As a Devils fan I don't understand the need to compete this year. We have one of the youngest cores in the NHL, let this year be a learning experience and use the off-season to fix the goaltending issue. I believe in our young guys, I think the defense will fix itself over time, rather than drop a couple of 22 year olds in the NHL for an aging goalie and another expensive long term deal for a Defenseman that doesn't improve the toughness of the squad. Markstrom and Hanifin are great NHL players having good seasons and both would improve the Devils a lot this year, but I dont get the rush to win right now,
I'm sure the value isnt there for Calgary judging from the responses in this thread and that's ok, I personally think teams that are further down their competitive window should be looking for Markstrom and Hanifin rather than the Devils.
I think the number 1 way the Devils can fumble the bag is to deal a ton of assets to compete now, when they can use those guys during the window. I think in a year or 2 when Luke and Nemec have (theoretically) improved is when the Devils should be throwing futures out for a run or two.