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Todd Cordell
New Jersey Devils
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 09.05.2011

May 26 @ 11:10 AM ET
Todd Cordell: The New Jersey Devils should inquire about Nino Niederreiter
Flamin_Irishmin
Calgary Flames
Location: Victoria B.C., BC
Joined: 09.15.2015

May 26 @ 12:10 PM ET
Todd Cordell: The New Jersey Devils should inquire about Nino Niederreiter
- Todd.Cordell

Thanks Todd!

I like the idea of it but I really don't see them moving Nino. He's a key cog in the organization and a really good player. I would try to move Zach and his contract out of town way before Nino. Maybe to the Yotes', I don't know.
TwoPumpChump91
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 03.04.2016

May 26 @ 12:11 PM ET
I was thinking the same thing. I also like brodin, just not sure what we could offer. What do you think a fair offer for wither would be, Todd?
CaptCrankypants
New Jersey Devils
Location: None of your business
Joined: 04.27.2014

May 26 @ 12:46 PM ET
I'd love to see Neiderreiter in NJ. I wanted that move to happen last year prior to the expansion draft, actually. But even if you eat the Ennis contract, which I'm also perfectly ok with, what goes back the other way?

They say they want to take a step forward, not rebuild. I think they probably want to add up front given they don't have a top-end forward besides Staal really (I think their blue-line is super overrated besides Spurgeon, but I doubt the Wild front office agrees). But the Devils don't really have the pieces to entice anyone. Pavel Zacha isn't getting it done. Johansson is a year away from UFA and has a NTC, Palmieri isn't going anywhere, and even if he waived his NTC, I doubt Minnesota is looking to get even older and slower, so Zajac is probably not appealing either.

The only way I see it working is if they think they have a really good shot at Tavares and just want to clear salary to make it work. Then you can probably get something done with just futures and eating the Ennis contract.
shvingter88
New Jersey Devils
Location: Puljujarvi makes draisitil and mcdavid better, CT
Joined: 10.12.2009

May 26 @ 3:16 PM ET
Todd Cordell: The New Jersey Devils should inquire about Nino Niederreiter
- Todd.Cordell

Eh
Pomegrant
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 01.18.2010

May 26 @ 6:50 PM ET
Eh
- shvingter88

you gotta believe in getting more Swiss dudes
smellmyfinger
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 07.28.2011

May 26 @ 6:54 PM ET
you gotta believe in getting more Swiss dudes
- Pomegrant



We are Swede depleted on D. I want Rasmus Sandin in the draft.
Pomegrant
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 01.18.2010

May 26 @ 8:32 PM ET
We are Swede depleted on D. I want Rasmus Sandin in the draft.
- smellmyfinger

Switzerland is the new sleeper country for the draft.
shvingter88
New Jersey Devils
Location: Puljujarvi makes draisitil and mcdavid better, CT
Joined: 10.12.2009

May 26 @ 10:20 PM ET
you gotta believe in getting more Swiss dudes
- Pomegrant

Nico for patrick
smellmyfinger
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 07.28.2011

May 27 @ 12:00 PM ET
Switzerland is the new sleeper country for the draft.
- Pomegrant



The Finns 15 minutes is already up.
CaptCrankypants
New Jersey Devils
Location: None of your business
Joined: 04.27.2014

May 27 @ 1:14 PM ET
The Finns 15 minutes is already up.
- smellmyfinger

It's not 1988, so yes, it is.
smellmyfinger
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 07.28.2011

May 27 @ 1:26 PM ET
It's not 1988, so yes, it is.
- CaptCrankypants


6 first rounders last year, 4 the year before.
CaptCrankypants
New Jersey Devils
Location: None of your business
Joined: 04.27.2014

May 27 @ 1:43 PM ET
6 first rounders last year, 4 the year before.
- smellmyfinger

Exactly. It's not a sleeper country.
smellmyfinger
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 07.28.2011

