The New Jersey Devils have traded faceoff expert Dave Steckel to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 4th round draft pick in 2012. Steckel's trade clears up a roster spot for camp tryout Petr Sykora to return for a 2nd stint with the Devils. In 18 games for the Devils since the trade from Washington, Steckel has just 1 goal and nothing else.
Sykora is expected to be signed to a contract tomorrow by the deadline to finalize 23 man rosters and be under the Salary Cap. Sykora's first tenure with the Devils was from 1995-2002 followed by stints in Anaheim, the NY Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota Wild. He won the cup with the Devils in 2000 and one with the Penguins in 2009. He has 302 goals and 375 career assists in 935 career games followed by a +54 career rating. Sykora is expected to start the year on one of the Devils top 2 lines most likely with Parise and Elias.
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