Tyler Toffoli is on the move — again.
The Winnipeg Jets acquired the veteran forward from the New Jersey Devils on Friday for a third-round draft pick in 2024 and a second-rounder in 2025, sources said Friday. New Jersey retained 50% of Toffoli's salary in the deal.
The Jets will be Toffoli's sixth team in the past five seasons, and the transaction marks the fourth time he's been traded over the previous four years.
The 31-year-old is exactly the type of player Winnipeg needs now, though. Toffoli is a pure goal scorer who can slot into the Jets' top six. He excels off the rush — a major point of emphasis in Winnipeg's system — while offering consistent production and plenty of minutes in a Jets lineup hoping to stay legitimate contenders in the Western Conference playoff race. He's also capable of boosting the power play, which is a weakness for the team and is ranked 24th in the league.
He also has playoff chops, having won two Stanley Cups with his original team, the Kings.
Toffoli's efforts in New Jersey — including 26 goals and 44 points in 61 games — since he was traded there from Calgary over the summer haven't had the desired impact given the Devils' overall struggles. New Jersey recently fired coach Lindy Ruff (who was replaced by Travis Green) as their already-meager playoff hopes took repeated hits, and GM Tom Fitzgerald had admitted he would listen to offers on Toffoli ahead of the trade deadline.
Toffoli is a pending UFA when his four-year, $17 million contract expires.
In letting Toffoli go, the Devils pick up two more draft selections to use on young talent or as trade chips later on. New Jersey is just one season removed from reaching the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, and although it's
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