The New Jersey Devils did not allow fans to get used to life without captain Andy Greene, as just hours later they traded one of the “heart and souls” of the team as Travis Zajac put it during the intermission of the Columbus Blue Jackets game. Blake Coleman was sent to the Tampa Bay Lightning for 1st-round pick Nolan Foote and a 1st-round pick in 2020. That 1st-round pick is actually the own once owned by the Vancouver Canucks.
Coleman is a hard pill to swallow. Not only was he a fan favorite that showed effort every single night and seemed to overcome the Devils bad play, but he was on one of the best contracts in all of hockey.