Devils trade Brian Rolston to the Islanders for Trent Hunter

The New Jersey Devils have sent forward Brian Rolston to the New York Islanders for forward Trent Hunter.

Brian Rolston had to waive his no-trade clause for the deal to go through. He has a cap hit of $5,062,500 in the last year of his deal. His salary is $5 million.

Trent Hunter carries a $2 million cap hit (salary is the same) for the next 2 years.

This deal looks to be all about the cap numbers. The Islanders needed to take on salary to get to the salary floor which is just over $48 million. The Devils needed some cap relief to make is easier to re-sign Zach Parise.