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Nasty_Magician
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Some good stuff in here.
Devils open to trading down at 2018 Draft
"Well, it probably wasn't the type of conversation I had with Taylor, but I had a pretty frank discussion with [goalie Cory Schneider] after the season. I basically have higher expectations for him and so does he. I was real supportive in having this hip surgery done when it was done. Any sort of [ailment] that can take away from him being his best is an issue, but we need better and he knows that. But it's not like I'm mad at him. It's just something needs to change. Whether it's how he trains in the summer or something. When you turn 30-plus years old, guys need to do things differently. Lee Stempniak is a great example. The season before he came to New Jersey (2015-16), he started doing Pilates for the first time in his life, for a year, and he felt he had so much more energy (and played 63 games with the Devils). He had always been in good shape but didn't feel right, so he did something different. Anyway, there's a lot of support for Cory. We all want him to be the best he can be. He's insightful and wants to redeem himself next season. I'm hoping the surgery will provide him every avenue to do that. I thought it was a really good conversation and I think he thinks the same thing. It was really productive and honest back-and-forth dialogue."
And this:
Do you have any interest in acquiring free agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk, who can sign with any NHL team?
"I've not reached out to Kovalchuk's representatives and I've not heard from them, so there you go."
Devils open to trading down at 2018 Draft
"Well, it probably wasn't the type of conversation I had with Taylor, but I had a pretty frank discussion with [goalie Cory Schneider] after the season. I basically have higher expectations for him and so does he. I was real supportive in having this hip surgery done when it was done. Any sort of [ailment] that can take away from him being his best is an issue, but we need better and he knows that. But it's not like I'm mad at him. It's just something needs to change. Whether it's how he trains in the summer or something. When you turn 30-plus years old, guys need to do things differently. Lee Stempniak is a great example. The season before he came to New Jersey (2015-16), he started doing Pilates for the first time in his life, for a year, and he felt he had so much more energy (and played 63 games with the Devils). He had always been in good shape but didn't feel right, so he did something different. Anyway, there's a lot of support for Cory. We all want him to be the best he can be. He's insightful and wants to redeem himself next season. I'm hoping the surgery will provide him every avenue to do that. I thought it was a really good conversation and I think he thinks the same thing. It was really productive and honest back-and-forth dialogue."
And this:
Do you have any interest in acquiring free agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk, who can sign with any NHL team?
"I've not reached out to Kovalchuk's representatives and I've not heard from them, so there you go."