Markstrom was acquired from Calgary to give the Devils stability in the net, but instead delivered erratic play in his two New Jersey seasons.
Markstrom played well in his first season, but wasn't good at all last season, finishing with a 3.07 GAA and a .883 save percentage, and will turn 37 in January.
The Devils will likely test the market for a veteran goaltender as only Jake Allen remains on the roster.
Crookshank played only last season in Newark, joining the team from the Ottawa Senators and scoring one goal in eight games.
Crookshank spent most of the season with AHL Utica, where he scored 24 goals in sixty games.
The thirty-two-year-old Evan Rodrigues is a solid two-way forward who scored eleven goals with twenty assists in sixty-nine games, and Jesper Boqvist returns to the Devils after a four-goal and nine-assist season in Florida.
Ben Steeves scored twenty-three goals last season for AHL Charlotte and, at twenty-four, has time to break through for the Devils and, at a minimum, will be a key contributor for AHL Utica.
The versatility of Rodrigues will allow him to plug in as a third-line center and penalty killer, and he can move up and down the lines if injuries become a factor.
Boqvist will likely take over the role of Paul Cotter on the fourth line after Cotter was allowed to leave via free agency.
Former GM Tom Fitzgerald signed Markstrom to a two-year contract extension last year, and trading him allows the Devils to take his entire contract off their books.
Trading Markstrom now for a decent return could be a good idea, as a slow start for Markstrom could have made him untradable, which would have stuck the Devils with a large cap blow.
New Jersey also signed Utah Mammoth center Barrett Hayden to a one-year offer sheet valued at 4.7 million.
Utah will have one week to match Hayden's offer.
Hayden scored ten goals with fifteen assists last season with the Mammoth.
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