Confirmed with Link: Seamus Casey signs ELC with Devils

[Oneiro]

I'm not worried about the logjam at RHD. Marino has been uneven his entire career - if he's the 7D, that's not the worst situation.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Marino's the odd man out eventually probably if we're looking at the RHD. Nemec will be the top pair guy in a year or two, Dougie will be way more sheltered mins/ton of PP time, Casey will be a tweener being brought up slowly

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[Cheddabombs]

Looks like he was working out in Michigan this morning before signing lolol. Need some Devils merch asap!

 

[Better Call Sal]

I'm not worried about the logjam at RHD. Marino has been uneven his entire career - if he's the 7D, that's not the worst situation.

Yeah, I like Marino but if it ever comes to having to make a decision where Casey has played well enough to supplant one of our existing 3 RDs, he'll be the easy one to move on from.

 

[DVision44]

Casey is in one injury of Dougie away from NHL roster. Doesn't look like a hard path. Something similar happened this season as I remember. Casey is very young, so I don't see a problem. With signed ELC he is already our property. So I don't really care - better depth, better team. If he is good enough player, he will build his path to the roster and will benefit from the talented team. All of this "blocking" are in the fans minds.
AHL isn't the worst league to teach how to play physical, how to position in puck battles.

He said he likes how the Devils treat their young defenseman with the next man up mentality back in a Feb interview..

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[Emperoreddy]

Kid is going to be a stud

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

i don’t think Casey should or will be in the NHL next season, but i also don’t think Marino should consider his job safe. The logjam won’t be an issue.

 

[SansaStark]

Relieving news. And probably the best news we’ve gotten in a long long time

 

[Bcap88]

Can never have to many good defensemen


It will all work itself out naturally

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[tailfins]

I'm super excited about this, but I really don't think he and Marino are competing for much right now.

My sense is that Marino is our top RH PK and often takes the higher QoC D zone starts. (I didn't look any of this up - happy to be proven wrong).

Casey right now doesn't profile to be the same type of D. Of course, Marino was a puck moving RD coming out of college, so maybe things change in a couple of years?

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

I'm super excited about this, but I really don't think he and Marino are competing for much right now.

My sense is that Marino is our top RH PK and often takes the higher QoC D zone starts. (I didn't look any of this up - happy to be proven wrong).

Casey right now doesn't profile to be the same type of D. Of course, Marino was a puck moving RD coming out of college, so maybe things change in a couple of years?

Casey is no slouch on the defensive side of the game. Could see him being a solid 2 way defensman. As long as his skating is good he will be okay because his offensive ability and hickey sense are well above average.

 

[Ripshot 43]

Is it weird that my first reaction is to tell him that he’s saying his name wrong?

 

[forceten]

Is it weird that my first reaction is to tell him that he’s saying his name wrong?

Yes because he isn't saying it wrong

 

[Ripshot 43]

Yes because he isn't saying it wrong

Oh wait, the guy isn’t saying his own name wrong?

 

[forceten]

Oh wait, the guy isn’t saying his own name wrong?

Sometimes people do - often with Italian surnames they say them wrong. But not in this case. You didn't ask that though... you asked if it's weird you thought that. Yes, it's weird (in the "peculiar" meaning)

 

[Ripshot 43]

Sometimes people do - often with Italian surnames they say them wrong. But not in this case. You didn't ask that though... you asked if it's weird you thought that. Yes, it's weird (in the "peculiar" meaning)

I was just being “silly” and happy that he signed. Didn’t mean for it to be taken seriously.

 

[Cheddabombs]

I was just being “silly” and happy that he signed. Didn’t mean for it to be taken seriously.

There will be time for silly and happy when you finally sign your ELC. Though with how you've been sliding down our offseason prospect rankings I'm not holding my breath.

 

[forceten]

I was just being “silly” and happy that he signed. Didn’t mean for it to be taken seriously.

Well, see, this is why you're struggling to get a two way contract man.

 

[MartyOwns]

our defense is going to be stacked in a few years. it’s going to make gelinas and urbom look like gelinas and urbom.