Devils Juggle Contract Drama as Trade Talk Swirls and Isles Feel the Heat

New Jersey has a few different fires burning at once, and none of them are small. The contract chatter is one thing, but the massive trade request is the kind of wrinkle that can turn a quiet office into a full-blown panic room. Then there is the Islanders fallout, which gives the whole situation a little extra bite because everybody in this division watches everybody else like hawks. This is the sort of messy, interconnected story that front offices hate and fans cannot stop refreshing.