When a team drafts a player, they draft their rights. However, those rights are mostly limited as the team eventually has to sign them or not. With the Top 25 Devils Under 25 poll ongoing, this post goes through the young players who are signed by the New Jersey Devils, who has rights that will expire, and who has rights that will not.
The NHL Trade Deadline is in two weeks. Here is a New Jersey Devils trade preview as well as a listing of all of the issues involved in making a trade in the NHL.
On Thursday, the New Jersey Devils announced they signed Topias Vilén to an entry level contract. The move signals the beginning of the 2022 offseason for the Devils - which will contain some minor moves to be made among bigger decisions.
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Welcome to the first of three main events of the 2021 offseason. In about an hour, the Seattle Kraken will begin to announce their inaugural roster. We will find out which member of the New Jersey Devils they will take. We will learn about what side deals teams have made with Seattle. We will begin to identify who was not picked but exposed and wonder if General Manager Tom Fitzgerald should inquire about those players. It all starts tonight. This is your Open Post for it.
The Time: 8:00 PM ET
The Broadcast: TV - ESPN2, Sportsnet 1, SN NOW, TVAS
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