The New Jersey Devils completed their second trade of the day, sending forward Blake Coleman to the Tampa Bay Lightning, it was announced.
Tampa Bay is sending a 2020 first-round draft pick (acquired from the Vancouver Canucks) and prospect Nolan Foote to the Devils.
According to a Devils statement, the first-round pick has conditions. If Vancouver fails to qualify for the 2020 NHL playoffs, the Devils will get the Canucks’ first-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft instead of a first-round selection in the 2020 draft.
Coleman, 28, has 21 goals and 10 assists in 57 games this season for the Devils.
Coleman is in the second season of a three-year contract that pays him $1.8 million annually.
“This transaction allows us to acquire two key pieces in continuing to build this team around our foundational cornerstones,” said Devils interim general manager Tom Fitzgerald said in a statement. “Foote is a big, physical winger, with an excellent shot and great offensive instincts, especially on the power play. He will complement our young forward group for a long time.”