The New Jersey Devils have 14 pending restricted free agents and 9 pending unrestricted free agents from last season’s team. This post previews the cap and roster situation that GM Tom Fitzgerald will have to manage with the internal free agents alone for the 2021 offseason.
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Sitting on his couch in a Newark hotel, Fabian Zetterlund s thoughts were drifting back to home.
He wasn t homesick. The 21-year-old Swede, a right wing in his second season with the Binghamton Devils, was in big brother mode. It s my sister s birthday today, he said. She s turning 17.
Zetterlund had made sure to send his best wishes to his younger sibling. He s hoping for more positive vibes as the B-Devils enter their stretch drive on an American Hockey League season that has been like none other.
The 2021 NHL Trade Deadline ended with the New Jersey Devils seeing Sami Vatanen claimed on waivers and sending Dmitry Kulikov to Edmonton for a conditional pick. This post goes over what the Devils did, what Tom Fitzgerald said in a post-deadline press conference, and what we could see next from the Devils this season.
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Welcome to the 2021 NHL Trade Deadline. Today is the last day for teams to register trades that will allow playoff participation. In other words, it is effectively the last day for trades to be made during the season. All deals must be registered with the league’s offices by 3 PM ET. Some may get reported a bit after then, but the deadline is with the league and that is a true deadline.
As with many recent seasons, the New Jersey Devils are mostly sellers. It will be tricky to do so this season. About half of the NHL is only cap compliant due to players on long term injured reserve allowing temporary space. Most teams have 48 or more contracts out of the maximum of 50 on the books. On top of that, there are rumors that the salary cap will not increase for 2021-22. The upcoming expansion draft for Seattle means 30 teams have to make sure they have players to meet the league’s exposure requirements. There is also a global pandemic know
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