New Jersey's first step was to move on from veteran winger Erik Haula by sending Haula to the Nashville Predators.
The thirty-four-year-old Haula scored eleven goals with ten assists in sixty-nine games for New Jersey last season and scored forty-one times in his three seasons as a Devil.
While Haula wasn't a detriment last season, the Devils could use some additional cap space with the impending extension for Luke Hughes expected to eat up a large chunk of their remaining room entering the off-season.
Moving Haula gives New Jersey space to perhaps add a top-six forward, if they can, or bank the excess for moves during the season.
New Jersey received a fourth-round draft pick in the upcoming draft (New Jersey does not have a first-round selection as they sent it to Calgary for Jacob Markstrom) and defenseman Jeremy Hanzel.
Hanzel is twenty-two and spent most of last season in the ECHL, but isn't looked at as a prospect.
Hanzel will likely spend the season with AHL Utica.
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