New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 6/30/25
Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
Some assessment of this year’s Devils draft class from Chief Scout Mark Dennehy: [Devils NHL]
“Hamilton has three years left on his contract at a cap hit of $9 million. It would clear plenty of cap space for the Devils and give general manager Tom Fitzgerald more flexibility to make significant improvements to the roster. Could Hamilton be on the move this offseason?” [Devils on the Rush]
Hockey Links
A look back at some of the notable storylines from this year’s draft: [NHL.com]
Draft grades here. A look at how teams fared around the league: [Daily Faceoff] [ESPN] [The Athletic ($)]
Nuggets here on the new playoff salary cap, salary retention and more out of the CBA extension: [The Athletic ($)]
Some notable news and notes around the league:
JOHNNY TORONTO ⚪️
We have re-signed John Tavares to a four-year contract extension pic.twitter.com/iLPhQRto9H
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) June 27, 2025
Claude Giroux signs a one-year, $2M contract with up to $2.75M in potential bonuses to stay in Ottawa, per @reporterchris. pic.twitter.com/dFUoqGN7J7
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 29, 2025
I’m hearing Vegas defenceman Alex Pietrangelo is dealing with serious injuries and is going to require multiple major surgeries this summer, which will result in missing the entire 2025-26 season, at least.
— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) June 29, 2025
TRADE ALERT
John Gibson is now a member of the @DetroitRedWings! pic.twitter.com/8cVi0REBKp
— NHL (@NHL) June 28, 2025
Trade details, per sources:
To #GoHabsGo:
RD Noah Dobson
(Contract extension: 8 years x $9.5m)To #isles:
2025 No. 16 overall pick
2025 No. 17 overall pick
F Emil HeinemanAs reported, expect NYI to leverage those picks to move up to try and grab Hagens.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 27, 2025
An interesting wrinkle here as Mitch Marner looks for a new home. Tampering? In Las Vegas? Elliotte Friedman reports: [Sportsnet]
Feel free to discuss these and any other hockey-related stories in the comments below.