I think this is a fair deal

I'm not sure why either team really considers this though -- seems like a lateral move.

Everyone talks about the trade, but has anyone else noticed a 1.5mx2 Matt Beleskey on the 4th line

And Jack Hughes..

Thats not enough for Bratt and Blackwood. Devils aren'r trading either Bratt or Blackwood

I'm convinced that this guy is a complete troll. Check out his contemporaneous Ducks and Kings posts. Look at the signings there, too, as well as the absurd trades.

Yes I saw that Kopitar trade lol.

Cbj wouldn't trade bjorkstrand unless a premier forward was coming back. He was nutty last year

Cbj wouldn't trade bjorkstrand unless a premier forward was coming back. He was nutty last year

Blackwood, Hischier, and Hughes (Hopefully Smith/ Holtz) are the core pieces. The Devils should be building around them not trading them.

CBJ wouldn't make this trade.

Bjorkstrand is a guy on an upward trajectory - the team sees him as having 30-goal potential based on how he's grown. Prying him from the team (that is starved for goal-scoring as it is) would require a gross-overpayment.

Blackwood doesn't really do anything for them. Trading one of Korpi or Elvis would mean the other one has been performed well enough to be the starter. Plus, They are confident enough in their goalie pipeline at the moment (Tarasov, Vehvilainen, Thome) that they don't really need Blackwood to come in and either be the backup, or pair for a 1A/1B situation. Him coming off his ELC and being due for a pay-rise also doesn't help when the team is going to have some tough contract decisions to make in the next 1-2 seasons.

The goalies are interesting, but the best player in the deal is Jesper Bratt. NJD decline.