July 1st is an extremely important day for the entire National Hockey League and the New Jersey Devils are no different. All 31 teams will look to free agency to make themselves better for next season and beyond. It is a dangerous game and can hurt you in the future, but the teams that manage free agency the best are the ones that are the best off.
The Devils have been linked to a couple of really good players since the end of the season. They have already gotten much better as a team since the draft in adding number-one overall pick Jack Hughes and trading for superstar defenseman P.