TRAINING CAMP: Update on Bratt Deal

Devils Executive Vice President and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald addressed the media for the first time in training camp Saturday and quickly the question on many minds came up - when will Jesper Bratt sign a new deal with the Devils?
"Jesper's agent and I have been in constant communication," said Fitzgerald. "We're trying to find a common ground on their thoughts on how a deal should be structured versus how we think a deal should be structured. I see a lot of parallels with Jesper's situation with the MacKenzie Blackwood situation, and you know the contract negotiations."

"Jesper, we see him being a big part of our future…we believe Jesper Bratt will be a part of our team. When that is, I don't know. I like it to be sooner rather than later."
Bratt in Sweden at the moment and will have to go through COVID-protocols when he returns to New Jersey, which adds pressure to the negotiation.
"There's a lot of urgency to get him in here because of some potential obstacles, delay in getting his visa, obviously the quarantine once he gets to New Jersey," said Fitzgerald. "We're trying to find common ground on those comps that they see and how we see it."