Devils ship Toffoli to Jets for 2 draft picks

The New Jersey Devils traded winger Tyler Toffoli to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2025 second-round pick and a 2024 third-rounder, the teams announced.

Toffoli is a pending unrestricted free agent with a $4.25-million cap hit, but the Devils are retaining 50% of his salary.

The Jets add some offensive juice with the acquisition of Toffoli. The 31-year-old has eight 20-goal campaigns under his belt and has found twine 26 times in 61 games this season. His underlying offensive numbers are stellar too.

Once Gabe Vilardi is healthy, Toffoli is a logical candidate to slot in on Winnipeg's second line alongside fellow newcomer Sean Monahan and speedy Danish winger Nikolaj Ehlers.

Toffoli was in his first season with the Devils after the Calgary Flames traded him in the offseason for a third-round pick and Yegor Sharangovich.

He comes with loads of postseason experience. Toffoli has tallied 18 goals and 26 assists in 88 career playoff games and helped the Los Angeles Kings win the 2014 Stanley Cup.

This is the third time Toffoli has been dealt ahead of a deadline after he joined the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames for playoff pushes in 2020, and 2022, respectively. Winnipeg also marks the fourth Canadian team for the former Montreal Canadiens forward.