Todd Cordell: Devils sign Kinkaid to two-year contract extension

Good for Kinkais. Hopefully Blackwood and Appleby Condi he to develop as well, this buys them some time.

Wedgewood really only has one impressive season on his resume and (while hurt for most of the season) wasn't good last year either. Kinkaid is the only in house option this year. At least until Appleby, Blackwood are ready (or Senn or Comier pan out).

I was hoping wedgewood would finally get his chance, I think he is the better of the two, and younger

Kind of surprised by this, I figured they would give Wedgewood a shot this year.

Hurts to see that Wild trade happen without us

Cammalleri getting bought out.

Cammalleri getting bought out.
- MannySilvers

and dsp. shattenkirk seems more and more likely.

and dsp. shattenkirk seems more and more likely.
- AkA

Plus with Buffalo trading for Scandella maybe they are a less likely destination for Shattenkirk.

Now Nico can be #13

and dsp. shattenkirk seems more and more likely.
- AkA

Lord, I hope so.

I don't get why we are buying Cammalleri out. Don't get me wrong, not a fan (and wasn't a fan of the huge contract that he signed), but we aren't a cap team. We were the 3rd lowest team, in terms of cap, with Cam AND Clowe on the roster...

I just don't see why it is needed. I would've been a bigger fan of trading him with 50% salary for a bag of pucks than this... but I guess no one was offering the bag of pucks for him


I guess we need to get a guy to play RW for us now

I don't get why we are buying Cammalleri out. Don't get me wrong, not a fan (and wasn't a fan of the huge contract that he signed), but we aren't a cap team. We were the 3rd lowest team, in terms of cap, with Cam AND Clowe on the roster...

I just don't see why it is needed. I would've been a bigger fan of trading him with 50% salary for a bag of pucks than this... but I guess no one was offering the bag of pucks for him


I guess we need to get a guy to play RW for us now
- IrischesGlueck

that or he said he wasn't going to give up #13.

I just read that Ray has been trying to trade him for a year with no takers.

I think Cammallerri was more about clearing up roster space for young guys than about cap. Maybe #13 was a small consideration...

that or he said he wasn't going to give up #13.
- AkA

That's the reason! It all makes sense now!?!

I just read that Ray has been trying to trade him for a year with no takers.
- gmarz16

Even still, why extend the cap hit if we didn't need the room?

Cammalleri getting bought out.
- MannySilvers

kind of in shock about this one. He had no trade value? Amazing, all of Lou's last signings were horrible. Onto bigger and better things.

Thanks Cammy for the service!

Would've probably kept Cammy, but I definitely don't mind. Thank Christ DSP is off the team.

Factoring in LTIR, that's $32 million in cap space. Assuming $5 million or so for house cleaning, that's a ton of money.

Once Clowe is on LTIR I believe we have over $30 Million in cap space? Just offer Kovy way too much money for three years and keep him here. Why not.

I now expect to see a lot of McLeod, Hischier and Q going forward.

I now expect to see a lot of McLeod, Hischier and Q going forward.
- willschulme

The hope is those three + Zacha are the core moving forward. Unfortunately none of them are sure things yet.

Even still, why extend the cap hit if we didn't need the room?
- smellmyfinger

Open a roster spot and get rid of a disgruntled veteran. He had two very good years here, but it's clear the injuries were starting to add up.

I just hope they don't go crazy in UFA outside of Shattenkirk.

Shero will likely use the cap space to aquire players via trades rather than UFA if I had to guess.

Open a roster spot and get rid of a disgruntled veteran. He had two very good years here, but it's clear the injuries were starting to add up.

I just hope they don't go crazy in UFA outside of Shattenkirk.
- CaptCrankypants

I'm still trying to come to terms that we'll even try to do that