The Devils were down to 25 players on the active roster before Tuesday’s practice, and needed to cut that down to 23 by the 5PM deadline. Meet your 2016-17 New Jersey Devils here, as announced on the team website.
The Devils ended up going with 14 forwards and 7 defensemen. The final roster decisions got even more complicated Tuesday when the Devils added forward P.A. Parenteau through waivers, who automatically took up a roster spot that would have went to another hopeful player otherwise. Luckily (and surprisingly), no player received the bad news that they’d be sent down to Albany.