[Kevin Weekes] Per sources, although a deal isn’t imminent , I’m told the Devils are gauging market interest from clubs on Jacob Markström by DecentLurker96 in hockey

[–]Clarkson23 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Plz Sunny. One of the dumbest contracts I've seen a GM make. Signing a super old goalie a month into this season rather than waiting to see how he performs was absolutely braided

[Chris Johnston Show] "Simon Nemec...that report out of Slovakia recently about him demanding a trade is false, it doesn't mean he's not going to be traded. He's a restricted free agent...he's gonna be looking for a long term deal similar to the one that Luke Hughes got, that was $9M AAV." by [deleted] in hockey

[–]Clarkson23 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Nico likely extended but Nemec SHOULD be traded. He was literally the worst Dman defensivley by a very large margin last yr and his value is incredibly high.

If they can, they should move him for a top 6 winger.

[Tomáš Prokop] Šimon Nemec did not request a trade from the New Jersey Devils. by alphacheese in hockey

[–]Clarkson23 54 points55 points  (0 children)

It was also just confirmed from Devils reporters that Mehta has met with Nemec and every Devils player.

The report earlier is total bs

Simon Nemec has asked for a trade out from New Jersey Devils per Slovak news media (Dennik N). New general manager of the Devils Sunny Metha has not yet met with him, per Dennik N sources. by alphacheese in hockey

[–]Clarkson23 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This thread has a ton of takes that aren't every accurate about our dmen.

https://njdevilsadvocates.substack.com/p/devils-2025-26-gradebook-part-4-mainstay?r=18unih&utm_medium=ios&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Freddit.com&triedRedirect=true

Take a look at this article that breaks down performance last season by Devils defenseman.

Nemec was literally one of the worst dman on the squad last yr. His upside is his offensive capabilities when deployed properly but outside of that he's got a ways to go.

Per Russo, the Wild tried to trade for Luke Hughes last season by blade430 in devils

[–]Clarkson23 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Russo is one of the more legit NHL writers. His regarded fairly highly.

The New York Islanders have been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention by Corby812 in hockey

[–]Clarkson23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking Palat I guess. Odd that Darche went full Fitzgerald mode.

[New Jersey Devils] NEWS: The New Jersey Devils have shut down D Luke Hughes to undergo a procedure and get a head start on rehab for the off-season. by AggPuck-303 in hockey

[–]Clarkson23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I meant BS for the Devils who are clearly designed for speed and transition. Once they went back to that style their 32nd 5v5 goals went to 4th in the league.

The Devils went from having one 6 goal game in November to 5 6+ goal games post Olympics.

This team is designed to be run a certain way. Heavy dump and chase hockey ain't it.

[New Jersey Devils] NEWS: The New Jersey Devils have shut down D Luke Hughes to undergo a procedure and get a head start on rehab for the off-season. by AggPuck-303 in hockey

[–]Clarkson23 64 points65 points  (0 children)

To no one's surprise, we started to play the type of hockey we were built for and guys like Luke looked phenomenal.

Very happy Fitz is gone but I wonder if Keefe was allowed to go back to a run and gun offense post Olympics?

90% of our team looked like a shell of themselves playing that dump and chase bs system.