The offseason continues to quietly creep along, with Ray Shero continuing to hoard his cap space for a time to strike and improve our New Jersey Devils. The team resisted making an expensive commitment in free agency, and now they look towards other options for improving the team. One of those methods is through improving the defense, and today we look at some stories surrounding the blue line that if solved correctly, could help the Devils progress again next season.
Sami Vatanen was a revelation in New Jersey after being brought over from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for fan favorite forward Adam Henrique; while the trade was originally frowned upon for giving up a beloved player, it wound up being the extremely rare trade where both teams could say that they improved as a result of it.