The New Jersey Devils sit in 4th place currently in the very tight Eastern Conference race, but with the trade deadline a week away, the Devils might be sticking with their current roster. Lou Lamoriello is however looking to improve his team, a position he was not in last season. The Devils are currently battling a number of injuries, which could affect theor decision on which trades to make. Henrik Tallinder and Travis Zajac are battling long-term injuries and are not expected back until late-March at the earliest. Tallinder has a left leg blot clot and Zajac is recovering from a sore-Achilles which resulted from playing after suffering a torn-Achilles tendon in the summer.
Adam Larsson is still out with a lower back bruise and Ryan Carter has a fractured hand. Both are expected back shortly and it could result in the Devils trading a few players like a Eric Boulton, Nick Palmieri or even a Steve Zalewski up front. Jacob Josefson or Mattias Tedenby could also be involved in trade discussions. But Lamoriello might be looking for a puck moving defenseman and that could force Taormina, Foster or Salvador into trade discussion with Tallinder expected back this season. Word leaked out last week that Wild defenseman Marek Zidlicky was on his way to the Devils, but that trade was made by Zidlicky himself, not Wild CM Chuck Fletcher.
With all that said, the trade dilemma will be huge for Devils, but one thing is certain, the Devils will not be in on Rick Nash or Jeff Carter or Ales Hemsky.
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