New Jersey Devils willing to move their first-round pick
The New Jersey Devils have the fifth-best odds to select first overall at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, sitting at 8.5% heading into May 10th's lottery. Despite that, Devils General Manager Tom Fitzgerald says that he is open to moving their first-round pick this year.
"I said this two drafts ago when we had the three first-round picks, I'm open to whatever can help our team improve," Fitzgerald said. "If that is using a pick like that, wherever it may be, to help bring in a player that we know and feel will help impact the results that we are looking for, absolutely."
Fitzgerald went on to add that it's time the Devils take the next step and start contending for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
"No more excuses - 'Oh, we're the youngest team in the league,'" Fitzgerald said. "Guys know how to play. Guys know what the standards are and the expectations of what we're trying to build here and the culture we want to build. We all have to be pulling the same way."
The Devils have done a pretty good job drafting over the last several years. In 2017, they selected Nico Hischier with the first overall pick. Two years later, they picked first once again and took Jack Hughes. In 2020, they had a trio of first-round picks, taking Alexander Holtz, Dawson Mercer and Shakir Mukhamadullin. Last summer, they used the fourth overall pick to add a huge piece to the future of their blue line in Luke Hughes, Jack's brother.
Source: theScore.
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