So far this year the Devils have been fairly successful all things considered. Currently ranking 8th in the league and 6th in the conference and holds a 30-15-4 record. Leading the way for the Devils is captain Patrice Bergeron, potential future captain Thomas Chabot, and new acquisition Logan Couture. Even with the success so far, there are rumblings that the Devils are focused on next season more so than this year. Pending ufa’s like Chiarot, Kovalchuk, and Haula have all been in the subject of trade rumors as of late and it will be interesting to see what moves may or may not be done.

“We just have to ignore the rumors and keeping playing our brand of hockey” said Bergeron when asked about the rumors. “We have been playing well and we can’t let these rumors distract us, it’s just part of the business. I mean it could be worse right? We could be playing in Buffalo”.

Whatever the case is, it will be interesting to see what the Devils do in the next month or so, Chiarot would be a great add for a contending team if he were to be traded with his cheap contract an all-around game. Until then, we will see how far this Devils core can carry them.