New Jersey Devils: Ripple Effect of P.K. Subban Trade

The 2nd-round of the NHL draft started with a bang. After a quiet first night, the New Jersey Devils got things going when they acquired via trade with the Nashville Predators a top 5 defenseman in P.K. Subban.

There had been rumors out there about the Preds shopping Subban to free up space to sign Matt Duchene. The problem with that was the fact that P.K. is owed $9 million a year and not many teams would be able to work that under their cap.

The Devils were one of the teams that could make that work. Who knew years of underwhelming free agency action would work out in our favor? With the gears in motion and the cap structure in place, the Devils were able to trade for Subban, and not only…