Cory Schneider - Abdominal

[Axeman33]

https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1074695777539239938

#NJDevils news:
New Jersey has placed G Cory Schneider (abdominal strain) on injured reserve.

The club has recalled G Mackenzie Blackwood from @BingDevils (AHL). He will be at practice this morning.

[SeaDawg]

wow...Schneider is having a year to forgot...poor play, multiple injuries.

Three more years after this one with a $6 million cap hit, and Kinkaid is a pending UFA. I wonder what NJ will do this off-season. Kinkaid has earned a new contract with his play this year, but he is going to want a huge raise and I can't see NJ paying him what he deserves with Schneider still under contract for that long.

[Axeman33]

wow...Schneider is having a year to forgot...poor play, multiple injuries.

Three more years after this one with a $6 million cap hit, and Kinkaid is a pending UFA. I wonder what NJ will do this off-season. Kinkaid has earned a new contract with his play this year, but he is going to want a huge raise and I can't see NJ paying him what he deserves with Schneider still under contract for that long.

Definitely going to be an interesting off-season for NJ.

[ericdaoust]

I'd say his quality of play has been a real shot to the abdomen

[Moses]

wonder what NJ will do this off-season. Kinkaid has earned a new contract with his play this year, but he is going to want a huge raise and I can't see NJ paying him what he deserves with Schneider still under contract for that long.

The most intriguing idea that I have heard is to trade Schneider back to Vancouver for Markstrom. I think it makes some sense for both teams.

- NJ gets stability in net with Markstrom under contract for this year and next.
- Vancouver can start next year with a potential tandem of Schneider and Demko. Both have similar pedigrees and one may be a good mentor for the other.

I am sure that there needs to be other pieces included to balance out the deal and the contracts... But, I liked the idea when I heard it.

[rtstr]

I always liked Schneider. He's a class-act and his game used to be dynamite.

He's obviously not the player he was though. I hope the Devils trade him somewhere and so he has a chance to revitalize his career, but what would they really get for him? Any team that needs a goalie doesn't need a $6M broken one.

It's going to be an interesting offseason. Kinkaid has played well, but I disagree that he's earned a huge raise. He's really not that great of a goalie. He's only starting out of necessity and he'd be abackup to the vast majority of starters in the league.

[donpaulo]

I hope everyone trashing Cory had the chance to read EF 31 thoughts

next year he is going to rebound and will be a great sleeper pick

[Bomm Bastic]

I hope everyone trashing Cory had the chance to read EF 31 thoughts

next year he is going to rebound and will be a great sleeper pick

Yup, agreed. Just listened to the 31Thoughts pod and interviewing Roberto Luongo, he said it takes two years for goalie to recover from hip surgery. I have no reason to doubt him.

[donpaulo]

I've been saying this exact thing on this site for some time now

Glad the hockey "experts" are confirming my position

Rinne came back too soon and had a relapse. Schneider is no different

[Bomm Bastic]

I've been saying this exact thing on this site for some time now

Glad the hockey "experts" are confirming my position

Rinne came back too soon and had a relapse. Schneider is no different

...and Rinne went sepsis post-surgery which exacerbated and prolonged recovery from his primary injury, not to mentioned the increased time period for conditioning to get back to hockey-shape. Point being, I'm keeping Schneider stashed for now. He's a clear "hold" candidate in dynasty formats imo.