Devils Add Harrold, Re-Sign Mills and Wiseman

The New Jersey Devils announced on Monday that they have signed defenseman Peter Harrold to a one-year, two-way contract worth $550,000 at the NHL level and $105,000 at the AHL level. The team also announced that they have re-signed center Brad Mills to a one-year contract worth $525,000 and left wing Chad Wiseman to a two-year contract worth $1.05 million. The deal will average out to $525,000 per season. In 19 games last season with the Los Angeles Kings, Harrold had one goal and three assists for four points. He was a healthy scratch for much of the season. Mills played in four games last season with the Devils, scoring one goal. He also appeared in 53 games with Albany of the AHL, scoring 15 goals and nine assists for 24 points and 102 penalty minutes. In 48 games with Albany, Wiseman had 16 goals and 28 assists for 44 points. He last appeared in the NHL during the 2005-06 season with the New York Rangers. These are nothing more than depth signings for the Devils, as all three players will likely spend the majority of next season in the minors. The Devils also announced on Monday that they had signed left wing Myles Stoesz and right wing Nathan Perkovich to AHL contracts. Both players will likely remain on AHL deals throughout the 2011-12 season and will probably only earn NHL contracts if they play impressively in the minors.

Devils Acquire Defenseman Havelid from Thrashers

The New Jersey Devils announced on Monday that they have acquired defenseman Niclas Havelid and right wing Myles Stoesz from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for defenseman Anssi Salmela. Havelid, who will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, has two goals and 13 assists for 15 points in 63 games so far this season. In 613 NHL games, he has 34 goals and 133 assists for 167 points and 336 penalty minutes with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Atlanta Thrashers. Salmela, who is in his first NHL season, has three assists in 17 games so far this season. This trade works out well for the Devils who were rumored seeking a depth defenseman over the last few weeks for the playoffs. Havelid gives the Devils a decent veteran, puck-moving defenseman, especially on the power play. Salmela gives the Thrashers another young defenseman to rebuild their team with who has the potential to become a decent puck-moving, offensive defenseman. Stoesz, who has yet to play in an NHL game, is a very physical forward who could become a future enforcer for the Devils.