Elliotte Friedman says he's "never heard" Devils veteran's name in trade rumors

Most New Jersey Devils fans assume Ondrej Palat is one of the players who blocked a trade Tom Fitzgerald attempted to shed salary, but a recent insider report claims that his name isn't in the rumors he's hearing.

Anaheim Ducks v New Jersey Devils | Sarah Stier/GettyImagesThe New Jersey Devils have been all over the rumor mill, even after the Quinn Hughes drama has a temporary solution. While there are many reports about how the Devils could have ponied up for Hughes, including one from ESPN that named a package of Anton Silayev, Simon Nemec, Dawson Mercer, and a first round pick, that proposed trade was reportedly killed by the Devils’ inability to move money.

So that points the finger at…