When signing a player surely you wouldn't just target one like Parisi as anything could happen as it has. Wouldn't there be secondary choices in place in case a signing fell through. I can't see the Devils management putting all their eggs in one Parisi basket when it comes to a final signing.
There will be players available, but we all know how Lord likes to get references from ex-teammates and coaches for a new guy. Which is going to take time.
It wouldn’t surprise me if we now wait until the AHL camps are over and so we don’t get a new Dman in until late September early October.