With ample cap space, the New Jersey Devils can target teams this offseason.
The New Jersey Devils enter the off-season with an abundance of salary cap space and draft capital at their disposal. This gives them the perfect opportunity to make a splash. This off-season more than any other in recent memory is where the Devils could really take advantage of salary cap strapped teams.
Most teams will be scrambling to stay under the flat salary cap for the 2020-21 season. We’ve discussed at length at Pucks and Pitchforks whom the Devils should kick the tires on from salary cap stricken teams. Some of those teams include the Arizona Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals.
While it is fun to play arm chair GM and plot out strategies to acquire big time players from other teams, let’s take a different approach and discuss players whom the Devils should shy away from via trade. These are players who may become available who have had productive NHL careers, and it is no knock on any of these individual players at all. Whether it is the player’s age, contract or salary, the Devils should stay away from these players. As the saying goes; this isn’t personal, it’s just business.