The way I see it is if they need to add a goalie anyway why not do it now if the right one is available?
In my opinion if the devils make a coaching change and get healthy they’re one of ~10 teams with the talent to win a cup
Third in the Met is well within reach, I get that they’re set up well enough to compete for awhile but why waste the chance to do it this year if there’s a good trade to be made. East seems pretty wide open
The team as a whole hasn't been good. Very mediocre. Obviously some of that is brought on by injuries. They aren't going to fire Ruff mid season. I feel comfortable saying that.
They are 6 back in the wildcard. They have only one game in hand on the Red Wings and 0 games in hand on Toronto. That seems like a pipe dream.
They are 8 points back in the metro. They have 3 games in hand, but frankly there is no reason to think that they are going to go 3-0 in those three games. The Pens have 4 games in hand and are only a point back of the devils.
They've had 3, three game winning streaks this year, nothing longer than that. They are just incredibly mediocre and inconsistent.
I'd let it go for now. If it gets better as you get closer to the deadline, fine...maybe you can make a move. Don't have to do that now. They should probably be closer to selling than buying right now.