New Jersey Devils Re-Sign Defenseman to Two-Year Deal

With the Stanley Cup Playoffs wrapped up teams are starting to take care of some internal business and Friday morning it was the New Jersey Devils' turn. The team has announced a new two-year contract with defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler.

Certainly not a household name across the NHL, Siegenthaler is a 24-year-old mobile defenseman who appeared in eight games for the Devils last season, and was held off the score sheet. It was his four season in the NHL, the other three spent with the Washington Capitals.

The former 2nd round pick of the Capitals was signed in time for the Devils to leave him unprotected in the Seattle Kraken expansion draft. If the Kraken don't select him, the Devils will be happy to have Siegenthaler back in their mix.

As per the team's release:

Siegenthaler, 24, was acquired from Washington on April 11, 2021 in exchange for Arizona's conditional third-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (previously acquired in the Taylor Hall trade, Dec. 16, 2019). He skated in six games with New Jersey following the trade, missing time due to being in COVID-19 protocol. Prior to the trade, he appeared in seven games with the Capitals. This season, Siegenthaler also represented Switzerland at the 2021 World Championship, skating in seven games.

In 2019-20, Siegenthaler posted two goals and seven assists for nine points with 43 penalty minutes in 64 games with the Capitals. He led the Caps in shorthanded time on ice average (3:11). Siegenthaler also skated in seven 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff contests.

In 105-career NHL games, over the course of three seasons with New Jersey and Washington, he scored two goals and 11 assists for 13 points. Siegenthaler has also accumulated 57 penalty minutes and a plus-8 rating. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound left shot blueliner has appeared in 11 Stanley Cup Playoff contests in his career.