The Devils continued their offseason makeover on Saturday’s Day 2 of the NHL Draft, freeing up some salary cap space—and roster slots--for whatever General Manager Tom Fitzgerald has up his sleeve when the league opens for free agency business on July 1.
I love the Silayev pick. Big fan of Buium (and Dickinson) but I think that Anton is going to be great. And of course I knew that Fitz had to love the guy even if the only stat he saw were his height and weight. The rest of the draft was pretty vanilla but there was definitely a pattern of the type/size of the pick that they were looking for. The Marino trade was a good return. The whole Holtz disaster is a bit troubling and confusing. Either there is something seriously wrong with his attitude or work ethic (which should have been taken in to account before drafting him) or it's NJs inability to develop young draft choices. Either way it's not a good sign of the inner workings of the FO. Whether it was the public down talking or absolute refusal to give him better/more ice time it was just very, very poor asset management. A little scared of the Pesce contract but I think Dillon will be a real solid add to the young D. Oh, well on to free agency! Hold on to your butts!
I love the Silayev pick. Big fan of Buium (and Dickinson) but I think that Anton is going to be great. And of course I knew that Fitz had to love the guy even if the only stat he saw were his height and weight. The rest of the draft was pretty vanilla but there was definitely a pattern of the type/size of the pick that they were looking for. The Marino trade was a good return. The whole Holtz disaster is a bit troubling and confusing. Either there is something seriously wrong with his attitude or work ethic (which should have been taken in to account before drafting him) or it's NJs inability to develop young draft choices. Either way it's not a good sign of the inner workings of the FO. Whether it was the public down talking or absolute refusal to give him better/more ice time it was just very, very poor asset management. A little scared of the Pesce contract but I think Dillon will be a real solid add to the young D. Oh, well on to free agency! Hold on to your butts!
Yup, seems like the Devils will be quite active tomorrow.