The Devils today vowed that the trade talk and speculation is not affecting training camp. GM Lou Lamoriello still needs to make a trade go get under the $59.4 million dollar salary cap ceiling in the NHL and has until next Wednesday at midnight to do so, or face heavy sanctions. Its expected that between one to three players will get traded as the team needs to get as much under the cap as possible in order to make some moves throughout the season like make trades leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline, which has not been set yet.
Among the players mentioned in rumors are Brian Rolston, Jamie Langenbrunner, Dainius Zubrus, Patrik Elias, Travis Zajac, David Clarkson, Colin White, Bryce Salvador and Tyler Eckford. Speculation is that the Los Angeles Kings, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs are teams that have expressed interest in some of these players to help the Devils clear salary. The likely asking price is a prospect and anywhere from a 2nd to a 5th round draft pick. The Devils do not have a 2nd or 3rd rounder in 2011, due to the Arnott trade and the Kovalchuk contract penalties, plus they have to surrender one first round pick in one of the next four drafts. So, look for the Devils to try to stock pile draft picks in the next few years. It is highly unlikely that Lou will pull of a trade before the preseason ends this Saturday, so look for something early next week as we draw closer to the start of the 2010-2011 NHL Season.
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