Just days after the Edmonton Oilers traded Kailer Yamamoto to the Detroit Red Wings, who bought him out, he remains a free agent. He’s a player the New Jersey Devils should at least consider.
Once viewed as an up-and-coming talent on a young Edmonton Oilers team, things have gone all wrong lately for Kailer Yamamoto. Between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, Yamamoto scored 47 points in 59 games. In the 191 games that followed, Yamamoto has managed only 87 points, scoring 20 goals just once. Yamamoto’s cap hit for the 2023-24 season was going to be a modest $3.