In due time, the New Jersey Devils will be exploring veteran players worth adding in training camp on professional tryout offers. On experience and pedigree alone, Max Pacioretty is one of the players who should be at the top of their list.
Pacioretty, 36, is not the same player he once was. The former Montreal Canadiens captain is nearly 1,000 regular-season games deep into his NHL career, and his health has suffered for it in recent years.
Pacioretty hasn't played more than 48 games in a season since 2019-20, when he scored 32 goals, 34 assists, and 66 points in 71 games with the Vegas Golden Knights--the best production of his career (in a full-ish season) on a per-game basis.