Devils Daily: Draft Targets; Mehta New Right Hand; NYR Trade?

Sunny Mehta’s new right-hand derives from the same organization the New Jersey Devils poached him from.

Each of them had several years of working with and under Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito, and we all saw how well they were constructed.

You can’t help but be excited for what that looks like here in New Jersey. For more on who Mehta hired yesterday as his new assistant GM, it’s in the links below.

Also in the links, Devils draft targets, a potential Blueshirts trade, and more.

Devils Trade Rumors & News

New Jersey Hockey Now: Sunny Mehta put his first fingerprints on the front office, reeling in the former director of Hockey Operations with the Florida Panthers—Braden Birch—as assistant general manager.

And if you were unsure about Birch, this Hall-of-Famer and future NHL executive had nothing but positives to say about the new hire:

Looking ahead at the draft, I’m still in the boat that says Mehta should trade the 12th overall pick. However, if he doesn’t find a partner, here are five must-draft forwards the Devils should target in the first round.

📺 Devils Rink Report: There’s been a debate whether the Devils should hang on to their 12th overall pick or trade it for more immediate help. On the Devils Rink Report YouTube channel, I broke down exactly why they should be aggressive about doing the latter.

Earlier this week, we went LIVE with the instant reaction following the draft lottery. The full episode can be found here 👇🏼