Devils can definitely accept that

i'd go with schneider as the backup and then if anyone like hellberg or whoever winds up on waivers they can grab them

Hellesson is a righty and is/was supposed to be closer to NHL ready than Forsmark. Also I don’t like the Varly deal given the fact they are retaining 50% and taking back a buried contract for a second round pick. Personally I’ve been toying with a Varly and Salo to LAK deal where the isles get back a righty d prospect, a backup goalie and Iafallo. I’m just trying to figure out what fair value would be.

Agreed. Skarek has looked the part of an NHL goaltender in the pre season, but his stat line in Bridgeport says otherwise.

Can get Reimer for less. Devs should make the playoffs but how far will they get? Varly if they were a fav, this deal is better suited for next yr. I think they will be using their picks this yer to land a winger in the Timo Meier mold.

Part of me wants to see what the kid has - Schneider is basically a player-coach at this point, so getting Skarek some NHL time lets you figure out if you need to actively pursue a backup goalie this summer or not. But yeah, not necessarily a dealbreaker in my eyes.



The 2nd would be a conditional 1st, like the MAF deal from last year - and I think this Devils team has a much better shot of getting to the conference final than last year's Wild team did. You take back Johansson to make the cap work, and Moynihan was a name out of a hat prospect - if the Devils were open to one of their mid-tier D prospects being included, I'd take that. The issue with trading Varlamov is his NTC - who even knows if he'd want to go out to LA. I'd wager that all the tri-state teams are *not* on his NTC, seeing as he really wouldn't need to uproot in the middle of the year - he just would have a slightly different commute. I also think Iafallo is a weird guy to target on the Kings - his production basically mimics what you're already getting out of Beauvillier.

Reimer has 10 career starts in the playoffs - and 7 of them came literally a decade ago. I agree that he'll cost less, but there's a reason for it - Varlamov is a guy who will be much more valuable to a team with playoff aspirations.

Iafallo has like 15 points in 20 games. It’s not a comparison imo. Also he’s a NY guy so you know that influenced my take lol.

As for prospects in NJ, the easy answer is I want Reilly Walsh. He isn’t gonna beat out Nemec next year, but he’s a totally capable third pair option imo.

Canes firmly pass. Mayfield is fine but he is what de Haan is. Big, strong physical defenseman that isn't the most mobile. Chatfield (whose played the bulk of the games at RD) is the polar opposite as a guy that cannot do anything but will beat you up and down the ice. They need a better mobile defenseman, not a better physical defenseman. Good idea, wrong player.

Yea I think that’s more than fair for Valrlamov. Might even expect more going the Isles way because it inlcudes a cap dump

That's why I threw Moynihan in there - at the end of the day, if this is a deadline deal, Johansson's deal is gonna cost pennies in terms of real money (his bonus was 70% of his pay this year), and I think teams that are moving higher cap players are going to be more open to taking back cap in this flat-cap world. I'd be all in on turning Patrick Moynihan into a Reilly Walsh if you think that's still fair.

I like that trade

Varly wont be the starter so its not worth the return. Honestly if they don't move Blackwood, we dont even need a backup.
1. Vitek, 2. Blackwood 3. Schmid

I think it would depend on Parise saying he wants to go chase a cup with the Knights - he doesn't have an NTC but I don't think Lou's gonna move him if Parise wants to stay in NY.



That trio has a combined 3 playoff starts between them - all Vanecek - and he put up an .855 SV% with a 4.25 GAA in those three games. I know the Devils are ahead of schedule, but I would think you'd want to have some sort of veteran depth back there in case of injury or ineffectiveness.

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As a Devils fan I have to disagree with your assessment here. Schmid is still to young and to inexperienced to be trusted in the postseason. I like the progress he made this year but we're still not at a point were we can trust him to be a sure bet for us. As with Blackwood.. Consistency is just to big an issue with him.

Varlamov would boost our chances of making some damage in the playoffs massively. He has shown that he can give a team average or even above average goaltending with consistency. And if the price is what is proposed here Devils would be stupid to not pull the trigger. Johnsson isn't trusted by management/ coaching staff anymore (so he has no value to us anymore) and Moynihan probably won't get a contract from the Devils anyways. And the pick is a late 2nd if we manage to get in..

Long story short: Devils would be stupid to not make this deal if that's what it takes. And since they don't give up any valuable assets and even open up some capspace there would still be room for someone like Timo.

Fitz doesn't want rentals. I think part of that is posturing but I dont see a big move in G

I would not give this years second, if they would consider next years sure. As constructed the Devs loftiest goals are the 2nd round and exit. They are not built yet for PO's, its as much attrition as it is talent, one we have the ability to do, the other not yet. As such a 2nd this yr is not worth it imo

If they make the postseason we talk about pick #49 at worst. Likely even later unless we drop of to the wildcard spots. That's not a valuable pick anymore. Even less valuable since it'd come with a big upgrade in goal. Devils would be stupid to not make this deal.

I dont see Fitz doing that. I get what youre saying I just dont see it happening.