The Hockey Herald

via New York Post:

They’ve noticed that the Senators have already rented major stretch and playoff help by extracting Cory Stillman and Mike Commodore from Carolina.

The Devils are believed trying to upgrade their team both on defense and at center. Brad Richards, Olli Jokinen, Ladislav Nagy, Robert Lang and Martin Havlat are names mentioned by inside figures up front, with Dan Boyle, Brian Campbell, Rob Blake, Joni Pitkanen and John-Michael Liles among the possibilities on defense.

The Devils have 26 games remaining, six more than they’ll have when the Feb. 26 deadline passes. If they’re going to be better now by dealing, they’d best be better right now to maximize effect.

“If you can have more time together, it’s a benefit,” said Langenbrunner, traded with Joe Nieuwendyk to New Jersey at the 2002 deadline. “You know what you have and there’s an opportunity to play together. It gives the guys who get traded a chance to settle in.

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