Likelihood 5 Prominent New Jersey Devils Players Could Be Traded

P.K. Subban
Likelihood he gets traded: 70%

If this was up to the Devils, it would be 100%. The Devils have said they are open to moving P.K. Subban, and they would love to do it before Monday’s trade deadline. Unfortunately, Subban has a $9 million cap hit this season, and most contending teams can’t afford to fit that, or even the $4.5 million cap hit under their salary cap.

The Devils could find a third team to facilitate a deal, but that takes away the return for Subban, and it might be more trouble than it’s worth. There was a rumor the Devils might be willing to terminate Subban’s contract, but that doesn’t make a lot of sense. If the Devils are getting nothing out of the deal, the slight tick they’d get in terms of being “player first” wouldn’t be worth the precedent it sends.

The Devils need to do everything they can to move Subban at this point. There’s no value in cutting him to allow him to play for another contender for the minimum. Fitzgerald says he’s open to trading Subban but isn’t making calls to move him. That should change. The Devils should be making moves to try and make moves. Make the calls to see who might be willing to take on Subban, especially with Jakob Chychrun now on the shelf.

Subban has value on the ice. It’s not $9 million in value, and some might argue it’s not $4.5 million in value, but there is value here.