Kyle Palmieri continued to improve his stock, either for the Devils to re-sign him or trade him, by scoring his fourth goal in his past seven games in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.
Although the 30-year-old forward has been limited to eight goals in 33 games this season, he scored at least 24 goals in each of the past five seasons with New Jersey, including an NHL career-high 30 in 2015-16.
Potential suitors could include the New York Islanders, who lost forward Anders Lee to a season-ending knee injury, and the Bruins, who are looking for scoring beyond their top line of David Pastrnak (14 goals), Patrice Bergeron (10) and Brad Marchand (13). Palmieri has scored five goals in six games against Boston this season.
The Bruins were fourth in the NHL, allowing 2.34 goals per game, but 20th in scoring (2.66 goals per game), and coach Bruce Cassidy has hinted at their need for help offensively.
"I think we're a better defensive team makeup in terms of our roster anyways," Cassidy said after a 1-0 loss to the Devils on Sunday. "That's why our numbers are very good defensively. Offensively, we're not built to outscore teams."