New Jersey Devils Need To Avoid Michael Del Zotto In Free Agency

The New Jersey Devils desperately need a top-line defenseman coming out of the offseason. There are players who could cash in on that desperation, and end up hurting the Devils long term. Michael Del Zotto is one of those players.

The number one goal for the New Jersey Devils this offseason is getting a reliable defenseman. Number two on the list should be to get a reliable defenseman. This is top priority, and it isn’t even close. The issue with this is there are a dozen teams who will be shooting for a top-line defenseman to add to their roster.

There are three or four players in free agency who could play top line minutes on the back end. It starts with Kevin Shattenkirk then falls off to…