New Jersey Devils‘ likely firesale began on Wednesday, when the team traded forward Brian Boyle to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a second round pick, which Nick Villano and Vincent Parise discussed.
With the Devils sitting in the basement of the league’s standings, getting good value for a pending UFA is a no brainer. New Jersey now owns two second-round picks in this year’s draft, and have 5 picks in the first 3 rounds. This is before possible trades of Marcus Johansson, Ben Lovejoy, and Keith Kinkaid, where more picks can be acquired.