Future Goalie

Who do you guys think would take over for Brodeur once he retires?

Do they have anyone in the system?

Ari Ahonen always replaces him in NHL 06. :dunce:

Who do you guys think would take over for Brodeur once he retires?

Do they have anyone in the system?

I would say Jordan Parise , if he is ready.

jeff frazee or jordan parise............frazee is only a sophomore at UMinnesota but parise is graduated so who knows.

Parise

the closest they came to having a future franchaise goalie was dustin slade, but they only handed him a training camp invite

http://www.nhl.com/features/system/slade051506.html

Brodeur is signed for the next six seasons, so I don't think we really would know right now.

I would say Jordan Parise , if he is ready.Don't you mean if he is good enough? Ready shouldn't be the questiong.


Brodeur is signed for the next six seasons, so I don't think we really would know right now.You are right. The Devils next goalie couild be drafted in the next one to three drafts. The organization also still has the rights to University of Minnesota sophomore goalie Jeff Frazee. He will not be 20 until May of 2007.


the closest they came to having a future franchaise goalie was dustin slade, but they only handed him a training camp inviteAnd now the Canucks have given him an invitation to camp, "Giants netminder Slade set to tryout for Canucks (http://www.cknw.com/news/sports_local.cfm?cat=7428436912&rem=43226&red=80143623aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=sports_local.cfm)."

the closest they came to having a future franchaise goalie was dustin slade, but they only handed him a training camp invite

http://www.nhl.com/features/system/slade051506.html (http://www.nhl.com/features/system/slade051506.html)
Wow. You make me laugh. :biglaugh:

Frazee is the next in line, but this season will tell us a lot as to if he indeed is ready to be annointed the heir to Martin Brodeur's goaltending throne. The Devils aren't that deep in goaltenders, and if Doyle is used a back up in New Jersey, things will be stretched even thinner. Only Parise and Jason Smith remain after Frazee.

With the Ahonen disaster, does anyone expect to see the Devils go after a goaltender high up in the draft this year?

Tyson Sexsmith and Brad Phillips both look like very, very solid candidates in the next draft. I'm extremely high on Phillips and have seen him play a few times and he looks like he has the goods. Should probably go mid to late 1st round.

Haven't seen Sexsmith yet, but he's very highly rated as well (seems to be upper half of the 1st).

With the Ahonen disaster, does anyone expect to see the Devils go after a goaltender high up in the draft this year?

Tyson Sexsmith and Brad Phillips both look like very, very solid candidates in the next draft. I'm extremely high on Phillips and have seen him play a few times and he looks like he has the goods. Should probably go mid to late 1st round.

Haven't seen Sexsmith yet, but he's very highly rated as well (seems to be upper half of the 1st).
With Broduer under contract through 2011-2012 I think we still have some time to look for a replacement. Sure goalies take a while to develop but I think we can get away with taking a goalie in two of the next three drafts. I still think our more immediate concern is defense. Looking at the future I can't see us taking another forward in the first round unless we have a shot at a Parise/Zajac/Bergfors-level prospect.

With Broduer under contract through 2011-2012 I think we still have some time to look for a replacement. Sure goalies take a while to develop but I think we can get away with taking a goalie in two of the next three drafts. I still think our more immediate concern is defense. Looking at the future I can't see us taking another forward in the first round unless we have a shot at a Parise/Zajac/Bergfors-level prospect.

The good thing about Phillips is that he'll be going to the NCAA and won't need to be signed in a few years. Even with Sexsmith, he'll be in juniors for a number of years.

With either of the top goaltenders next year they'll probably be ready to replace Martin. Maybe you also might need a one or two year stopgap, but it shouldn't be too long of a wait.

The good thing about Phillips is that he'll be going to the NCAA and won't need to be signed in a few years. Even with Sexsmith, he'll be in juniors for a number of years.

With either of the top goaltenders next year they'll probably be ready to replace Martin. Maybe you also might need a one or two year stopgap, but it shouldn't be too long of a wait.
I just don't think our hand is going to be forced to draft a goalie just yet.

