New Jersey Devils: 5 Players To Consider From Florida Panthers

Mike Hoffman/Evgenii Dadonov

We’ve talked about both Mike Hoffman and Evgenii Dadonov multiple times because they both make a lot of sense for the New Jersey Devils. They are unrestricted free agents in a weak class that is losing multiple suitors because of a flat cap. The Devils will have extra money to spend that multiple teams will not.

With the Panthers looking to shed money, it doesn’t seem like there’s any chance the Panthers bring either of them back, even if they are both really good. When looking at the advanced stats, Dadonov might have been the best player on the ice for either team. He had a ridiculous 62.92% Corsi For percentage. The only player in this series with a better number was Johnny Boychuk, who played a whole four minutes at 5v5. Dadonov looks like he still has five years of prime left despite being 31 years old.

Hoffman is 30 years old himself, and he was a positive in the CF% in the Islanders series, but he was barely above average. Still, he had another good season in Florida after a tumultuous end to his tenure in Ottawa.

Both these players were going to come close to 30 goals this season, a feat that no Devils player hit over the past two seasons. The Devils need to add scorers on the wings to help Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes. These two are definitely players that should be right up their alley if the price is right.