Rumors swirled for much of the offseason that the New Jersey Devils could explore a possible Dougie Hamilton trade to open cap space and open a spot on the right side of the defense. However, the rumor mill has dried as the season approaches.
There were so many rumors that ended up going nowhere this offseason. It was an epidemic across the NHL. We thought we were getting this interesting free agency period with Mitch Marner, Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett, Brock Boeser, Matt Duchene, Ryan Donato, Brock Nelson, Aaron Ekblad, and John Tavares all available.