Weaken your C depth to acquire an overpaid regressing defenseman to play his offside on a loaded defense? especially when Grizz is 3x better and left handed???

Nick Ritchie is not worth the 35th overall pick.

Not sure I understand this deal w/ NJD from either teams standpoint.

-Boston has no use for PK Subban, especially at $9 million for two more years. At this point PK is a cap dump whose offense is declining, while also being a liability defensively.

-New Jersey has no use for Krejci as he's a UFA after next season (and he probably doesn't waive his NTC anyways)

So lets just remove those two guys and what we have left is:

To Boston: Palmieri + Van 1st (mid-teens/early 20's)

To New Jersey: Bjork + Grz + Moore + 2nd (late round)

-Bjork + 2nd + Moore maybe gets you Palmieri (but I imagine Moore would need to be something slightly better)

-This leaves Grz for a 1st, which I think maybe a bit of an overpay.

Bruins reject the Devils trade
The RFA deals are off length / money wise
Chara gets too much $
Wagner isnt a 3rd liner, Senyshyn could make the roster, but wouldnt get 4th line minutes

Overall:, meh needs work

Devils trade makes zero sense for either team.

All spot on

Would love Palmieri in Boston. Subban just in a fast downslope.

Neither LA or OTT are going to trade away picks while they are basically in rebuild mode.

That NJ trade is something.
It's like both teams lose. How does a trade work like that.

OTT rejects,

Clifton would be the 6th best OTT RHD

Thats not worth giving up a 2nd for, let alone at our point in the rebuild

so do the Devils