Could there be a reunion between the New Jersey Devils and Blake Coleman?
James Nichols of hockey now in New Jersey: Nichols writes via the DFO Rundown Insider Podcast with Irf Gaffar and Dave Pagnotta that a player like Blake Coleman of the Calgary Flames could be an excellent addition to a contending team like the Devils from New Jersey.
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Coleman has one year and a change left on his deal, which runs through the 2026-27 season at a cap hit of $4.9 million, including a 10-team trade list. Bringing back Coleman would be more of a deep move considering the top six in New Jersey has already been determined.
Injuries are piling up for the Devils with Cody Glass and Evgenii Dadonov still out, although there is hope that Connor Brown will return soon. It makes sense for the Devils to add a player who can score 15 to 20 goals per season.
NHL Rumors.com Note: As we’ve seen, a team can never get enough depth when the playoffs roll around. Coleman makes sense, but outside of Stefan Noesen, Devils President and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald has yet to show he is willing to bring back former players. Adam Henrique was linked to the Devils for years, but it never happened. But every trade in the Devils from New Jersey It will have to be some sort of money-in, money-out deal as they are close to the salary cap.
The Chicago Blackhawks will have to decide between two players to bring back
Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times: The Chicago Blackhawks have a tough decision to make this season, choosing between Jason Dickinson and Ilya Mikheyev, given the way they have structured their contracts to allow some of their prospects to emerge and see NHL time.
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There is an argument for keeping Dickinson over Mikheyev, and vice versa. Dickinson is a center and the team’s faceoff man, while Mikheyev provides more offense and has been more available over the years. However, they mostly play together on the same line and feed off each other this season.
The Chicago Blackhawks are hoping Dickinson can return to the lineup after injury and solve the problem in the short term heading into the trade deadline before the bigger issue arises in free agency.
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