Damon Severson was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets by the New Jersey Devils on Friday after signing an eight-year, $50 million contract with New Jersey. It has an average annual value of $6.25 million and runs through the 2030-31 season.
  • ancedactyl@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    As a Devils’ fan I wish him well, he was good when the team wasn’t. I’m glad he had one last run with them but the team has too many young players waiting in the wings to spend that much on a defenseman in his back years. Also the return was a 3rd which is much better than I had expected, I was thinking a 5th; 4th if they were lucky.

    • Thirdnipple79OPM
      2·
      1 year ago

      He’s a solid defenceman though? He’s only 28. This seems like a solid deal for the BJ’s?

      • ancedactyl@lemmy.ml
        3·
        1 year ago

        He’s a good 2-way defenseman, usually commits 1-2 gaffes a game which had put him in the doghouse with a lot of fans. Its certainly not a bad deal for Columbus by any means, but more than the Devils could afford to spend on him given their defensive pipeline.