NHL trade rumors: New Jersey Devils should avoid former superstar at all costs

Nashville Predators v New Jersey Devils | Elsa/GettyImagesThe New Jersey Devils are widely accepted as and expected to be big players on the NHL trade market this year, but there need to be limitations and exceptions to this label.

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about Nashville Predators veteran Steven Stamkos, whose career has taken a complete nosedive since leaving Tampa Bay, becoming available via trade, and while a player of his ilk makes sense for the Devils on paper, New Jersey needs to stay far, far away from this one.

For starters, Stamkos is now 35 years old and not nearly the player he once was, though we can be sure the future Hockey Hall of Famer can still bang in goals on…