As the trade deadline approaches, Damon Severson has emerged as a rumored target for teams in the playoff hunt. General manager (GM) Tom Fitzgerald mentioned the significance the defenseman has for the Devils, and that he would need to be getting value in return that helps the team both in the present and future.
“No, I mean, Damon has a lot of value to us, he’s a very good player. Right-shot defencemen don’t grow on trees. I don’t know what he’s going to want (on his next contract). We have his services for another year at least. I can tell you, moving Damon Severson, it would have to be a really good package that helps us now and in the future. But I haven’t talked to anybody about him,” (from ‘LeBrun: Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald discusses P.K. Subban, Damon Severson and his team’s future,’ The Athletic, 3/7/22).
Severson has one more year left on his contract. A team with an interest in trading for him by the deadline has to have him on the roster for the 2022-23…
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