New Jersey Devils offseason signing is already a major bust

The New Jersey Devils rolled the dice on a free-agent forward, seeing their bet fail to work out to say the least.

The New Jersey Devils bet on Evgenii Dadonov hasn't really paid off this season. | Mitchell Leff/GettyImagesThe New Jersey Devils entered this season looking to compete for more than just a playoff spot. Their enviable core has the makings of what could be a dynasty. As such, it seems the club just needed some additions around the fringes to keep it moving forward.

One of those offseason additions was veteran forward Evgenii Dadonov. The Devils signed the 36-year-old to a one-year, $1 million deal to bolster the depth. It was a pretty good deal, considering Dadonov was coming off…