The New Jersey Devils made an intriguing move ahead of Tuesday night’s tilt against the Winnipeg Jets that might suggest something bigger is looming for the Devils.
As Devils beat reporter Amanda Stein revealed, forward Ondrej Palat was a healthy scratch for Tuesday night’s game. Stein reported that the move responded to “roster-related reasons.”
Ondrej Palat is being held out tonight for roster related reasons.
He is not on the ice for #NJDevils warmups.— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) January 27, 2026That’s hockeyspeak for, “we want to keep this guy out of the lineup because we want to trade him and we don’t want him to get hurt before then.