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New Jersey Devils: 3 Trade Packages For Zach Parise

By Vincent Parise

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 20: Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the game against the Montreal Canadiens at Xcel Energy Center on October 20, 2019 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Canadiens 4-3. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 20: Zach Parise #11 of the Minnesota Wild looks on during the game against the Montreal Canadiens at Xcel Energy Center on October 20, 2019 in St Paul, Minnesota. The Wild defeated the Canadiens 4-3. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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New Jersey Devils Miles Wood
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Trade One

The New Jersey Devils have had an up and down experience with Miles Wood. He is incredibly fast, but his hands can’t always match what his feet are doing at full speed. He might be due for a fresh start with another team that could use his speed. The Minnesota Wild is definitely one of those teams. Wood would fit in there perfectly on their fourth line. He has had a couple of seasons with New Jersey that he can be a somewhat decent goal scorer, but consistency has always been his downfall.

If Parise came to the Devils in exchange for Wood, he would take his spot at left wing but be placed much higher in the lineup. He would probably fit in better with Jack Hughes because Parise is more of a net-front presence that can do work down low and take advantage of a super-skilled playmaker. Nico Hischier and Parise would work, but they are a lot more alike as far as being hard on the puck. One way Parise would help Hischier is in a leadership role.

The swap of the 3rd-round pick for a 4th-round pick would be to make up for the fact that Parise is a better player than Wood. It isn’t that much of an upgrade because of the fact that the Devils would be eating up a lot of cap space with Parise’s big contract. They have a lot of cap space that can take on a guy like Parise, but they would also be getting a good veteran leader for the price.

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