11:41 a.m.: The trade call between the Devils and Jets is complete, per TSN’s Darren Dreger. All the details of the reported trade below are accurate.
10:27 a.m.: The Jets already made a top-six addition when they acquired Sean Monahan from Montreal last month. They’re now set to make another one as TSN’s Darren Dreger reports (Twitter link) that they are closing in on a trade with New Jersey for winger Tyler Toffoli. Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press adds (Twitter link) that the Devils are expected to receive second and third-round picks in return. The Jets don’t have their own second-round pick this year but they do have Montreal’s, a well-traveled pick that has already been involved in trades for Christian Dvorak, Sean Durzi, and Pierre-Luc Dubois so far. Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff confirms it’s a 2025 second-rounder and a 2024 third-rounder heading to New Jersey.
Toffoli was in his first season with New Jersey who acquired him from Calgary in the summer after the two sides weren’t able to agree on a contract extension. The Devils had tried to extend Toffoli as well but clearly, those talks weren’t able to yield a new deal, resulting in this trade instead over the risk of him leaving in free agency in July.
The 31-year-old was productive with the Devils, leading the team in goals with 26 through 61 games while chipping in with 18 assists as well; his goal total ties him for the Winnipeg lead with Kyle Connor. He surpassed the 30-goal mark last season for the second time in his career and appears to be well on his way toward doing so once again this year. In the playoffs, Toffoli has had some success with 44 points in 88 games, including 14 in 22 playoff appearances with the Canadiens in their run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021. He’ll be counted on to provide some extra scoring punch on a Winnipeg team that is outside the top 20 in goals scored so far this season.
Despite being a consistent contributor offensively, Toffoli has bounced around in recent seasons. This will be the sixth team that Toffoli has played for since 2020, joining Vancouver, Los Angeles, Montreal, Calgary, and New Jersey. Barring an extension, the number may increase to seven in the coming months.
Toffoli has a $4.25MM cap hit, one that Winnipeg can work in without needing salary retention. However, if they take on the full freight of the deal, that won’t leave them with much more cap room to work with so it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Devils at least retain a portion of his contract once the deal is made official. Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic reports that the Devils have indeed retained half of Toffoli’s deal, making him a $2.125MM player for Winnipeg.
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Chevy making some nice moves.
Right on!!
Things were looking bleak for a while there ,
2nd line wing done !
Now a shut down d man or a very good 7th d
Why were the Rangers not in on Toffoli for this price?!
Why would the Devils want to help the Rangers if the return was similar?
I would want to either if the situation was reversed. But the Devils are out of it. Maybe if the price was an additional pick then i would be ok with it
Where is Winnipeg going to get there d depth if one of the regulars gets hurt in the playoffs? Blueline depth should be the focus. They have more than enough offense.
Magic
Winnipeg is one of the best defensive teams in the league. One or 2 depth trades will suffice.
The Jets are our best True North chance to bring the cup back to Canada. This is coming from a Flames fan of course.
The net result is basically Sharangovich for a 2025 2nd which is not bad for NJ. I knew the Jets would have preferred to keep the Montreal 2nd which would be around 40.
I don’t get that thinking actually. What team would be happy to give away a 30+ goal scorer that makes less then 4 mil for only a 2nd round pick?
…and he’s what…only 25?
Make that $3.1 million AAV. Sharky is also proving that he can play center as well (which is always worth more). Believe me I like Toffoli as much as the next guy, but at 31 and counting? Include the 3rd round pick (Suniev) for that trade, and it looks to me like NJ lost that trade hands down.
I wonder if his buddy Monohan told TT how great it is in WPG,,
2nd line of TT Mono and Elers or perf, till vilardi comes back
The Jets are built for the playoffs. There is potential for the owner to get a lot of free money coming up here. I hope they go on a long run and we hear no more of that kind of grumbling.
Winnipeg has to at least play in the final for all these moves to be worth it. Bowing out in the 2nd round to Dallas or Colorado is going to cut it when you lost those picks for impending free agents
The Jets are the best team in Canada today!!!!
GM of the year Kevin Cheveldayoff! Masterfully faked everyone out with a potential rebuild! Dumped PLDumb on the Kings for a Kings random! Turns around and resigns Scheifele & Hellebuyck and has enough cap space to add top talent! Meanwhile Blake can barely keep 21 players on the roster and keeps losing top picks to waivers!