Recent news from Hockey Insider Frank Seravalli has sparked conversation. It has been rumored that the New Jersey Devils are willing to part ways with the 10th overall pick in a deal for Martin Nečas of the Carolina Hurricanes. While many teams will be vying for the highly-touted forward, the Devils should push their chips forward.
Nečas is 25 years old and has an elite-level skill set that would complement the young group perfectly. After the moves general manager Tom Fitzgerald has already completed, acquiring Nečas would cement the Devils as one of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference next season. After searching for an elite goaltender, which they accomplished by acquiring Jacob Markstrom from the Calgary Flames, the team’s top priority will be to add to their top-six forward group.
Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier, and Timo Meier already fill out four of the six available spots on the top two lines. Now, New Jersey needs elite forwards to surround their young and talented core group. Players of Nečas’ caliber rarely become available.
However, with the Hurricanes strapped for cap space, he could be expendable for the right price. Martin Nečas’ Background The 25-year-old from Nové Město na Moravě, Czechia, was drafted with the 12th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft . He spent his pre-draft career in the Czech Extraliga playing for HC Kometa Brno and their youth affiliates.
At a young age, he displayed his speed and top-of-the-li.
