Why Devils’ Tom Fitzgerald didn’t trade Ryan Murray ahead of NHL deadline | 4 takeaways
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New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald explains why the team didn t move defenseman Ryan Murray ahead of the NHL trade deadline.Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media
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But as the 3 p.m. deadline came and went on Monday, one notable name remained on the roster: defenseman Ryan Murray.
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Fitzgerald flipped a fifth-round pick to bring Murray to New Jersey during the offseason. Prior to the deadline, he had conversations with teams about the former No. 2 overall pick before ultimately standing pat.
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The New Jersey Devils are hosting an opponent at the Rock.
The opponent gets up early in the game as the Devils struggle to do basic things like move the puck up ice or register a shot on net.
The opponent builds up a lead that for most teams would not be the end of the world but for a team whose finishing has been lacking at times, it feels like it is.
The Devils manage to get close in the game or even tie it up.
What to expect from Devils on final day before NHL trade deadline
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New Jersey Devils defenseman Dmitry Kulikov (center) could be a possible trade candidate on Monday ahead of the NHL trade deadline.Michael Dwyer | AP Photo
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The NHL trade deadline is here, and the Devils have just a handful of hours left to make their final moves.
Before the deadline passes at 3 p.m. on Monday, GM Tom Fitzgerald will certainly be busy attempting to finalize any deals. He already made his big splash of the deadline by moving Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac to the New York Islanders last week, but there are still some smaller moves capable of getting done.
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The Capitals in win-now mode traded wingers Jakub Vrana and Richard Panik, a 2021 first- and 2022 second-round pick to Detroit for Mantha, who at 6-foot-5 and 234 pounds fits in with their heavy approach. The 26-year-old is signed for three more seasons at a salary-cap hit of $5.7 million.
Washington made the move after the other playoff teams in the East Division all made additions. After the New York Islanders got forward Travis Zajac and Kyle Palmieri from New Jersey, the Boston Bruins acquired Taylor Hall, Curtis Lazar and Mike Reilly, and the Pittsburgh Penguins added Jeff Carter.
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The Florida Panthers paid a bigger price for Sam Bennett than the Boston Bruins did for Taylor Hall, sending a 2022 second-round pick and 2020 second-rounder Emil Heineman to the Calgary Flames for the 24-year-old forward and a sixth-rounder.