Devils Get Oliver Wahlstrom 2020 second-round pick Islanders Get Kyle Palmieri

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The New Jersey Devils are probably going to get a pretty nice haul for Kyle Palmieri if they decide to trade him. It is fair to assume that they want a pretty good prospect along with a high-end draft pick. Palmieri still has a year left on his deal which makes him more valuable than a normal playoff rental. Whoever acquires him will have his very strong services for the 2020-21 season.

That is why the New York Islanders would make great sense for Palmieri. They are a team that has already made the trade with New Jersey for Andy Greene. Lou Lamoriello knows this team very well and it would be wise to add a guy like Palmieri. The Islanders are already a very good team that could use a bit more scoring. Palmieri would be a great goal-scoring threat to add to that team as they prepare for the playoffs.

Oliver Wahlstrom and a 2020 2nd-round pick would be perfect for Palmieri. Wahlstrom was taken with the 11th-overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. With Wahlstrom, such a highly-touted prospect, getting a second to go with him would be a fair trade between these two. The Islanders already gave the Devils their 2021 second-rounder for Greene so this time it would need to be their 2020 pick.

Palmieri is a New Jersey native so trading him away from Jersey’s team would be less than fun, but the Islanders aren’t that far away. He is also one of those guys who you root for because he’s an awesome guy. Having Greene along with Palmieri on the Island would make them a fun team for Devils fans to follow in the playoffs.