With trade rumors swirling around the underachieving New Jersey Devils, general manager Tom Fitzgerald said Wednesday he is making regular phone calls to improve the team.
Defenseman Dougie Hamilton and winger Ondrej Palat are two of the established players most mentioned in those talks. And while Fitzgerald did not want to get into specifics of discussions with counterparts around the NHL, he made clear he\'s \"working the phones daily\" with the trade deadline now less than two months away.
\"These are two respected players,\" Fitzgerald said at a wide-ranging roundtable with reporters. \"They\'re very respected in that locker room, and they will be treated with respect.\"
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