New Jersey Devils: 5 Sabres Trades That Make More Sense Than Jack Eichel
By Nick Villano
Mattias Samuelsson
There are also trades where the Devils might be giving up NHL assets, and in that case, they should be looking at the Sabres defensive prospects. They have multiple prospects even beyond Dahlin. The very top of their prospect pool is Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn, and John-Jason Peterka. However, the Devils will be looking at the likes of Mattias Samuelsson, Ryan Johnson, and Oskari Laaksonen.
If the Devils were to target Samuelsson, then Buffalo would still be able to keep their top left-handed defensive prospect and their top right-handed prospect. Also, Samuelsson fits a lot better into the Devils’ needs. He is a big body who likes to stop goals more than score them.
He’s currently playing with the Rochester Americans of the AHL. He’s having a fine start to the season. There are seeds that show an NHL player in the near future.
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He’ll never be the Devils best defenseman, but he doesn’t need to be that. Basically, Samuelsson and Kevin Bahl would be a one-two punch to shut down opposing offenses. He wouldn’t get the Sabres a great player, but the Devils would be willing to listen when he’s involved in a trade. He’s the kind of prospect that the Devils could use to bolster the defensive ranks.