New Jersey Devils

October 7, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis New Jersey Devils Jacob Markstrom Dougie Hamilton

Metropolitan Mayhem: A Division of NHL Contenders, Pretenders, and Pain

The air is getting colder, the skates are being sharpened, and across the National Hockey League, hope springs eternal. But in the Metropolitan Division, that hope comes in vastly different shades. Once a Murderer’s Row of perennial contenders, the Metro enters the 2025-26 season as a study in contrasts—a top-heavy battleground where a clear line has been drawn in the sand. On one side stand the division’s titans, gearing up for what they believe is a legitimate run at the Stanley Cup. On the other, a motley crew of teams in various states of transition, retooling, or outright, gut-wrenching reconstruction.

October 3, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

New Jersey Devils Luke Hughes

High Stakes, Higher Expectations: Unpacking Luke Hughes’ Landmark Deal With the Devils

The ink is dry, the holdout is over, and Luke Hughes is officially locked in with the New Jersey Devils for the next seven years at a hefty $63 million. This isn’t just another contract; it’s a bold statement from a franchise with Stanley Cup aspirations, a significant gamble on a player’s immense potential, and a move that sends ripples across the NHL. Let’s dissect the nuances of this deal, the chatter surrounding it, and what it means for the Devils’ immediate future and their long-term vision. A Deal as Clean as a Glass Slipper In an era where NHL

September 30, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier Jack Hughes

New Jersey Devils’ High-Stakes Bet on Health, Youth, and a New Power Play

The air in Newark is thick with a familiar, yet potent, mixture of anticipation and anxiety. As the New Jersey Devils opened training camp on Sept. 18, the narrative for their 2025-26 campaign began to crystallize. This isn’t a rebuild. This isn’t a hopeful longshot. This is a team built to win now, staring down a season that will serve as a referendum on its core, its depth, and its ability to overcome the hurdles that have previously relegated it to the league’s second tier. After a first-round playoff exit last spring, the mandate is clear: make the postseason in

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.