Devils Could Blow Past Canadiens’ Knies Offer

New Jersey is in the kind of cap-and-asset position that makes rival GMs sweat through their spreadsheets. The chatter here centers on whether the Devils can simply out-muscle Montreal’s Matthew Knies offer with more money, more term, or both. That kind of bidding war usually means the real prize is not just the player, but the leverage he gives a team in a bigger trade conversation.