Negotiations between the Devils and restricted free agent forward Miles Wood have become serious, and a new deal could be imminent, a person with knowledge of the talks told NJ Advance Media.
The Devils and Wood's camp didn't have any serious dialogue in the week leading up to the start of training camp on Sept. 13, and the stalemate between the two sides carried into the first eight days of the preseason before talks progressed. Even though the gap between the Devils and Wood during negotiations wasn't considered large, the two sides haven't been able to agree on a contract.