I'm not very excited at the prospect of drafting goalies period, though. They are so young at 18 and so far from being fully developed it's much more of a crapshoot than any other position. Look at a guy like Lundqvist, he was a finalist for the Vezina and was a seventh round pick. Then look at a guy like DiPietro, a guy so good that Milbury dealt Luongo for him, six years later DiPietro is far from the goalie Luongo was at that age. Scouting for the other positions has been excellent over the last few years, there are not as many surprises as there used to be. The only wildcard was the changing of the rules that opened things up for a Gionta or a Prucha when scouts were putting so much stock in 6'5" pylons.

Wow. You make me laugh. :biglaugh:

cujo was undrafted too, not saying he's gonna achieve the amount of success cujo's achieved but he's at least worth a look

cujo was undrafted too, not saying he's gonna achieve the amount of success cujo's achieved but he's at least worth a look
Should have used Belfour as your example. ;)

That's okay, we signed another undrafted goalie from UND looking to follow in Eddie's footsteps.

How about one of Brodeur's sons taking the throne after he retires? :badidea: :biglaugh:

Assuming the Devils sign Jason Smith after this season, once that happens, the only goaltender currently in the system that wouldn't be in the pro's would be Frazee. I'd be downright shocked if the Devils didn't draft at least one goaltender next year. It isin't a great need with Brodeur still running the show, but they've got to start building up a little depth in the system.

cujo was undrafted too, not saying he's gonna achieve the amount of success cujo's achieved but he's at least worth a lookAnd we gave him a look. Obviously we didn't like him enough to put him on the roster. Now the Canucks can have a sniff.

The problem with Slade is that he's like 5'9"

The Devils future/next Goaltender is only about 13 or 14 years old right now

Lou will sign a vet like clemmy or dunham when the cap space clears i'm sure. Leaving parise & doyle in lowell. Flyer/Rags fans would love to see marty go down for a while. Trouble is Esche /Nitti aint all that much better than clemmy.

The Devils future/next Goaltender is only about 13 or 14 years old right now

Brodeur is going to play till he's 45/46? ;)

I'm fairly sure that the Devils will take a goaltender in the first two rounds in the next draft. As others have mentioned, that and defense are the two most suspect positions in the entire prospect pool. Even if Frazee turns into something at the AHL/NCAA level, who's to say what happens on the next level? I wouldn't hold my breath and count on Parise or Smith to be able to somehow be there if Jeff falters.

It would certainly be advantageous for the Devils to take a top flight goaltending prospect in either of the next two drafts (hell, do it in both drafts for some added depth).

The Capitals took two top goaltenders in this past draft in Neuwirth (who I was targeting for the Rangers) and Varlamov (the better of the two as of now). In one draft they added an incredible amount of depth to a position where they have a few prospects who aren't likely to be NHL regulars.

I'd definately look for the Devils to take a long, hard look at Phillips. He committed to Notre Dame and should be their top goaltender come 2007 or 2008. He was considering Michigan, but they already have Billy Sauer and it wouldn't be that great of a risk for Phillips to take with Sauer being their starter for next year and the fact that it is unlikely for Michigan to hand over the job to Phillips in place of Sauer.

Brodeur is going to play till he's 45/46? ;)



A 14 year old today will be 20 in 6 years when Brodeur will be 40 which is 3 years younger than Hasek and Belfour will be this season.

EDIT: The point was the Devil do not have to seriously think about another #1 for probably about 4 years.

A 14 year old today will be 20 in 6 years when Brodeur will be 40.

I'm going with the usual goaltending prospects becoming starters at 23/24 or so after a few years in the minors. :P

Lou will sign a vet like clemmy or dunham when the cap space clears i'm sure. Leaving parise & doyle in lowell. Flyer/Rags fans would love to see marty go down for a while. Trouble is Esche /Nitti aint all that much better than clemmy.

Then maybe you should have started Clemenson in the '04 playoffs.

Then maybe you should have started Clemenson in the '04 playoffs.

You're right...and you're cup from from '04 proves it.

The Devils future/next Goaltender is only about 13 or 14 years old right now

Damn. You beat me to it.