NHL Trade News: Red Wings/Devils Swing A Post-Deadline Deal

The Detroit Red Wings and New Jersey Devils have completed a trade... Wait, wasn't last Friday the deadline for deals? Well, yes, sort of. But per NHL by-laws, players can still be traded after the 'Trade Deadline'. However, those players cannot play in any regular season and/or playoff games with the acquiring team in the season in which they're acquired.

With that in mind, the Red Wings have sent defenseman Tory Dello, who has been toiling in the AHL for his professional career, to the Devils in exchange for that old standby, future considerations.

UPDATE: The #RedWings have traded Tory Dello to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for future considerations. pic.twitter.com/zQH9qShDVo
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 14, 2025

He'll be reporting to the Devils' affiliate, the Utica Comets of the AHL.

The 28-year-old D-man has appeared in 27 games for the Grand Rapids Griffins this season and totaled four points with a minus-four rating. In 215 career AHL contests in six seasons, the undrafted 6-foot Illinois native has 52 points, and a plus-38 rating between the Griffins, the Chicago Wolves (2023-24), and the Laval Rocket (2021-23).

The Red Wings signed Dello to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 this past summer.

Before he turned pro, Dello played four seasons at the University of Notre Dame, garnering 40 points and a solid plus-19 rating, along with 133 penalty minutes in 154 games.

Dello represented Team USA at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup as an 18-year-old, winning a bronze medal on a team with Brock Boeser and Tommy Novak.