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Devils acquire Timo Meier in huge trade with Sharks

San Jose Sharks right wing Timo Meier skates with the puck against the Philadelphia Flyers during an NHL game in San Jose, Calif., Dec. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) San Jose Sharks right wing Timo Meier skates with the puck against the Philadelphia Flyers during an NHL game in San Jose, Calif., Dec. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Timo Meier is going to the New Jersey Devils in the latest ante of the high-stakes poker game among Eastern Conference playoff contenders.

Meier joins the Devils after the New York Islanders made a big acquisition, the NHL-leading Boston Bruins got bigger and tougher and the Rangers added one scorer and could get another significantly productive winger before the deadline Friday.

New Jersey sent a 2023 first-round pick, a conditional 2024 first-rounder, forward Andreas Johnsson and prospects Shakir Mukhamadullin, Fabian Zetterlund and Nikita Okhotiuk to San Jose. In return, the Devils got Meier, defenceman Scott Harrington and prospects Timur Ibragimov, Santeri Hatakka and Zach Emond.

鈥淚 was just doing what I felt was best for the New Jersey Devils, not reacting because of what the Rangers did or what they may do again or what the Islanders did,鈥 Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald said. 鈥淲hen you can add a player like Timo Meier to the lineup that you feel is growing and getting stronger each day, it really puts a smile on my face."

Meier is under team control for at least the next year. He's a pending restricted free agent with a US$10 million qualifying offer for the 2023-24 season, and Fitzgerald expects to be able to sign Meier long-term.

"One thing I am confident in is who we are, what we can sell 鈥 our team," Fitzgerald said. 鈥淚 do believe New Jersey will sell itself. I think he will love it here. I think he will thoroughly enjoy it and want to stay here. That鈥檚 my bet.鈥

The 26-year-old Swiss winger has 31 goals and 21 assists in 57 games this season. Meier did not fit in with San Jose's long-term plans.

鈥淭here鈥檚 realities at play here with the salary cap and the salary structure of our group,鈥 Sharks GM Mike Grier said. 鈥淭o pay him the money he鈥檚 looking for and wanted, it didn鈥檛 seem to make sense and to line up where were are kind of headed as a franchise and where we鈥檙e at. We don鈥檛 want to keep spinning our wheels here. We鈥檙e going to try and move this thing forward.鈥

The opposite is going on in New Jersey, with a team perhaps a half-step ahead of schedule to make the playoffs. The Devils are in second place in the Metropolitan Division, and Meier is joining a young core that includes countryman and captain Nico Hischier.

"Having this new chapter coming my way, it鈥檚 definitely very exciting," Meier said. 鈥淚鈥檓 just very excited to get this started.鈥

The Devils are just getting started on their climb in the East. With some cap space left before the deadline Friday, this was undoubtedly their biggest move but might not be their last.

"We鈥檝e been gearing for this for a long time," Fitzgerald said, referencing New Jersey's multiyear rebuild. 鈥淲e have a lot of work to do. This is just part of trying to build success.鈥

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