New Jersey Devils

September 1, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Kirill Kaprizov Minnesota Wild

McDavid’s Contract Clock, Price on the Move, a Wild Offer and More NHL News & Rumors

As the last long weekend of summer fades into the rearview mirror, the NHL is anything but dormant. While the on-ice battles are still weeks away, the front-office warfare is reaching a fever pitch. GMs are working the phones, agents are posturing, and the futures of superstars and franchises hang in the balance. The relative quiet of August has given way to a flurry of high-stakes rumors that will define the landscape of the 2025-26 season. From a legendary goaltender’s imminent contract relocation to the nine-figure offer tabled for a Russian superstar, and the ominous silence surrounding the game’s best

August 31, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

New Jersey Devils Luke Hughes

Luke Hughes’ Contract Negotiation is a High-Stakes Chess Match for the Devils’ Future

On the surface, it should be simple. The New Jersey Devils have a budding superstar defenseman in Luke Hughes, a player General Manager Tom Fitzgerald unequivocally called his “number one priority” to sign this offseason. With the puck set to drop on the 2025-26 season on October 9, getting Hughes’ name on a new contract seems like a straightforward, if expensive, piece of business. Yet, here we are, in the waning days of August, and the Devils’ most important restricted free agent remains unsigned. The delay isn’t born from a question of if Luke Hughes will be a Devil, but

August 30, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers

McDavid’s Future, Marner’s Bombshell, the Hughes Brothers & More NHL Rumors

The air in the hockey world is thick with anticipation. While teams are fine-tuning their systems and players are getting into mid-season form, some compelling drama is unfolding off the ice. The league’s landscape is being shaped not by slap shots and body checks, but by contract negotiations, personal revelations, and the ever-present pressure cooker of a Canadian market. Let’s dive into this week’s whispers and roars of the NHL rumor mill. Marner’s Exit and the Brutality of the Leafs’ Spotlight The blockbuster trade that sent Mitch Marner to the Vegas Golden Knights was, on the surface, a hockey deal.