Are the New Jersey Devils looking to land Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce?
Today on “32 Thoughts”, Elliotte Friedman said “he suspects the Devils are one of the teams in on Brett Pesce.”
You can hear the whole Devils segment on the show below (43:08 mark):
I discuss the possibility in this video.
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The Devils will sign Brett Pesce from the Hurricanes, so he will pair with Luke Hughes.
He’s a better fit then zadorov he blocks shots
Pesce would be a solid addition fs. I want to see Noesen back…. Would be a great sandpaper add on the fourth line
I'm down to get Pesce, but do we just maroon Nemec to third pairing minutes until Dougie declines then? And what do we do with Marino and eventually Casey?
Id rather zadarov hes a monster was even bwtter in the playoffs
Would love pesce
Nikita Zadorov! Guy has size! 6'6. Over 200 lbs. I know you mentioned him several times.
When you play in Carolina, Florida, or Tennessee, you keep more of your money.
I live about thirty minutes from PNC arena so I’ve seen a lot of him play . Pesce is a beast
I like Pesce replacing Marino, but the added salary, even with a swap out, is a concern – especially when NJ has a more pressing need at LD with an active opening. I'd be happy to acquire Dillon or Walker bc of that, while also contributing some grit. Skjei would be great, but lacks the sandpaper, will cost a lot, and is the bell of the ball. Lots of good RDs out there 7/1, though – we'll see what Fitz does.
5 mil is the max I’d pay for him but 7 mil is a hard pass
Ideally we can sell off either Marino or seigs and have pairings of
Dougie- Luke
Pesce-nemec
Marino or seigs – Casey
I thought Pesce was a RD but… ok!
Another Pesce in Jersey? Maybe he can meet with Joe and he can learn to straighten out opponents with a simple baseball bat….that would be entertaining..#BringBradytoNJ
Pesce and Dillon would be great. Would love to trade Seigs to free up some $$
To be fair I'm not up to speed on the defensive players at the moment but wouldn't it be a kick in the taint to Ranger fans if the Devils signed Lindgren. I'm not saying he would fit or anything like that. I'm talking purely hypothetical how it would incense the Ranger fans to see him cross the Hudson for New Jersey. HAH! That made me smile.
Kewp up the good work. Stay consistent and get the best devils podcast following.
This better be just smoke ! Getting Pecsi makes not much sense . Allocating $$$ for both Hamilton & then Pecsi plus paying Nemec in a couple yrs is way too much . Plus then they got to get rid of Marino. They really need to get two Defensive left handed Dmen . If they do get rid of Marino , they got the luxury of moving Luke to the right side . Thinking Zanderoff , Brenden Dylan … 3rd pairing return of Kulikov
Pesce or Skjei from the Canes would be great.
id much prefer the devils
sign brenden dillon 2.8×2
trade for a legit top 4 Left shot Defensive defensman
ship out siegs
than ship out marino and over pay pesce to be a borderline 3rd pairer for us outside of maybe this upcoming season
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i like zadorov but is he a top pairing guy? ( hes had like one season over 19 mins in chicago)
skjei will get overpaid
and every one else id say isnt really a big upgrade so i feel like that last defensive peice needs to come via trade
i have no idea the availability of these guys but im hammering for guys like jonas brodin marcus pettersson kaiden guhle etc
however i realistically think that making playoffs will not be a problem so id atleast maybe see if siegenthaler can be the shutdown guy we all remember he was and if hes not just go for a D at the deadline.
i think adding physicality and veteran leadership throughout our forward core and finishing that out is the most pressing issue for this offseason
sign stamkos 6×3
trade whatever is takes for lawson crouse
sign carrier 2×3
sign perry .975×1
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every line has atleast one tough "sandpaper" guy thats annoying to play against + there is 4 and possibly soon to be 5 cups added to the roster with those moves
If Fitzy can get him at an affordable cost, then I'm all for getting Pesce. However, I think another team is going to throw a lot of money at him and that's where he's going to end up. I know I reflect a lot of people's opinion by saying that Zadorov is my #1 defenseman target as not only would he fit exactly what NJ needs on the backend, but there was already mutual interest before he got traded to Vancouver. He might be easier to sway towards coming to the Devils and shouldn't cost a fortune to get him.
Pesce would not be a mistake. I just consider him an option.
I believe our future success comes from brutal shut down defense with fast forechecking and high scoring offense, backstopped by very solid tending.
The pieces are coming in. I will see what Fitz puts together.