The New Jersey Devils made another under-the-radar move on Friday, signing Drew Stafford to man the right wing.
Stafford’s best years are behind him but he will likely compete for a 3rd line role in New Jersey. Stafford is a former first round pick who has spent a majority of his career so far in Buffalo. He had the best year of his career in 2010-11 with Buffalo when he netted 31 goals and 21 assists.
Unlike Jimmy Hayes the Devils signed Stafford to a one year contract rather than a PTO. This makes the road for Hayes a little more difficult and should give John Hynes some flexibility in the bottom six.