New Jersey Devils: Grading Trade Deadline Deals

The New Jersey Devils are sellers this season, and we’re here to review each trade they made during the NHL Trade Deadline, giving each a grade.

It has obviously been a very tough season for the New Jersey Devils. It was a season that had expectations to get back into the playoffs after a return to the postseason in 2018. Well, some injuries and bad luck have led them to be way out of the race come trade deadline, so they were forced to make some trades.

Some trades were seen as necessary because of the fact that the Devils will not be in the playoffs and can get assets for guys who are on expiring contracts.

Some of the trades began to come in weeks before the actual deadline on February 25th. This allowed the team to start to look at their young players and look forward to next season. They also had some pieces move out that can help some true contenders make deep playoff runs.

Some of these guys that were sent out were very good Devils. There should be nothing but love and respect from fans for most of them. Anyone that wears the red and black and represents it well should be respected. It is no one particular player’s fault that the season went like this, it was just a flawed roster with some unlucky situations.

After this season, it will be mostly about young players. The organization is loaded with them and they also have tons of money in cap space ready to spend. There is no reason to think that the future of the team is bright. There will always be growing pains but everyone should have a positive outlook for the most part.

In this, we will have a grade for every trade the New Jersey Devils have made during the trade season. Some of them were better than others, but there is no doubt that the future of the organization was kept in mind while making them.