New Jersey Devils: 5 Players Likely On Trade Block Already

Kyle Palmieri

Kyle Palmieri is obviously the most valuable asset among the expiring contracts, even though his value is much lower than it was coming into the season. He’s picked up his play as of late, but he’s still not scoring at a clip that will force teams to spend real assets to acquire.

Even in a strange, pandemic world, Palmieri’s contract is not bad. If he’s traded now, the prorated price for his contract is about $3 million. It might even be a little less. The Devils could even cover $1 million of the deal to help make Palmieri available to more teams.

Palmieri is once again on a scoreless drought. He’s gone five games without a point, which includes hitting John Carlson in the back with mere seconds left on what would have been the game-tying goal. He did have six points in the four games prior, and Palmieri has always been a streaky scorer. Teams who are targeting him know what he is.

What is Palmieri worth? That’s really the million-dollar question at this point. Rumors from last year’s trade deadline were the Devils wanted two 1st-round picks for his services. That price is laughable now. The Devils would be floored if someone actually offered just one 1st-round pick. A team would have to think Palmieri is the best scorer on the market for them to pull off that move, but it probably won’t work out that way.