David Hale

[rpontbriand]

Being from the Colorado Springs area I was wondering how he was doing in camp / preseason. Any chance of him making the team?

A huge chacne of him making the team, very solid in all aspects of the game. I say he is our #5 this year, good choice for rookie of the year if he gets ice time.

[John Flyers Fan]

Originally Posted by JasonMacIsaac

A huge chacne of him making the team, very solid in all aspects of the game. I say he is our #5 this year, good choice for rookie of the year if he gets ice time.

I know Jackman won last year, but tough for a defensive defenseman to win the award.

[rpontbriand]

Originally Posted by JasonMacIsaac

A huge chacne of him making the team, very solid in all aspects of the game. I say he is our #5 this year, good choice for rookie of the year if he gets ice time.

That would be cool then I could say I played pickup hockey with two NHLers. Brian Swanson and David Hale.

[Joey24]

David Hale is going to be a solid defenceman for years to come. I think he will make the Devils defence this season as possably the #5 defenceman. I see him working up to the #4 spot ahead of Colin White. I seriously Doubt that Hale will get a chance to win Rookie of the year simply because the Devils defence is much deeper then Stl Blues was/is, there for making it hard for a 5th defenceman to get the ice time needed.

[jiggs 10]

Originally Posted by Joey24

David Hale is going to be a solid defenceman for years to come. I think he will make the Devils defence this season as possably the #5 defenceman. I see him working up to the #4 spot ahead of Colin White. I seriously Doubt that Hale will get a chance to win Rookie of the year simply because the Devils defence is much deeper then Stl Blues was/is, there for making it hard for a 5th defenceman to get the ice time needed.

Agreed, but I think he was talking about being New Jersey's rookie of the year, not the whole NHL's. I think.

I think if he plays with Niedermayer he will put up sililar stats to Jackman and has a good chance at the Calder.

[Rabid Ranger]

Originally Posted by John Flyers Fan

I know Jackman won last year, but tough for a defensive defenseman to win the award.

True, although like Jackman, Hale is underrated offensively and might put up enough points to get recognition.

[ttnorm]

Um, can we let him make the team before we nominate him for the Calder? He has got a ton of potential but is making a huge jump from NCAA dman (on an average defensive team) to the big show. Too much hype could hurt this kid with the fans. No need to rush this kid.

[DevilFisch]

Originally Posted by ttnorm

Um, can we let him make the team before we nominate him for the Calder? He has got a ton of potential but is making a huge jump from NCAA dman (on an average defensive team) to the big show. Too much hype could hurt this kid with the fans. No need to rush this kid.

I agree with this. I think Hale will be a solid d-man for the Devils for years to come, and I'm aware that he's performing well at camp; but he's got to stick with the roster before being a top anything for the season. Though, I don't think NJ will rush him. Has NJ ever rushed a prospect in recent memory?

[rpontbriand]

The couple times I played with him he was going MAYBE half speed. He has decent size with good speed. Very good stick handling for a d-man and a nice low shot. Again he was just toying with us but he seemed like he had potential.