The Devils are not a rebuilding team that they would trade a player for picks like this. It really comes down to Seamus Casey replacing him by then.

Casey and Marino are very different types of player. Given how many offensive guys we have, Marino would be more important to the team

I think the only way things change actually is if Nemec becomes the premiere shutdown guy and replaces Marino, and then Casey is more a high end 3rd liner. No idea what Hamilton will be by then.

Nemec is a unicorn in that he plays like an old-school rover. We can't rely on a guy to be a shutdown presence if he's below the offensive goal line every third shift.

Freudian slip there on "Casey is more of a high end 3rd liner". Casey unironically should be tried as a forward.