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Pucks and Pitchforks Official Trade Deadline Predictions

By Nick Villano

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JANUARY 26: Kyle Palmieri #21 of the New Jersey Devils yells at Kevin Hayes #13 of the Philadelphia Flyers at the end of the second period at the Prudential Center on January 26, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - JANUARY 26: Kyle Palmieri #21 of the New Jersey Devils yells at Kevin Hayes #13 of the Philadelphia Flyers at the end of the second period at the Prudential Center on January 26, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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Nick Villano: Miles Wood is going to come up as a very intriguing trade option that a team is willing to wildly overpay for. He’s playing out of his mind this season, and he reportedly had the interest of other teams last offseason coming off his worst performance. The chatter will be loud around him, but the Devils will wait until the last second before making a decision on him. He could be traded at 2:59 on April 12th. Also, Travis Zajac goes nowhere.

Vinnie Parise: One crazy prediction is that a team will consider Scott Wedgewood to give themselves goaltending depth for the playoffs. He has been surprisingly good for them this year and we all know who the starter is going forward. Whatever the Devils do, we just have to hope that it helps them in the long term.

Charlie Borges Jr.: The Devils won’t be able to get the top tier/high draft picks as they would have in recent years. This year is a clear buyers market and teams cannot take on as much money as they would in the past. If the Devils get the 1st-round pick for Palmieri, they will be incredibly lucky. Also, bonus prediction: Will Butcher will be traded for Shayne Gostisbehere.

Rob DeLuca: This is going to be a busy time for Tom Fitzgerald. But let’s look at a possible trade scenario that doesn’t involve the above-mentioned players. Someone who has shockingly good value right now is Miles Wood. He is playing a lot similar to the player we saw a few years ago prior to his current contract being signed, his 19 goal season that earned him the payday. He is on pace to match such a total if not slightly past it. A contending team such as the Toronto Maple Leafs or Carolina Hurricanes could use him in their bottom six. The Devils could get some considerable assets from either of those clubs for his services especially if they are to potentially throw in one of the above-listed players as well. New Jersey would be able to enhance and be that much closer to ending their rebuild with this kind of trade.

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Andy Studna: Andreas Johnsson has been right up there with Gusev in terms of disappointment this season for the Devils. Ruff clearly does not favor putting him higher in the lineup and I don’t blame him. It wasn’t crazy to think Johnsson could pot 15+ goals for Devils this year. I’m sure he’ll get going again before the season’s end, but it won’t be in the Garden State. He’ll go back to Toronto as a cheap alternative to their need for more forwards with half of his salary for a third-round pick.

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