New Jersey Devils: 3 High-Priced Options To Replace Corey Crawford

Jonathan Quick

I can hear the sighs already, but before you leave, this might be a move the Devils want to make. Why? I’m not really sure, but let’s try to make sense of this.

The Devils need a goalie, and Jonathan Quick showed flashes last season of still being decent at times. Overall, he’s slightly below average, but asking him to play once a week instead of being the steady hand in net might help him get better.

Still, this one is definitely the worst choice on the list. The Los Angeles Kings have one of the best prospect pools in the NHL. Would they be willing to trade one to get Quick off the books for the next three seasons? They better be, or this trade talk is pointless.

The New York Rangers had to give up a 2nd-round pick just to get one year of Mark Staal off the books. There’s no way the Kings are going to give up their 1st-round pick just to get Quick to another team, even if he does have three years left. Prospects are a much better place to start.

So, which ones would they be willing to give up? Quinton Byfield, Arthur Kaliyev, and Alex Turcotte are off the table completely. They will hang up the phone if you offer a good return. This one would be bad. Defensive prospects Jordan Spence and Helge Grans are intriguing options. Not sure if the Kings would give them up, but that’s what it would take to get a Quick deal done, and then it still might not be worth it.