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The unrestricted free agent is coming off his most productive NHL season and offers a combination of skill and toughness all teams covet. The bidding process will likely net Clarkson a very lucrative contract once all is said and done.

The Devils have started talking to David Clarkson though. Both players are eligible for unrestricted free agency in July.

"We'll continue to work on it," Lamoriello said Thursday. "We've certainly started the process, but until (contracts) are complete there is nothing done." There hasn't been financial discussions at this point though. Clarkson would garner a fair share of attention if he were to hit the open market.

"We'd certainly like to have him back," said GM Lou Lamoriello. Zidlicky is currently playing for the Czech Republic at the World Hockey Championship. The Devils are still deciding what their off-season plans are at this time.

He sat out the last four games of the year, but he didn't have to undergo surgery to repair the problem.

He missed the last three games of the 2013 campaign with a sprained left wrist, which he suffered at a practice.

"He's back to normal," Lamoriello said Wednesday. "I saw him yesterday and he's perfect." Salvador was injured blocking a shot from Zdeno Chara and the ailment forced him to miss the last eight games of the regular season.