The Devils are less than two weeks from the April 12 trade deadline, and general manager Tom Fitzgerald has a collection of interesting decisions and potential deals to make.
New Jersey has eight pending unrestricted free agents on the roster, and 10 in the organization who have logged NHL games this season. While the Devils have rebounded from a post-COVID-19 breakout spiral, their shootout loss Tuesday night left them 10 points adrift in the East Division playoff race with 22 games to play. Protecting a third-period lead against the Bruins would have pulled them within seven of fourth-place Boston, but losing after regulation resulted in a three-point swing.
The club’s odds to reach the top four have been at zero percent for about three weeks, according to
