Former Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ondrej Palat agrees to 5-year, $30M NHL cope with New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils have agreed to phrases with former Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ondrej Palat, bringing a veteran Stanley Cup champion onto their younger roster of forwards.

The Devils landed Palat on a five-year cope with a median annual worth of $6 million, a supply informed ESPN, confirming a number of reviews.

Palat, 31, performed his complete 10-year profession with the Lightning, scoring 143 targets and 280 assists in 628 video games. He is generally known as a gradual two-way participant with versatility: in a position to play each wings in addition to up and down the lineup, thriving with high-end ability gamers and as a task participant.

He is additionally been excellent as a postseason performer. Palat had 31 factors in 48 video games throughout the Lightning’s back-to-back Stanley Cup wins. He had 21 factors in 23 video games for them final postseason once they misplaced to the Colorado Avalanche within the Stanley Cup Remaining, together with three game-winning targets.

The Devils have made the playoffs as soon as up to now 10 years and never since 2018.

Palat is one in all solely three forwards over age 30 on the present Devils roster.

The Devils had been one of many groups that misplaced out on famous person free agent winger Johnny Gaudreau on Wednesday as NHL free company opened, as the previous Flames ahead opted instead to sign with the Columbus Blue Jackets.