Devils part ways with GM Ray Shero

The fallout for the New Jersey Devils' disappointing season continues, as the team and general manager Ray Shero have agreed to part ways effective immediately, the club announced Sunday.

Shero was fired, reports NHL.com's Mike Morreale.

Tom Fitzgerald will take over as interim GM and Martin Brodeur will serve as a hockey operations advisor.

Shero spent four-plus years with the Devils, who hired him as GM in May 2015. New Jersey made one playoff appearance during his tenure, falling in five games to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2018.

Under Shero, the Devils were more often than not a bottom-feeder in the Metropolitan Division, finishing in last place twice and second-last once in three of the four previous seasons. They occupy last place once again as of Sunday.

New Jersey has failed to meet expectations this season following a summer in which Shero traded for P.K. Subban and Nikita Gusev after drafting Jack Hughes first overall.

The Devils fired head coach John Hynes and replaced him with interim bench boss Alain Nasreddine on Dec. 3. Shero dealt pending unrestricted free agent and 2017-18 Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall - who he acquired in 2016 - to the Arizona Coyotes on Dec. 16.

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