Just to wait for buffalo goes for bobby ryan....

Seeious... keep half of his salary for a struggeling jeff skinner...
or
Dorian would need to include both of his kidneys in a trade for a conditional 7th rounder if ryan scores 100 points with sabres lol

Buffalo could turn him before the deadline. He belongs on a contender.

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NJ loses the trade because they got virtually nothing for Wayne Simmonds.
BUF loses overall because they have absolutely no business adding a UFA.

Buffalo's division rivals win as a whole ... just like they won the Jeff Skinner trade.

I'm surprised Simmonds didn't get more for the Devils, but for Buffalo i don't get it either.

I thought the Devils wanted to extend Simmonds at a reasonable AAV. Why dump him for a meaningless pick? It's not like they needed the cap space.

The 3% chance that the 5th round pick ever plays an NHL game is well worth the cost of acquisition. For a team that at least needs some sort of hope and life, why not make a low risk add? Why not give the fans something positive to talk about? Maybe he rediscovers his old form and plays like a solid top six forward. Maybe he plays as a meh third liner. Who the hell knows? This is a worthwhile move for them. We're one Jack-Eichel-goes-Jesus-Christ stretch towards talking about Buffalo sneaking in the playoffs. If Simmonds can help that out in any way, it's a good trade.

i think its a wash trade NJ just wanted anything back to help futures and buffalo wants the team to try and play hard right to the end even if they miss.