Devils Daily: NHL Trade Talk & More

Everyone knows by now that New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald has been exploring the market for a defenseman. When Vancouver Canucks blue liner, Nikita Zadorov requested a trade, the Devils were reportedly in the mix with heavy interest. However, the Calgary Flames struck a deal to keep him in Canada and he’s no longer available. Yet, now there are some new names that are said to be available. We’ll explore some NHL Trade talk on a few defensemen who might be a fit in New Jersey, especially given that Dougie Hamilton could be out long-term.

Let’s do that hockey.

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Hockey Now: ICYMI, here’s all the latest Devils injury updates from head coach Lindy Ruff.

The Athletic: John Hynes and the Minnesota Wild are now 3-0 since the former took over the bench of the latter. Former players of Hynes shed light on what to expect from the defensive-minded coach, including those who played for him in New Jersey.

National Hockey Now

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Penguins are trying a new look on their sputtering power play. They’ll now have two defensemen man the blue line rather than the usual blueprint of four forwards and one defenseman with Kris Letang being promoted.

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Hockey Now: The Avalanche are stacked with a plethora of elite talent. However, they were missing one talented member on Sunday as Cale Makar was scratched with an injury.

Florida Panthers

Florida Hockey Now: The Islanders picked Mike Reilly up off waivers after Florida waived him. However, the defenseman has nothing but good things to say about the Panthers organization.

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Hockey Now: According to a report, Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro is drawing interest from opposing clubs. However, the defenseman won’t come cheap.

Nashville Predators

Nashville Hockey Now: Predators defenseman Tyson Barrie has been granted permission to speak with other teams. What teams could be interested in the pending unrestricted free agent?

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