Severson was benched several times this season and looked lost at others. If you think he’s going to turn into Roman Josi at this point, I don’t know what to tell you.
Yes, we had a lot of picks over the past couple of years, but at this point Nico is the only one we know will be a real impact player at the NHL level. The best player in the Devils pipeline right now is Joey Anderson, not McLeod who looks like he’ll be a slightly above replacement level player at the NHL level. That’s no great shakes.
And the tampering period usually begins around the same time of the draft, although maybe it’s different this time around. In any event, I think if the goal is to get Carlson, they won’t get outbid.
Saying I don't think he's done developing at 23 years old and saying I think he can become a #1 defensman are two entirely different things.
Drafting is still a wildcard. Hell, go back one year to this date and if anyone had told us that Jesper Bratt would be an NHL player, let alone that next season, we would have thought they were off their f***ing rockers. So, sure Nico may be the only one, actually Bratt too, that we know will make an impact that's because you know... they already have. We have a very little idea as to what we actually have. So trading a bonafide NHL 2nd pairing defenseman, despite how you view him that's what Severson is, for more lottery tickets - which could very well turn out to be as you described the prospects we currently have, not great shakes, is insane.
And getting out-bid is one thing. But if Carlson doesn't want to come to the Devils then it doesn't matter how much money they throw at him.
I just don't get it. The team looks like they're ready to take a step forward, they already have this past season even if you think it was a fluke (which in some aspects it may have been), and this is a move that's a clear step backwards for the team in the immediate future. Like, I get some have soured on Severson beyond belief for some ridiculous reason but this is too much.
