If the Devils first pick is closer to 10th overall than they will not have to include Holtz in that trade. Or Holtz and Schmid would do it. Don’t be surprised if they send Vanecek plus their first.

Vanecek is in San Jose

Oh right.

This would definitely put them in the playoffs next year.

Fitzgerald's best move.

We aren’t paying that much for markstrom

If Fitzgerald were willing to part with such a package…Markstrom would be a Devil today. The agreed upon deal included Holtz, but that was only to get a retained Markstrom, so unlikely there were any additional pieces of significance included (so no 1st, nor Schmid). One version of the trade had Vanecek included, but Calgary did not want him.

There are probably better ways to spend $6m than on DeBrusk.