While Will Butcher admittedly hasn't started thinking about who his defensive parter could be in 2018-19, there are a few distinct possibilities for the second-year Devils defenseman.
He could be paired again with Ben Lovejoy, who he skated with for a good portion of the 2017-18 season. Another pairing could be a with Steven Santini, another defensively sound player who could complement Butcher.
But what would pairing Butcher with another offensively-minded blue liner look like?
One option could be Damon Severson, who played primarily with John Moore last season.