New Jersey Devils: Reilly Walsh-Shane Bowers Trade Works For Both Sides

The New Jersey Devils announced they were trading defensive prospect Reilly Walsh to the Boston Bruins for center Shane Bowers. On paper, it looks like the Devils dumped a relatively young defenseman for almost nothing. Walsh looked quite good that past two seasons, scoring 43 and 41 points for the Utica Comets. Despite his prowess, he only got one game of NHL action. At 24 years old, the Devils decided to cut bait.

The return, admittedly, is not great. Shane Bowers is a former first-round pick who flamed out of two organizations. He spent a little over four injury-riddled seasons with the Colorado Eagles before he was traded to the Boston Bruins organization for Keith Kinkaid (who just…