BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 26: General Manager Don Sweeney of the Boston Bruins speaks during Media Day ahead of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on May 26, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
As the NHL trade deadline inches closer to 3 p.m. Monday afternoon, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney can cross one of his main targets off his wish list.
Wednesday night, the New Jersey Devils sent Kyle Palmieri and veteran center Travis Zajac to the New York Islanders for two prospects, the Islanders 2021 first-round pick and a conditional pick in the fourth round in 2022.