The New Jersey Devils have traded defenseman John Marino and a 2024 5th Round Pick to the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for a 2024 2nd Round Pick and a 2025 2nd Round Pick.
The NJ Devils then drafted goaltender Mikhail Yegorov with that 2nd Round Pick.
Is Brett Pesce to the Devils a done deal?
Who will replace Bahl?
Why did the Devils draft another goalie?
I discuss all this and more in this video.
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Schmid and Holtz gone now. Cotter any good?
Picking a goalie doesn't mean they don't believe in the other goalies at all.
Something big is about to go down.
Devils have numerous holes up front. They need a third line center and a top forward is this being addressed?
Easy to see that these are salary dumps to sign Pesce (maybe Tanev, but I don't like his age). Alternatively, I think Matt Roy might be the play. Marino was good but a bit too easy to play against. Planning for today and tomorrow simultaneously.
Shmid is gone.
Welcome back Cotter.
Ace – not sure if you are old enough to remember that TV show.
Oh I'm expecting a hard rage cope over the Holtz trade.
Yegorov is a monster
Wow trading Holtz for cotter who’s just a third line guy at best Is highly
Questionable
Considering Smid is out the door now, this draft pick doesn't seem that bad to me. Poulter is not that great of a bet, so I'd say that Daws, Malek, and Yegorov you're betting on 3 future goalies. Allen and Makrstrom are going to be done in the not-so-distant future. Yegorov is going to be spending time in Boston University, so he won't be taking time away from the current goalies in the AHL. We can't keep complaining about not having goal-tending and then having bad luck with trading or signing free agents all the time.
Fitz should be fired today
I
Don’t trust him
On Monday
Gonna need another video
for HOLTZ and SCHMID 🫥
Theres gonna be a lot of content to cover these next few days!! haha excited to hear your thoughts on all this action, Ace. With Schmid gone, this move makes more sense now.
Thoughts on the holtz and schmid being traded?
Gotta chill out on the "edger, more violent" comment before you burst a blood vessel, bro lol. As you saw the rest of the draft pan out, that's all Fitz drafted. Even Cotter brings that edge for the bottom line. I reserve judgement until after free agent moves are made because that will tell you what plans were laid out and how it all pans out. The moves made today were clearing room of guys who were on the outs anyway or, like Holtz, weren't going to be playing top 6 minutes which is a waste of having him. (Plus the NHL didn't come clamoring for Holtz so getting a young guy to fill a need was smart). Schmid is out so getting that goalie in the 2nd was the right play, especially as one of the best available goalies in the draft.
We are set up for Pesce! Martin Necas could also soon be a devil too. I would really want to see that. Speaking of, when will Michael McLeod be back?
Well now we know why we drafted a goalie. Akira gone along with Holtz to Utah.
Holtz and Smidt are also gone. Goodbye Alexander and Smidt. Our playoff heroes
Marino, Holtz, & Schmid get traded for 🍆
FIRE Tom Fitzgerald 🔥 🗑
Coming from the future wait until you see halts and Akira!! Haha
Marino was great his first year. He had an off year last year. He’s a great defenseman I’m gonna miss him
Maybe the goalie depth is for future trades? TBH I’m not that educated in trades for any sport. I only love hockey and this is the first time I’ve ever paid this much attention.
We now have three 2nd rounders (if Allen doesn't play more than 40 games next year) as trade bait at the deadline. Not too shabby.
So now with 4.8 million cleared up including the Cotter trade. Wonder if Fitz will offer Burns 3 years @ 6 mill a season 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡
Dear Ace, i'm really loving all your videos and your passion for our beloved NJD. I'm a Swiss citizen and fan following our team since 2005. I really feel your frustration and understand your thoughts on the win now mode. It truly makes sense to me, however I believe you're really, heavily going for it this year as if there is no tomorrow in 1/2 years. The moves we have done thus far are not spectacular in the win now mode mindset, but I think they truly make us better along the way. I guess what i wanna say is that there might be a middle ground to it and it might not be as clear cut/going all in as you might wish. Our beloved NJD are well set for an amazing future! Let's go Devils! Great respect for your work ACE!
Zadorov reportedly wants more than the $5M a year Vancouver was offering, no thanks, he had a good postseason but he's a third-pair D, do not overpay.