There are several Restricted Free Agents (RFAs) that the Devils will need to make decisions on this season. Gerard is going to get to most of them tomorrow, but today I’m going to focus a couple big names today that fans here, in message boards, on social media, and off the street seem to talk about quite a bit.
First, though, I’ll clarify a few terms we’ll be using as they relate to RFAs. The “Restricted” part of the RFA title comes from the fact that the team which owns the player is given exclusive rights to make the initial contract offer, the minimum allowable value of which is determined by “Qualifying Offer” (QO) rules.