The New Jersey Devils are currently chasing the Pittsburgh Penguins, among other teams, for contention in the Metropolitan Division. Since they are division rivals, one wouldn’t think that many trades would go down between the teams, but as we saw in the past calendar year that isn’t the case.
The Devils made trades with the Rangers and the Capitals in recent memory. It brought the Devils the name player in both deals. Say what you will about Michael Grabner, but he was the best player in that trade at the time. Same goes for Marcus Johansson for two mid-round draft picks.