New Jersey Devils forward Kyle Palmieri might have played his last game here.
The TSN Trade Bait list is out, and it has the entire hockey world talking in between playoff games. There are some expected names on there like Matt Murray and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. However, some of the names on the list might surprise some. New Jersey Devils fans were not happy to see Kyle Palmieri on the list.
However, it’s not a huge surprise. The Trade Bait list comes from the conversations happening around the NHL, and it’s no surprise that teams will be interested in Kyle Palmieri. It’s also not a big surprise the Devils would be listening to offers. They listened to offers at the NHL Trade Deadline. Tom Fitzgerald said that nobody was able to hit their astronomical price. After seeing what the Devils wanted for Blake Coleman, a team would have to blow him out of the water to get Palmieri.
Now, Palmieri is in the final year of his contract, and the Devils look really far away from finishing their rebuild. That leads to the “contending” teams going after the Devils to get Palmieri for next year’s run. Only teams who have lost in the playoffs will likely look to make trades, but others could make a move later.
Just about every team is going to try and get Palmieri if the price is right, but only a few teams have the right pieces to make a deal work. These are the teams the Devils should entertain when talking about a possible Palmieri deal.