Mike Morreale of NHL.com: It has been a surreal offseason for many teams but New Jersey will be one of the seven that expects at least a nine month layoff. They prepare for the NHL Draft to be held virtually October 9th and 10th.
New Jersey owns the seventh overall pick, along with the 18th and 20th picks as well. Fitzgerald ponders the idea of still trading one of those later picks in the hopes of moving down or part of a larger package.
The lessons of former boss, Ray Shero, ring in Fitzgerald’s head.