Doesn’t fit Fitzy’s prototypical “long, mobile” dman, but have seen his name a lot as a cap causality. Devils have plenty of offensive dmen, but there few guys with 1-year remaining that fit perfectly or will fully replace Severson’s minutes.

Here is Bruins beat reporter Fluto Shinzawa earlier this week:

“Matt Grzelcyk

One of the Bruins’ most significant trade assets because of his high-end shot-suppression game, crisp puck movement, power-play experience and $3,687,500 AAV … Trading the Charlestown native would not make the 2023-24 Bruins better, but perhaps Zboril could supply part of Grzelcyk’s contributions … Would best serve a team that is otherwise big on the blue line … Was a healthy scratch for Game 1 against the Panthers, partly because of the team’s concerns of how his size is exploited in the playoffs.”

(He also listed Taylor Hall, Derek Forbort and Mike Reilly as most likely to move to relieve cap)