One player you don’t see on the roster is Joseph Blandisi. This could prove to be another underrated move by Ray Shero. Parenteau put up 20 goals and 21 assists last season, and may slot in nicely on the top line with Taylor Hall and Adam Henrique. Not to mention, the Devils gave up nothing to get him. It addresses two needs right away: adding a right wing and proven depth scoring. Going back to picking up Parenteau from the Islanders, I love the move. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports Parenteau (15) celebrates his goal during the first period of their game against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center. He did fully practiced today, so that remains to be seen.Newark, NJ, USA Toronto Maple Leafs right wing P.A. Whether he is sent to Albany or not will depend on if Quincey is healthy for the season opener this Thursday. Seth Helgeson was placed on waivers today even though he made the roster, but chances are he’ll still be around and eligible to go down to Albany if need-be once he clears tomorrow. Most notably, Steve Santini, Miles Wood and Blake Speers, survived all cuts and made the team. Due to Jon Merrill (finger), Kyle Quincey (lower body), Luke Gazdic (foot) and Sergey Kalinin (illness) all being placed on IR, no one is headed to Albany just yet. Luckily (and surprisingly), no player received the bad news that they’d be sent down to Albany. Parenteau through waivers, who automatically took up a roster spot that would have went to another hopeful player otherwise. The final roster decisions got even more complicated Tuesday when the Devils added forward P.A. The Devils ended up going with 14 forwards and 7 defensemen. Meet your 2016-17 New Jersey Devils here, as announced on the team website. The Devils were down to 25 players on the active roster before Tuesday’s practice, and needed to cut that down to 23 by the 5PM deadline. The New Jersey Devils roster is now set for the 2016-17 season.
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