Friedman: Devils to trade the rights to Miles Wood? He has permission to talk to other teams.

[Kranix]

and a 4th for Noah Hanifin

 

[fahad203]

Keep your head up. You'll be wanted again.

I see what you did there. Appreciate the vote of confidence

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

Brendan lemieux >>> wood. And pepe costs $775K

 

[Taluss]

He fits the type of player the Sens like. Wonder if they will have a look.

 

[Xirik]

I mean it would be hilarious if the Leafs won a bidding war for an overpaid Wood.

You shall call him...Wendel Wood!

 

[TBF1972]

if fitz manages to trade the ufa/rfa rights of severson, blackwood, sharangovich, graves and wood in the same off-season he should be in the running for gm of the year.

current summary:
ufa rights severson
rfa rights sharangovich
rfa rights blackwood

for

toffoli
6th round pick

 

[britdevil]

Buyer beware. He’s one hit away from retirement.

 

[Favin]

If Toronto wants the literal dumbest 4th liner in the NHL, they can have him.

The irony here is that Miles Wood comes from long line of Ivy League educated family members and was accepted into Brown and Princeton himself. He is often team/league representative on union matters and generally viewed by other players as one of the smartest guys in league.

Actual IQ doesn't always mean Hockey IQ, I guess.

 

[goonybird]

The irony here is that Miles Wood comes from long line of Ivy League educated family members and was accepted into Brown and Princeton himself. He is often team/league representative on union matters and generally viewed by other players as one of the smartest guys in league.

Actual IQ doesn't always mean Hockey IQ, I guess.

He spent an entire game in the press box listening to a crypto podcast. Who cares what schools he was accepted to. Knowledge =/= wisdom

 

[Hisch13r]

He would be a good addition to a team’s middle six. That team, though, would need the cap space for him.

lol No he definitely would not.

Toronto has a good history of signing NJ's "physical" bottom-6 players.

At least Clarkson was actually a legitimately good player at the time of the signing. He had become an actually good defensive player even if those 2 goal scoring seasons were never to be replicated. Wood was not even a useful NHL after Romanov destroyed him.

 

[BonMorrison]

Wood was really sick when he first entered the league but he really sucks now and a lot of people seem to not realize it lmao

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]

 

[Hisch13r]

lol Not surprised by that

 

[saintunspecified]

I remember his dad sprinting down the left wing, dropping his shoulder, and driving to the net, usually simply shunting the puck in the general direction of the goalie over, and over, and over. He used to drive me crazy.

The kid is bigger, faster, has even worse tunnel vision, and that's when he was healthy.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Wood was a good player but injuries have destroyed him, teams absolutely hate playing against him and tend to chase him around but the ref's know him and will always pick up every single thing he does.
Zero room left in NJ for him but hopefully he can regain some of that success somewhere out West.

 

[Xirik]

 

[Dirty Dog]

I really really liked him a few years ago, but he’s lost a lot of his game. It’s a tough role and usually not long lasting

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

A bloated contract for Wood is such a ****ing Canucks move

 

[TGWL]

This will probably be his long term deal isn't it? While i like him as a player i'm a little scared when it comes to his durability.

Any GM giving him a long term deal should be immediately released from their GM position. Unless by long term you mean cheap side of a 3/4 year deal. Even that seems a bit too long.

 

[stempniaksen]

This seems like a Dorion move to replace some of what they lost with Formenton last year, except that Wood isn't very good. Dude can skate in a straight line and I'm not sure what else he does anymore.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Is that a player you trade rights for?

 

[Based Anime Fan]

Is that a player you trade rights for?

No.

More succinct, no.

 

[Extra Texture]

There was a time when I would've given a limb to see the Pens swing a trade for Wood. His speed and physicality would've been a ::chef's kiss:: addition to the bottom six of those post-cup teams (not that the Devils had any reason to trade him within the division)

Not shocked at all that his style of play has gotten him here, but its a sad moment. Hopefully he can continue his career elsewhere and adjust his game.

 

[Edmonton East]

Wood is dumb as shit and doesn’t really hit or fight any more. He is cooked, injuries have really hampered his game. He’s nothing more than a pure 4th liner.

at least until after the trade....