On May 4, long-time team president Lou Lamoriello stepped down from his role as general manager, hiring former Pittsburgh Pengiuns GM Ray Shero to take over.
On May 27, the Devils signed two prospects, Ryan Kujawinski and Blake Pietila to their first professional contracts.
On May 29, New Jersey signed a new winger, Russian Sergey Kalinin formerly of the KHL, to his first NHL contract.
Most recently, the Devils hired John Hynes to be the team's next head coach. Hynes, 40, had most of his prior head coaching experience in charge of the AHL's Wilkes Barre-Scranton Penguins.