New Jersey Devils: Three Trade Packages for Filip Forsberg

Trade Three

If the Devils were serious about getting Forsberg and making an impression on him, they might be willing to give up a few assets that send a message. He is an incredibly talented offensive player that is only 26 so he could fit in on this young team very well. He would also be experienced enough to come in and be a leader right away.

Yegor Sharangovich has had many ups and downs to start his NHL career. He is a talented goal scorer but he clearly can get hot and cold. He dominated the KHL while the NHL was in its late pandemic offseason and that got eyes on him. Now that he is in the NHL, it is clear that the potential is there but there is still a lot more development to go. Nashville might be willing to take a young controllable player like this back.

Will Butcher can’t stay in the lineup on a regular basis. He is a talented offensive defenseman, but he isn’t so good offensively that he outweighs his issues in his own end of the ice. They might end up losing him to the Seattle Kraken anyway if they keep him, so if they can use him in a package like this, it would be worth it.

Of course, all of this is speculation and meant to be a talking point. There might be people out there who might not pay any of these packages for Forsberg and there might be people who think it would never be enough to get him. The only thing that is for sure is the fact that they are willing to move a player like this at all is very interesting. Whenever that happens, it would be nice to know that the New Jersey Devils do their due diligence.