May 27 @ 5:09 PM ET
Exactly. It's not a sleeper country.
- CaptCrankypants



Ahh, my bad, I thought you meant their 15 minutes of importance ended in 1988.
MartysBetter88
New Jersey Devils
Location: 94Nevermore, NJ
Joined: 07.01.2010

May 27 @ 5:24 PM ET
I'll take Nino, and yes, Toews and Carlson. Just gimme the players. Not thinking Zacha becomes anything more than a 2nd liner at absolute best on his best day, and McLeod.. yes we haven't seen, but what he's done so far isn't exciting me. Toews, Nino, Carlson will solve many problems and maybe make us a top 5 team in the East instead of bubble team?
Pomegrant
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 01.18.2010

May 27 @ 5:38 PM ET
Wanting Teows is like wanting another Zajac with an even worse contract. yeah no thanks.
smellmyfinger
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 07.28.2011

May 27 @ 6:00 PM ET
I'll take Nino, and yes, Toews and Carlson. Just gimme the players. Not thinking Zacha becomes anything more than a 2nd liner at absolute best on his best day, and McLeod.. yes we haven't seen, but what he's done so far isn't exciting me. Toews, Nino, Carlson will solve many problems and maybe make us a top 5 team in the East instead of bubble team?
- MartysBetter88



Dude you just spent 16 mil in cap space on Teows and Nino before adding Carlson.
CaptCrankypants
New Jersey Devils
Location: None of your business
Joined: 04.27.2014

May 28 @ 10:07 AM ET
Wanting Teows is like wanting another Zajac with an even worse contract. yeah no thanks.
- Pomegrant

They've actually had similar career arcs. Obviously Toews is and was at a different level, especially at his peak, but it's a good comparison in terms of they're both 2-way centers whose offense declined way earlier in their careers than you'd expect. He's now 30 and getting paid like a Hart trophy caliber player, which he hasn't been for about 3-4 years.

OTOH, Toews is still a play-driver and is still a 50+ point player. If he wasn't 30 with 5 years left on his deal, I'd actually be interested. If it was even just 3 years, I'd say Shero should go for it (if it weren't for the expansion draft coming up anyway). Remember that even though it's Toews, it's still a bad contract so (assuming Shero isn't an idiot) acquiring him would mostly just cost cap space.
shvingter88
New Jersey Devils
Location: Puljujarvi makes draisitil and mcdavid better, CT
Joined: 10.12.2009

May 29 @ 3:42 AM ET
Wanting Teows is like wanting another Zajac with an even worse contract. yeah no thanks.
- Pomegrant

But jt is overrated so
PapaSquat
Florida Panthers
Location: NY
Joined: 06.02.2015

May 29 @ 10:37 AM ET
Nahhh - take some time off brah, it's the summer
MannySilvers
New Jersey Devils
Location: ROCK LAND, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

May 29 @ 10:45 AM ET
I'm down just because I like the idea of Nico and Nino on the same line. Cangi will have fun with that one.
Leniwm1
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Joined: 02.24.2015

May 29 @ 11:04 AM ET
If nino comes aboard, with Mueller and Nico, get your Swiss Flags everyone!
Pomegrant
New Jersey Devils
Location: NJ
Joined: 01.18.2010

May 29 @ 11:49 AM ET
I'm down just because I like the idea of Nico and Nino on the same line. Cangi will have fun with that one.
- MannySilvers

this sounds so much better than "tootoo to ruutu".
MartysBetter88
New Jersey Devils
Location: 94Nevermore, NJ
Joined: 07.01.2010

May 29 @ 9:26 PM ET
Dude you just spent 16 mil in cap space on Teows and Nino before adding Carlson.
- smellmyfinger


we're fine. gimme ALL the playerz!
shvingter88
New Jersey Devils
Location: Puljujarvi makes draisitil and mcdavid better, CT
Joined: 10.12.2009

May 29 @ 9:32 PM ET
we're fine. gimme ALL the playerz!
- MartysBetter88

Toews