Tom Fitzgerald

THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS GM DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF LAST SPRING’S PLAYOFF WIN, WHY THE DEVILS ARE IN DEMAND AND THE DECENTRALIZED DRAFT

WITH CAROL SCHRAM

AGE: 55 NEW JERSEY DEVILS GM THN: What was the impact of the playoff win over the Rangers last spring? TOM FITZGERALD: It was a huge breakthrough for our group, confidence-wise. What it did for each person and our fan base, of course, because it was now reliving the glory days of when the Cups started to come to New Jersey. You had to go through the Rangers to win those Cups. I think our fan base has always been loyal and understanding of the blueprint that I presented to ownership back in January 2020, when I was the interim GM, and the phases that I felt this team would need to go through. Drafting and developing was at the forefront. We had some, I call them “pillars,” to build around, the Jacks, the…

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