Detroit Red Wings acquire Dougie Hamilton from the New Jersey Devils: A major development was just confirmed

"Teams are calling on [Hamilton] now. I heard the Leafs looked into him. They're looking into multiple options for their blue line, and a lot of them have offensive flair. That's their strength, so there's a common thread with their trade targets right now, and Hamilton fits the bill."

"The Stars, Red Wings, and Mammoth have also been pushing hard to acquire a right-shot defenseman that can bolster their offense and improve their power play, so they make a ton of sense."

"Look, things as we know can change really fast in the NHL and with trade talks; all it takes is one call and voila! But there are a few things to consider here when it comes to Hamilton.

First is how many of those teams are willing to and can take on his $9 million cap hit? The second thing is that the Devils aren't out there shopping him right now, and by no means are they in a hurry to trade him. Don't forget, Jonathan Kovacevic is coming off of knee surgery, and as far as I know, he's probably not coming back until late November/early December.

So, they're now already down a veteran D-man on the right side. Yeah, they have guys coming and when healthy, there's probably not enough room for everyone, so obviously, teams will inquire, but this is the situation right now.

Then, they're limited to 21 teams because of the ten-team list. What if the best possible returns are from one of the teams on the no-trade list he submitted? They're not just going to trade him to trade him or because of a numbers game in the lineup."