For the New Jersey Devils, he’s the one that got away. Again.
GM Tom Fitzgerald was rumored to be on the hunt for Miller for several weeks, but Drury’s eventual trigger-pull on Friday took another high-profile target off the wish list.
The Devils had 63 points through 53 games and seem safe as far as the playoff chase goes, but watching the Rangers get a 103-point player just days after another Metropolitan rival, Carolina, snatched Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall in the same deal, doesn’t exactly stoke Garden State optimism once the tournament gets started.
Fitzgerald has done a stellar job remaking his roster over the past few seasons and he may yet find a willing partner for an eventual deadline move, but it’s a bit harder to imagine at this point now that Miller is out of play.
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