Why are devils fans obsessed with trading for knight. No matter what weird argument like "oh he is stuck behind bob" or other crap you can come up with it isn't happening

Gee a 23 year old Rasmussen for a 31 year old Haula, Yeah Detroit will pass on that one.

Swap Ras with Erne and you have yourself a deal!

Holtz?

Also I don't understand the impetus behind any of these moves

Yeah I'm not sure they do that either.

Not 100% either, but hauls would fetch way more at the deadline and it was a quick response. Taking time to look at it, one of two things would happen. First would be Veleno sent down. Second would be another trade to free up a spot for Haula.

Not sure the flip for pick would justify one of those two things.

Ducks are out, needed to make this trade before we got Kulikov.

A swap between Wood & Girgensons could make sense for the Sabres, but i don’t think the defensemen swap works
We’re already light on RH defensemen, so i doubt we’d be interested in swapping a RH guy for a LH one

Take out Girgensons and Groleau, make it Fitzgerald for Wood.
Make your GM happy!

Detroit declines. Not trading Ras and not interested in either piece coming back.

1. Devils goaltending was a disaster last year.
2. Devils may have a surplus dman or two soon.
3. Florida is in win now mode and needs a dman or two.
4. Knight is an RFA next year that could command $5m+ a year
5. $14-15 million is an expensive goaltending tandem.
6. Florida needs cap space this year and probably next.
7. Did I mention, Devils goaltending was a disaster last year.
8. Thatcher Demko signed 5 x $5 million after 59 starts.
9. Spencer Knight has same agent as Demko.
10. Knight grew up about an hour from NJD facilities.
11. Florida has $66m on the books for 2023-24, with holes to fill on blueline.
12. Knight is close with Jack Hughes.
13. Bobrovsky isn't going anywhere with full NMC
14. Florida has no 1st round picks, only two 2nds, in next few years.
15. Florida also has thin prospect pool.
16. Devils have plenty of picks, prospects.
17. Devils goaltending was a disaster last year.

I don't think Devils fans have been obsessing, but it seems like a logical fit for a trade.

Knight isn't gonna get 5+ million with 30 games of a .908 save percentage last year. That's ridiculous. And I don't care how terrible New Jersey is, or if he at one point lived nearby. Cap is not gonna be an issue for the Panthers, and bob will be moveable in the last couple years of his contract when his NTC starts.

You know what would be an incredible idea? For a team with few first round picks, and a thin prospect pool, to trade one of their most promising young players! ****in genius.

Demko had .911 in 59 starts when he signed 5x$5m.
Knight puts up .913 in 23 games, he has identical numbers.

(And same agent)