Surprised to see so many "NO" votes here. I'd love to hear the justification. Worst case: He puts up mediocre numbers and they move on next season. He's always gonna bring the physicality and competitive edge he's always brought. Very little down side here.
Surprised to see so many "NO" votes here. I'd love to hear the justification. Worst case: He puts up mediocre numbers and they move on next season. He's always gonna bring the physicality and competitive edge he's always brought. Very little down side here.
Yes, he will bring competitive edge and is an absolutely great guy. Love Wayne for his character, period. That said, do not expect production anywhere near a top 6. His past season was not pretty. He didn't work out in the PP specialist role with Nashville either. That last bit is troubling, as you'd like to think that element of his game should still be strong. Maybe he will bounce back there, but 5v5 he should be in your bottom 6.
Yes, he will bring competitive edge and is an absolutely great guy. Love Wayne for his character, period. That said, do not expect production anywhere near a top 6. His past season was not pretty. He didn't work out in the PP specialist role with Nashville either. That last bit is troubling, as you'd like to think that element of his game should still be strong. Maybe he will bounce back there, but 5v5 he should be in your bottom 6.
He will almost def. play a 3rd line/2nd PP role in NJ. He doesn't fit in the top six w/ Hall-Nico-Palms and Bratt-Hughes-Coleman as my projected top 6. But Coleman could drop to the 3rd line, too. We'll see what happens. But the Devils should be much improved from last year.
Low risk high reward. The Devils think they're in the playoffs and also they're that much closer to inking Hall. It's certainly exciting to watch New York rivalry this coming season!
Surprised to see so many "NO" votes here. I'd love to hear the justification. Worst case: He puts up mediocre numbers and they move on next season. He's always gonna bring the physicality and competitive edge he's always brought. Very little down side here.
He takes lots of bad penalties. I wouldn't pay 5mil for a guy that is going to cause my team that many pp goals against. Not worth it. But ya, it's not a bad contract if you only consider the Devils cap space and the term.
This is a great move for Simmons. Moves back to the Philly/Newark area where he does community work and gets a year to prove he's worth the risk for a team.