The concerns going into the 2025-26 season about the New Jersey Devils are very real. That doesn’t mean they won’t improve and remain a playoff team. But, it was interesting to see the general fan perception of their trajectory next season be the opposite. That probably means they’ll finish somewhere in the middle of all that. More on all that below.
Elsewhere, the NHL season will start even sooner next year, Toronto’s failures pushed their star out the door, and more.
Let’s do that hockey.
Devils Trade Rumors & News
New Jersey Hockey Now: Health? Aging goaltending? The blueline? Positional needs? Luke Hughes?! We’re tapping into the Devils’ Concern-o-Meter.
The Athletic ($): Apparently, hockey fans in general believe the Devils will be one of the NHL’s most improved teams in the East in 2025-26.
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NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now
Sportsnet: With the NHL schedule increasing from 82 to 84 games, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly explains the regular season schedule will start even sooner next season.
Florida Hockey Now: Matthew Tkachuk has been battling injury ever since the 4 Nations Face-Off. He and the Florida Panthers captured their second straight Stanley Cup in June. However, the Cats will be without the impact forward to start the season, and likely through the New Year after he received surgery, a new report says.
Colorado Hockey Now: Aarif Deen explains why the NHL’s new CBA won’t impact Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar’s next contract.
Vegas Hockey Now: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukaukas sat down for a rare summer pod and hashed out what pushed Mitch Marner out the door and to the Vegas Golden Knights. They discuss how it boiled down to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ failures.
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