#11 can land you Iginla or Helenius
You have a spot for Ghule but not Matheson ?
Guhle would fit onto the PK and a shutdown pairing with marino
Luke-Nemec
Siegs-Hamilton
Guhle-Marino
All would be played approximately evenly.
PP goes to Luke,Nemec,Hamilton
PK goes to Siegs,Nemec,Guhle,Marino
Up a goal holding a lead means more of Siegs,Guhle,Marino
Down a goal chasing means more of Luke,Nemec,Hamilton
I don't see a role for Matheson on the PP.
I'm not a fan of him at all on the PK (Guhle has concerns there too but I have faith in his 5v5 defense translating in a different system and is still developing)
And I don't like him with marino, wasn't a fan of the fit during the stretches they played together in pittsburgh
He would never get any PP time with the Devils his transition game is pretty good and the Devils do need that as Bahl and Smith can't pass at all. The 50% and Jets pick add to the appeal.
I would put this offer in the backpocket and call it plan C. The Devils are either trading that 1st as part of a goalie trade or potentially drafting Buium, Iginla, or Nygard.
If in the end we got Matheson and could manage to still use the Jets pick as a major piece of a goalie trade I wouldn't hate it.
I do like his transition ability but I wasn't a fan of him and marino together at all when they were in pittsburgh so idk how he'd fit on a pair there (I want to see luke and nemec together).