If I were Hughes I'd take it

Interresting trade, but I'm not sure what's the plans by Kent Hughes with that pick. Maybe trading it for a top-6 foward ?

If Habs take Levshunov or Parekh at 5, then I think they jump on this, even without the 3rd. Habs would select with #10 whoever is left from Iginla, Catton, Eiserman, Senneke, etc.

Not devils fans posting awful trades for NJD as usual

or maybe (and most likely based on other comments ive seen of yours), you have no clue about player value

Sure I'm no Devils fan but I thought this was fair value at the core. Also fits the needs of the team from my understanding..

Mike Matheson is useful to the habs for eating minutes.

He isn’t a good PP player and wouldn’t play on NJDs PP
He isn’t a good PK player and wouldn’t play on NJDs PK
he eats hard minutes 5v5 but he isn’t good defensively.

0 need for Matheson in NJD.

NJD needs a defensively sound LHD who can kill penalties at a high level.

Matheson isn’t that.

What LHD would NJ ideally target for similar value, who has similar term and perhaps AAV?

They have 2 of those in Bahl and Siegenthaler. Their issue was goaltending and without Hamilton, not having enough offensive firepower on Defence

Good thing Hamilton is coming back next year.

With Hamilton, Luke, and Nemec, that is more than enough offensive firepower.

Bahl and Siegenthaler would not both remain in the lineup, unless you’re suggesting the incredibly moronic take of benching Luke Hughes.

By acquiring Matheson you would be adding a 4th offensive dman, (5 once Casey comes along).

Siegenthaler had a significantly down year. He should bounce back with Hamilton but no guarantees

Bahl needs to be upgraded on. Maybe he can improve and develop, specifically as a passer, but he should be the 7D next year.

In terms of dman targets:

Higher price (1st+): Marcus Pettersson, Martin Fehevary.

Lower tiers: Dumoulin, Brodie, McNabb, TVR, Gavrikov.

NJD doesn’t necessarily need a long term target. A short term stopgap to let Siegs and Marino bounce back and Luke Casey Nemec and Bahl develop works just fine.

I’d also look to an LD as a potential draft target. Sam Dickinson would be ideal if he falls or as a target trading up

Hamilton has had 1 year of over 63 games once since 2019, his body then exploded the next season. With Matheson, you remove Bahl from the lineup. And Casey is 2 years out and probably a bottom pair guy anyways.

Hughes is also the only OFD on the roster. Nemec and Hamilton are 2 ways but youre an Hockeydb expert so points for a dman = OFD

I've seen a lot of NJD fans high on Dickinson and wanting to trade up for him.

So you remove bahl from the lineup I agree. But he needs a quality shutdown dman and quality PK guy as a replacement. Mike Matheson is neither.

If Hamilton gets hurt Casey fills that offensive role. Otherwise Hamilton fills that role.

Nemec is 100% an Offensive minded dman.
Hamilton is 100% an offensive D.

Again, NJD is not lacking in offense in the slightest.