Devils Daily: Martin Necas Trade; Agent Advocates for Pittsburgh

Unless New Jersey Devils General Manager Tom Fitzgerald is waiting for Mike Sullivan, it appears all the coaching dominos ahead of the Devils have fallen.

Rod Brind’Amour is the latest head coach to ink a deal, and he’ll remain behind Carolina’s bench. Perhaps Brind’Amour and Craig Berube’s deals nudge New Jersey to make their decision next.

In the links, could a Devils trade for Martin Necas fill their top-six void?

Elsewhere, the Devils won’t be the only team in the Metropolitan Division with interest in Necas, popular player agent advocates for free agents to go to Pittsburgh, and are Boston’s GM and head coach on the chopping block?

Let’s do that hockey.

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New Jersey Hockey Now: The Devils have a void to fill in their top six after trading Tyler Toffoli. Here’s why GM Tom Fitzgerald should and should not trade for reportedly available Carolina Hurricanes forward, Martin Necas.

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Sportsnet: Rod the Bod is returning to Carolina. The Hurricanes and Rod Brind’Amour agreed to a multi-year extension with their head coach and his staff. Could this move along the Devils’ decision?

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: According to one of the most respected player agents in the NHL, unrestricted free agents should still be drawn to signing with the Pittsburgh Penguins despite the aging roster.

Boston Hockey Now: For the Boston Bruins, Cam Neely’s job should be safe. Can we say the same of Don Sweeney and Jim Montgomery?

San Jose Hockey Now: Former Devils forward and current Boston University coach Jay Pandolfo explains why Macklin Celibrini is ready for the San Jose Sharks rebuild, and draws parallels to Sidney Crosby and Jonathan Toews.

Florida Hockey Now: The Florida Panthers are at it again. When tickets went on sale for Games 3 & 4 of the Eastern Conference Final on Saturday, the Panthers organization ensured New York Ranger fans couldn’t purchase them yet.

Philly Hockey Now: If the Devils are going to be in the market for Martin Necas, they’ll likely have in-division competition with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Calgary Hockey Now: As opposed to the Metropolitan Division rivals, the Calgary Flames should steer clear of Martin Necas, writes CHN’s Trevor Neufeld.

Montreal Hockey Now: There’s a lesson to be learned for the Montreal Canadiens as a result of the Jesperi Kotkaniemi saga.

Buffalo Hockey Now: Here’s why the Buffalo Sabres are winning the Casey Mittelstadt-Bowen Byram trade.

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