The free agency market is about to open, and the excitement for the 2026-27 season is palpable. As teams get ready to make sure they have the best team construction possible, let’s take a look at an early roster projection for the New Jersey Devils for the upcoming season.
Free agency begins today. Prepare yourself. Here are your links for today: Arseny Gritsyuk gets a three-year deal: Jacob Markstrom is off to Florida: “Markstrom’s exit obviously leaves the Devils with a pretty important hole to fill, leaving things somewhat incomplete.
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New Jersey Devils general manager Sunny Mehta is staying busy with less than 24 hours until free agency opens on July 1. After acquiring Evan Rodrigues and Jesper Boqvist as part of a package that sent veteran goaltender Jacob Markstrom to the Florida Panthers, he re-signed an effective forward not long afterwards.
The New Jersey Devils have signed winger Arseny Gritsyuk to a three-year contract with a $3.25 million cap hit. Gritsyuk was a restricted free agent after the conclusion of his one-year, $925,000 contract.
On Tuesday, June 30, the New Jersey Devils announced they have re-signed forward Arseny Gritsyuk to a three-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $3.25 million.
Despite a seemingly never-ending run of high-profile trades, many hockey fans have lamented the perceived dearth of talent that will become available tomorrow with the beginning of the NHL’s free agency period.
Late on Monday, Devils beat reporter James Nichols reported that the Devils were closing in on a deal for restricted free agent Arseny Gritsyuk. It would appear that those reports were indeed accurate.
Just because the New Jersey Devils traded Jacob Markstrom to the Florida Panthers does not mean that they are now the favorites to acquire Connor Hellebuyck from the Winnipeg Jets.
Sunny Mehta is dipping back into his old team’s arsenal, while a veteran netminder is returning home. On Tuesday, the Florida Panthers re-acquired goaltender Jacob Markstrom, along with forward Angus Crookshank, from the New Jersey Devils.
Prior to Monday’s 5pm Eastern deadline, the New Jersey Devils tendered qualifying offers to six pending restricted free agents. Those players are forwards Arseny Gritsyuk, Amadeus Lombardi, and Xavier Parent, defenseman Topias Vilen, and goaltenders Nico Daws and Jakub Malek.
The New Jersey Devils’ brand new general manager, Sunny Mehta, just completed his first draft at the helm of an organization. And while it wasn’t the most exciting draft for the Devils given their relative lack of picks in both quality and quantity, this draft was still illuminating in a number of ways.
The New Jersey Devils have certainly been busy in the week leading up to free agency. On Tuesday, they parted ways with Simon Nemec and Maxim Tsyplakov, receiving draft picks and prospect Etienne Morin.
On Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, the NHL held its 2026 Draft. Young players from all over came to have their dreams realized, hearing that they would be drafted by an NHL team.
Here are your links for today: A recap of the 2026 draft class for the Devils: [Devils NHL] “Alexander Command, the 12th overall pick, highlights the Devils’ draft class, but Mehta selected a few other intriguing prospects in the later rounds.
The New Jersey Devils are looking to make some changes to their team after a disappointing season, and they’ve already done so, trading Simon Nemec to the Calgary Flames.
There have been many eyes on the Nico Hischier contract situation, with many looking to see what the contract extension will look like. Now, the latest update will have fans fired up, according to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Signs are pointing towards Nico Hischier signing a contract extension with the New Jersey Devils after July 1st. There is still work to do, but sides are working to get it done.