I think this is about as good as it's going to get for Scott as a Devil. He would need a coach who encourages him to think offensively all the time to get 80 points, and that won't happen in New Jersey. The NHL just killed the non-interconference play idea, mainly because the Western Conference is so spread out. First of all, a redistribution will never happen because that would put teams in many different time zones in the same divisions and conference. That's a heck of a question.
Phoenix is in no hurry.
They have been on a season-long roll. They are in a great position. Carolina is a little different. They are two games above .500 and still aren't drawing many people to their home games. They need to get on a roll fast and that might push them toward trading Primeau.