The New Jersey Devils offseason continues…
This morning on his “32 Thoughts” Podcast, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reported that the NJ Devils have been talking to a couple of teams about a potential Dougie Hamilton trade.
What does this mean for the New Jersey Devils?
Does Tom Fitzgerald have some tricks up his sleeve?
Will Dougie Hamilton start the season with the NJ Devils?
I play the “32 Thoughts” clip in this video and give my thoughts on the situation.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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23 Comments
keep Dougie
I would try and move him to Anaheim try and get Mctavish
I appreciate everything dougie has done for this team he’s a true devil he was the first big piece, but I think it’s more important to get a forward or center
Im pretty much with you. You only trade this dude if it makes the team better.
Who knows this might be the season the dougie bomb returns
Trading Dougie makes sense . Trading an expensive player that skills might be deteriorating is better a year earlier than a year late . Just like the time Nashville traded away Subban to us .
I think you are seriously mistaken thinking that an aging Dougie will be a long term solution, unless ur content for just making the playoffs
Dougie is still welcome here in Carolina! and would definitely be an improvement over Orlov, but damned if we're giving up a top 6 Offensive player.
That’s crazy if we trading Hamilton instead of palat we don’t need palat when need Hamilton for pp1 bc Luke barely slap shot the puck
I think Dougie was a key guy to the team, but since injuries has never been the same. Someone would have to fill his roles. I like our D depth, but need Kova and Dillon back in the lineup. Nice to someone who can bomb some shots in from the blue line
Ace
Where did you get those great cut-off shirts ? You had one the other day was red w/logo
Dougie and a second to Tor for Riley and MCMan.
I agree, Ace. I would prefer to keep Dougie one more year… Bc of what he brings on the pp, and to give Luke another full szn to step into the role.
Unfortunately, I do think the cap being what it is will prematurely force the move this summer. Fwiw, I think Dougie's value is higher right now than it would be hypothetically next year, though. It's the last year to make moves with a third team retaining salary easily (if that's what it would take to get a trade done). Also, if he has another injury, or even continues to show some issues with his shot post-pectoral tearing, that would decrease his value.
It'll be sad whenever his time inevitably comes to an end, but I hope it can lead to some immediate forward help (and later on a Quinn signing in 2027.)
bowen byran can be available. If somehow he agrees for 6.5-7M it would make some sense to get him in some sort of a 3-way deal as Buffalo doesnt need Dougie. They already have two super expensive D men. But this way Nemec should go
With Kovacevic out, im not too sure about trading Dougie until the TDL. And if they move him before then, they need a vet to come in to take pressure off Casey and Nemo
we better not trade dougie he litterally chose us in FA when nobody ever picks the devils and he’s an good player offensively im sure this year he’s going be good if healthy
I seem to always agree with even back to #TimoTime!!! Love Timo.
I think as an honest fan, Luke QB’ing the power play was not doing it for me, I think they are planning on Luke replacing dougie as the way they’ve been playing Luke
I love dougie and do not wanna see him go. Good locker room guy too.
kovacevic wont be there to start the season and fitzy didnt sound overly enthusiastic about him being back quickly once the season starts. 3 months or more of pesce nemec and casey as the right shot dmen is not an nhl caliber defensive lineup. not yet anyways. dougie absolutely can not be traded unless quinn is moving to NJ. i dont care what dougies underlying numbers and analytics are he still provides a lot of things that the devils will miss when hes gone, and if he didnt provide those things, teams would NOT be interested in trading for him…
Calling Hamilton a " beast" is laughable. He is soft for a man 6'5 , never uses his size. He is a valuable part as a PP but that doesn't warrant the contract he got. If you were honest, Hamilton did not turn out to be the defensive anchor they thought he was going to be. Not a player you build a championship team around.
Hey big devils fan here especially my 8 year old brother. He wants me to say keep dougie. Personally hes not a huge asset to the team in my opinion
I do hope Dougie gets traded . He’s been a loyal warrior but his biggest ( and possibly only ) asset , a shot from blue line , has been deteriorating fast and injuries have become a real problem . If I had to choose whom to get rid of , Palat or Hamilton , I would trade away Hamilton . More salary saved and Palat can play bottom six ( very expensive of course )
We have enough defensemen, the problem we have is scoring, we need a top 6 forward and if it means getting of rid of Hamilton so be it. Unfortunately, Hamilton is always hurt and Casey and Nemec deserve a chance to be in the lineup regularly soon.
Pleeeeasaasseee get us McTavish. Trading Dougie for the right player is the kind of edgy move that Fitzgerald needs to make. He's gun shy sometimes with trades. Obviously you want it to be for the right trade but look what Florida did for tkachuk. I'm not on the trade Dougie ASAP train but I am on the make this team better. Any means necessary train
I think Dougie has been hampered by his shoulder injury. His shot wasn't where it used to be last season .. so it's def worthwhile to see what's out there. But with our lack of scoring, we gotta trade point in with points out
Rumours of Hamilton connected with the Leafs… looking like the mock trade being talked about is Hamilton for a package of Ekman-Larson, Mcmann/Domi and other small pieces