that him.

He is 34, so you never really do know, but I think he’s better than Kallgren, who is pretty bad at the NHL level, though significantly younger.

Kinkaid is not someone at this stage that you want playing a lot of NHL games, but he’s done fine as a call up in limited action since washing out of the league on a full time basis.

I guess he was signed by AHL Chicago earlier in the off-season, but they are not an affiliate of any NHL team, so he’s now signed with us?

 

[MasterofGrond]

Kinkaid is whatever. And you can do a lot worse than "whatever" for somebody you're hopefully only running out 0-3 times per season in an emergency.

 

[MadDevil]

Wonder how Uncle Kinkaid feels about this lol

 

[Hisch13r]

The forward group is very weak but a D group of Luke, Nemec, Vilen, Misyul, Hatakka is f***ing STACKED for this type of event and this is without Casey, Orlov, Edwards, Karpovich

 

[Bcap88]

Trade is one for one Blackwood for Kinkaid

 

[NjDevsRR]

LOL HES BACK

I WAS JUST JOKING IN THE NFL THREAD, my bad. @Bleedred

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

lmao, dude is getting two paychecks. Sigma grindset.

 

[Billdo]

daws is hurt, if kallgren gets claimed on waivers then Brennan would be next up

Which is why I said he makes sense organizationally. He's a veteran and he'll be good for Utica.

 

[Darkauron]

Ill take unexpected signings for 100

 

[Mgd31]

Kinkaid is a pretty good AHL goalie. This is a good signing.

 

[R8Devs]

Which is why I said he makes sense organizationally. He's a veteran and he'll be good for Utica.

my bad I read your original statement wrong, I imagined a 'doesn't' in there lol.



Won't report to Utica tho apparently

 

[njdevil26]

So apparently if he's in the NHL, it's with the Devils. If he gets sent down, he goes to the Chicago Wolves... not Utica. Never seen this before.

 

[Hisch13r]

Surprised that Nemec is not one of the captains but maybe his English isn't good enough yet

?

https://x.com/amandacstein/status/1701973917928226830?s=20

 

[Devs3cups]

Surprised that Nemec is not one of the captains but maybe his English isn't good enough yet

Looks like he’s an alternate captain. No idea who the captains are though, has that been announced?

 

[Nubmer6]

daws is hurt, if kallgren gets claimed on waivers then Brennan would be next up

Kallgren, believe it or not, is waiver exempt

-edit-
Spoke too soon

 

[Mgd31]

Oh so he can't even play in Utica? That blows.

 

[Darkauron]

That is actually pretty good tbh. Gives our young goalies better chance to play more games in the AHL, but have kinky as backup if we need him

 

[AfroThunder396]

Looks like he’s an alternate captain. No idea who the captains are though, has that been announced?

I believe it's Luke, Filmon, and Stillman. Originally reported they were the three alternate captains, but I think they meant alternating captains - as in, most players will only get a game or two, so all three of them will wear the C at some point.

Amanda specifically said Nemec, Halonen, and Clarke are wearing A's.

 

[tailfins]

daws is hurt, if kallgren gets claimed on waivers then Brennan would be next up

I had read that Kallgren was waivers exempt, but I just looked it up on CapFriendly and I see you're right.

 

[Puckclektr]

Meh, don’t necessarily love Nemec and Luke there…especially Luke. Nothing to prove against that competition and why risk injury?

They risk injury every time they step on the ice. This challenge alwyas has the top players playing in it depending on their current schedule with their current team.

A little surprised Luke is there, for sure.

Not surprised at all that Nemec is. He still hasn't played an NHL game.

Holtz was there last year even after playing games the year before. No reason why Hughes wouldn't be there.