{"id":473027,"date":"2026-02-26T13:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/473027\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:39:25","slug":"jack-hughes-devils-loyalty-nhl-trade-chatter-ramping-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/473027\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Hughes Devils Loyalty; NHL Trade Chatter Ramping Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night wasn\u2019t the night any fan of the New Jersey Devils<\/a> wanted to see on the ice. Jack Hughes was honored, and that part was fantastic. He gave an excellent speech in which he professed his love for USA Hockey and the Devils themselves.<\/p>\n

If you missed that, you can see the full ceremony and speech on my YouTube page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the Devils returned the same boring team who lacks finish. Thus, the defeat at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres. More on that, and Jack Hughes\u2019 loyalty to the Devils in the link below.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, plenty of NHL trade chatter, Sidney Crosby reacts to his injury, and Matvei Michkov opens up about a lot in Philly.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s do that hockey.<\/p>\n

Devils Trade Rumors & News<\/p>\n

New Jersey Hockey Now: The magic from the Olympic gold couldn\u2019t fix the Devils\u2019 scoring woes as they continued coming out of the break in a 2-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Regardless of the score, Devils fans have to feel a sense of relief with Jack Hughes<\/a>, who professed his loyalty to New Jersey after capturing Olympic gold.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfa Devils Rink Report: So, what\u2019s up with Timo Meier being so successful with Switzerland? Becuase, he seemingly hasn\u2019t lost his touch. What gives? Jack Han helps me break it down on the latest\u00a0Devils Rink Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Full episode here, like & subscribe \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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NHL Trade Talk, News & National Hockey Now<\/p>\n

The Ahtletic ($): Another day, another debate on whether the NHL should adopt the<\/a> 3-2-1-0 standigs format from the Olympics.<\/p>\n

Forever Blueshirts: Vincent Trocheck is likely a goner. Here\u2019s how the New York Rangers<\/a> could kickstart their retool by moving him at the 2026 NHL trade deadline.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: It\u2019s bad news for the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> captain. Sideny Crosby is going to be sidelined for four weeks. He reacted to the injury news in hte locker room on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

Florida Hockey Now: What is the gameplan for the Florida Panthers<\/a> at the NHL trade deadline? Well, it\u2019s not what they\u2019ve done over the last two seasons en route to consecutive Stanley Cups. They\u2019re standing by, for now. More inside from George Richards.<\/p>\n

Philly Hockey Now: Matvei Michkov, seemingly determined as ever, discusses his break amid the Olympics, his relationship with Rick Tocchet, and a position change in the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> lineup for their final 26 games.<\/p>\n

Detroit Hockey Now: Are the Detroit Red Wings<\/a> about to make splash on their blueline? Here are three defensemen on their radar ahead of the 2026 NHL trade deadline.<\/p>\n

Toronto Hockey Now: What are the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>\u2014who are not in playoff position\u2014going to do at the NHL trade deadline? A few insiders have different takes on their plans.<\/p>\n

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\t\tJames is a fully credentialed New Jersey Devils beat reporter for New Jersey Hockey Now on Sportsnaut and the … More about James Nichols<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last night wasn\u2019t the night any fan of the New Jersey Devils wanted to see on the ice.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473028,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5109],"tags":[201,3723,5,1272,576,151,5185,5184,4,106,546],"class_list":{"0":"post-473027","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-jersey-devils","8":"tag-devils","9":"tag-devils-news","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-jack-hughes","12":"tag-new-jersey","13":"tag-new-jersey-devils","14":"tag-newjersey","15":"tag-newjerseydevils","16":"tag-nhl","17":"tag-nhl-news","18":"tag-nhl-trade-rumors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116137215966961445","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}