A Canadian-born exceptional skater and two-way center, Nilson will attend Michigan State beginning 2025-26 after playing through the Swedish juniors system.
After last off-season and this past trade deadline, concern arose that maybe the New Jersey Devils were moving in the wrong direction. After yesterday's trade, maybe they're back on track.
The Devils don't have a lot of money to spend in free agency, and even if they did, they'd be better off exploring the trade market instead of paying UFA prices in a rising cap environment.