The New Jersey Devils are in the market for a center
TSN: Darren Dreger said that the New Jersey Devils are getting defenseman Brett Pesce back, and forward Jack Hughes isn’t far behind. Despite that, the Devils are in the market for a centerman and a defenseman.
“They feel like Dawson Mercer is a natural winger. He’s played wing of late, but maybe they can slot him over there full-time if they can land a centreman.
There’s a lot of teams in the market for a centre, so Fitzgerald has a long hunting plan ahead of him.”
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Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) The Devils need a reliable third-line center that can win faceoffs, kill penalties and provide some offense. Nashville Predators Ryan O’Reilly?
With Brett Pesce about to return to the lineup, it makes parting with Dougie Hamilton a little easier to handle if they can move him. He will need to acquire a bottom-six defenseman for depth. They have the forward depth to allow them to trade Ondrej Palat.
Will the Buffalo Sabres now be comfortable with Alex Tuch at $10 million or more?
TSN: Pending UFA forward Alex Tuch will be the priority for newly anointed Buffalo Sabres GM Jarmo Kekalainen, and from Pierre LeBrun’s understanding, previously the Sabres didn’t want to go $10 million or more on an extension.
“Kekäläinen absolutely wants to get those talks back on track with the Bartlett family, Brian Bartlett representing Alex Tuch.
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I should note that Kekäläinen had a pretty good feel of what his predecessor, Kevyn Adams, was talking about with the Bartletts, so he’s not starting fresh here.”
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