The New Jersey Devils didn’t get John Tavares; or Calvin de Haan. The team didn’t even get James van Riemsdyk.
That’s completely fine. While other teams in the conference improved, it should be believed that Devils general manager Ray Shero is not simply sitting on his hands. Has Shero ever done so with the Devils?
Free agency needs to be revisited for value. Not only for the New Jersey Devils, but the whole league. This year was definitely interesting as a player of Tavares’ calibre has never, in this era, explored the market and not returned to their original team.