Devils’ Trade-Request Whisper Network Is Getting Louder

The Devils are back in the kind of story that gets louder in the hallways than it does on the stat sheet. When a trade-request edition lands, it usually means someone in the room is unhappy, someone else is doing damage control, and the phones around the league are already warm. New Jersey has to navigate the politics of it all before the rumor mill turns a tense situation into a full-blown distraction.