Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald said he thought he really connected with New Jersey native Johnny Gaudreau during talks before the coveted free agent signed a seven-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Fitzgerald still landed one of the top forwards available on the market — locking up Ondrej Palat to a five-year deal worth $30 million — but was asked during a media availability Friday if there was a point where he believed Gaudreau would join the Devils.
"I felt that we were going to be a destination for him but I'm guessing so were other teams that were in on him. We put our best foot forward. ... He chose to go to Columbus for the reasons he chose. He could have gone anywhere. We wish him all the best." "We targeted Ondrej right from the get-go because of the characteristics we valued in a player like that," Fitzgerald said."What he could bring to the table and help us really have our young players realize what it takes to not only get in the playoffs but what it takes to battle through round by round by round.
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