Remove the flyers 2nd or pens pass easily

No.

Clown? Bahl blows! Every thread you comment on is completely wrong! Every damn one. Pettersson is a top pair d man in Pittsburgh. Hatakka was far better in 12 games than Bahl in most of them. Less physical, what did Bahl do this year that was physical, nothing! Who said anything about speed? It's skill, something Bahl continues not to show. You're against swapping a 6'6 230 guy who plays like he's 5'8 175 for a first pair d man earning sub $5M. Great job, if we follow you it'll be another 10 yrs. before we compete.

@Whale nice idea, gotta get D better, Luke's a couple away from being the guy we need

Ideally I’d like to keep Siegs.

If we can I’d keep it simple. Bahl+25 1st for Pettersson

Siegenthaler and Bahl is a little much.

Problem is that first for a G more than likely, but I agree. Add to the Bahl pkg, they need to get younger

I gIve you credit for an interesting trade.

I don't think it's a bad package for either team.
I'm inclined to say I would give this a go for PIT.

Bahl is 2nd on the Devils in hits, I doubt Smith resigns, Mcloed is out, and MacDermid is only playing 5 mins a night. Bahl isn't that physical but at this point its him, Bastian, and Lazar for the Devils. L Hughes, Hamilton, Marino, and Nemec aren't really physical.

Also Bahl will be 24 next year and just played 82 for the first time, you have to think he will come back better next season. It took 5 seasons after Petterson got drafted for him to play a full season, let Bahl develop.

We do agree the team needs more hits
How long are willing to wait on Bahl? Hattakaa looks really no different

I'd really like to see Seigs somewhere else. He is not a 1 A defenseman.

I figure Reilly Smith, like Holtz, needs a new place. You can put him on the right or left. Maybe even second line. AG maybe 2nd line ready. If not, throw Smith on the second line or Haula, Then Move Palat to 4th line.

I like Bahl's floor a lot, I see him as a Scott Mayfield player: ideally a bottom pairing physical dman that can step up into top 4 if needed. I'd keep Bahl as long as he is fine with that role and doesn't ask for anything over $3 million a year.

Hattakaa looked good as well, but I think he might clear waivers at the beginning of the year unlike Bahl. So I assume he gets sent down and its Sieg- Hamilton, Hughes -Marino, Bahl -Nemec to start. Maybe they keep him as the 7th, but I'd rather they resign Desimone and try and let Hatakka play in the AHL.

He cannot step into a top 4 role. He can barely even play in a bottom pairing role without a top pairing caliber dman like Severson to carry him

Wheres the physical though? As Gibb said above, he cant handle it. I'd rather move him with adds to get a lefty who can and let SH be what you want Bahl to be at less more than likely

He fills the bottom pairing role for me, most hits by a defensemen on the Devils, only Dman with a positive (+1) plus/minus, blocks shots, plays PK minutes, and will fight. That's it, not every Dman needs to put up points like L Hughes/ Hamilton.

Right now is Bahl a top 4 Defenseman on a Playoff team, no but I think he could fill that role if needed to do injury and he still can develop.

As for Hatakka, I still like his game. After this season though I would be very surprised if any rookie/inexperienced Dman plays major minutes next year with how bad letting Greaves and Severson ended up hurting the Defense this year.