The New Jersey Devils are going into the NHL Trade Deadline with five defenseman realistically in trade talks. Dougie Hamilton has been in trade talks for a long time. He still hasn’t moved, just hours before the deadline. Jonas Siegenthaler, Brenden Dillon, and Johnny Kovacevic have all seen their names join trade rumors at different levels of believability. However, the one who has been most prominent in talks is Simon Nemec.
The 22-year-old former second-overall pick has been up and down with the Devils in his career. Honestly, his career has been as dramatic as any we’ve seen in a long time.