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NHL trade rumors: Top 10 trade candidates in 2020-21

By Simon Vacca

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 07: Jonas Brodin #25 and Matt Dumba #24 of the Minnesota Wild look on during the game against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on April 7, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Rocky W. Widner/NHL/Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 07: Jonas Brodin #25 and Matt Dumba #24 of the Minnesota Wild look on during the game against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on April 7, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Rocky W. Widner/NHL/Getty Images) /
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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – FEBRUARY 08: Kyle Palmieri #21 of the New Jersey Devils looks for the open shot in the second period against the Los Angeles Kings at Prudential Center on February 08, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – FEBRUARY 08: Kyle Palmieri #21 of the New Jersey Devils looks for the open shot in the second period against the Los Angeles Kings at Prudential Center on February 08, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

9. Kyle Palmieri

Team: New Jersey Devils
Position: RW
Age: 29

For a New Jersey Devils team caught in the doldrums of late, Kyle Palmieri’s 2019-20 season was a largely positive storyline.

Having tallied an impressive 25 goals and 20 assists for 45 points in 65 games played, the 29-year-old right winger led his team in scoring — this in spite of the Devils’ longstanding flirtation with the bottom of the NHL’s standings.

Palmieri picked a good time to play well. Signed through the 2020-21 season at $4.65 million, the forward’s next pay day promises to be a big one.

His name briefly occupied the talk circuit of trade speculation after New Jersey moved its most prized asset in Taylor Hall back in December of last year. And while the prospect of a Palmieri trade is still far from a thing of reality, an intriguing offer may be all it takes for general manager Tom Fitzgerald to change course. Only time will tell if Palmieri remains part of the Devils’ long-term rebuilding plans.

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