New Jersey Devils fans have been clamoring for an upgrade on defense this whole offseason. Those fans were happy once the team signed top college free agent Will Butcher, but that obviously doesn’t fix their problems this year. The Devils did sign one NHL player this week.
Devils general manager Ray Shero signed Tim Erixon to a professional tryout. This wasn’t the signing many wanted, but it puts another first-round pick on the roster for training camp.
Erixon will compete for the bottom two spots on the defense, with Andy Greene, Ben Lovejoy, John Moore and Damon Severson as locks on the team.