Kerfoot?

[JimEIV]

There were a few here who boldly pronounced that Kerfoot has no chance at ever suiting up in the NHL.

Suiting up? In a salary cap league virtually anyone has a chance of suiting up.

 

[Emperoreddy]

We're past the point as a franchise to have to hang our hats on the Kerfoots and the Blake Colemans of the world

we have legitimate forward prospects now

I don't think he would of made the top 15 in our prospect poll this year.

 

[MadDevil]

He reminds me of the Graham Black, Myles Bell, Ryan Kujawinski types that never end up being anything. If he does make it to the NHL, good for him. It wasn't going to happen with us, as he clearly didn't want to be a Devil.

 

[Bleedred]

There were a few here who boldly pronounced that Kerfoot has no chance at ever suiting up in the NHL.

Can't you at least wait until he plays in the NHL first? I'm surprised to see you so high on him, when he's probably just another Conte special. AKA: A big nothing.

And a player suiting up in the NHL is not indicative of a good player, just ask Tim Sestito and his 101 NHL games.

 

[Triumph]

There were a few here who boldly pronounced that Kerfoot has no chance at ever suiting up in the NHL.

I feel confident that no one said that. I won't say that I'm sure because someone who says that sort of thing, I probably don't read their posts ever.

But yeah, I'm not sure he makes it into the top 15 NJD prospects. I think he does - maybe 14 or 15 - but yeah, odds are he is not anything significant at the NHL level. But sometimes he is.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Odds are he will play a NHL game so yes he will suit up.

I doubt he ends up sticking beyond an injury callup/extra forward depending on who signs him.

 

[OmNomNom]

if NYR are truly in on him, you can bet they'll try him out with vesey to recreate harvard magic

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

if NYR are truly in on him, you can bet they'll try him out with vesey to recreate harvard magic

For sure.

I think he ends up in Vancouver, though. Too many connections and too much smoke for me to believe otherwise.

 

[OmNomNom]

For sure.

I think he ends up in Vancouver, though. Too many connections and too much smoke for me to believe otherwise.

i thought somewhere indicated that he was definitely out on vancouver?

edit: see page 1 - zippy said friedman stated it somewhere

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

i thought somewhere indicated that he was definitely out on vancouver?

edit: see page 1 - zippy said friedman stated it somewhere

I missed that.

NYR it is, then, most likely. Honestly, I couldn't care less.

 

[Billdo]

I missed that.

NYR it is, then, most likely. Honestly, I couldn't care less.

My money is on Vegas.

 

[MartyOwns]

i could care less if kerfoot signs with the rangers...but has butcher been linked to new york at all? THAT would bother me

 

[NJDevs26]

I don't get why anyone assumes he's signing with the Rangers aside from the bogeyman and the fact they've signed a few college FA's before. I don't see the logic of him going there where he's not likely to play immediately versus Vegas or Vancouver other than the bright lights

 

[Triumph]

Rangers really do not have a spot for Butcher - they have 5 lefties at the NHL level in McDonagh, Staal, Holden, Smith, and Skjei. I doubt very much they're in on him.

 

[Bleedred]

I don't get why anyone assumes he's signing with the Rangers aside from the bogeyman and the fact they've signed a few college FA's before. I don't see the logic of him going there where he's not likely to play immediately versus Vegas or Vancouver other than the bright lights

Perhaps he's been linked to the Rangers and I missed it? I also do not understand why the Rangers would sign him though, unless they wanted to spite us. They usually go after the "bigger" name college free agents, like Hayes, Vesey, Gilroy, etc.

 

[Brodeur]

Rangers possibly signed a better free agent college RHD in Neal Pionk a few months back. Since UMD made the Frozen Four, Pionk couldn't sign in April and burn a year off his ELC. So he took a month to figure out who to sign with (allegedly the Kings were the other finalist). I wonder if he would reconsider now that the Rangers signed Shattenkirk and added DeAngelo?

It's funny, a guy like Pionk could take a month to make his decision and be completely under the radar since the NHL playoffs were in full swing.

But a guy like Butcher will be under the microscope because he has to wait until August 16th when there's nothing else going on.

 

[The 29th Pick]

i could care less if kerfoot signs with the rangers...but has butcher been linked to new york at all? THAT would bother me

Well Buffalo is in New York

 

[mike30]

nyr one of 3 teams on kerfoots list per brooks

 

[Devils Dominion]

nyr one of 3 teams on kerfoots list per brooks

Yep, no surprise there.

I would say 95% chance he signs there.

 

[Cult of Hynes]

nyr one of 3 teams on kerfoots list per brooks

Lol ****ing rangers.

 

[Classic Devil]

New York: Where Harvard Goes to Die.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Lol ****ing rangers.

Yeah, of all the teams, I'm shocked that a college free agent would spurn us and sign with them.

 

[MadDevil]

New York: Where Harvard Goes to Die.

So I shouldn't be planning on buying a Reilly Walsh jersey anytime soon?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Does it suck to lose a free asset? Yes.

Is losing Kerfoot a big deal whatsoever? No.

Would Kerfoot be among the Devils top 10-12 best prospects? No.

Thats all we need to say.

 

[Bleedred]

Does it suck to lose a free asset? Yes.

Is losing Kerfoot a big deal whatsoever? No.

Would Kerfoot be among the Devils top 10-12 best prospects? No.

Thats all we need to say.

Yeah people need to calm down. I'm especially surprised that DD cares about this guy so much, after years of (rightfully so) being a critic of Conte and our scouting staff under the old regime.

If he signs with the Rangers, I'd be more surprised that the Rangers were even interested enough in actually signing him.

There weren't too many of our fans that actually cared about him a year ago.