On Tuesday, the New Jersey Devils introduced that Tom Fitzgerald acquired an extension to stay the overall supervisor and was promoted to President of Hockey Ops. He held a press convention on Tuesday night and addressed a number of areas he’ll handle shifting ahead.
Devils and Tyler Toffoli To Proceed to Focus on Future
Jim Biringer of NHL Rumors.com: Fitzgerald on Toffoli’s Contract:
“Will sit down with Toffoli’s agent over the subsequent couple of weeks to see the place he’a at. He likes Toffoli and has been add for the staff. However it’s a enterprise.”
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Amanda Stein of New Jersey Devils: Tom Fitzgerald has had a number of conversations with Tyler Toffoli’s agent to gauge the place Toffoli is at and what’s subsequent by way of a possible contract. Toffoli is a UFA.
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Sam Kassan of New Jersey Devils: With Dawson we have now time. We’d like to proceed to work with for subsequent bunch of years.
Tom Fitzgerald Will Look To Enhance Any Space of Want
Amanda Stein of New Jersey Devils: Fitzgerald: “I’m at all times trying to enhance the staff. There’s at all times areas, whether or not it’s depth defensemen, or within the goaltending market (…) I can’t power groups to commerce folks to me however my telephone is at all times working.”
Sam Kasan of New Jersey Devils: Fitzgerald: “I was a little bit bit impatient. Now I’m very affected person. I feel that’s helped us make correct choices, personnel, contracts, time period. I’ve a terrific workers. How we push one another, disagreeing, debating. Suppose in a different way.”
NHL Rumors: Devils Proceed To Scout To Enhance Goaltending
Essentially the most important space of want is goaltending. Fitzgerald didn’t sugarcoat it when he instructed the media on Tuesday that his goaltenders should play higher.
James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now: Nichols writes that Fitzgerald shouldn’t be okay with the present state of the Devils goaltending. Whereas the staff in entrance of them must play higher, he needs his guys to make a save.
As Nichols writes the Devils missed a possibility to enhance their goaltending and protection this previous summer time as soon as Damon Severson and Ryan Graves left. And whereas the market will dictate what he does, one thing has to enhance for the Devils to make the playoffs.
It might all begin with goaltending coach Dave Rogalski.
