{"id":496906,"date":"2026-03-10T18:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/496906\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T18:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:25:20","slug":"devils-blueline-uncertainty-explosive-summer-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/496906\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils Blueline Uncertainty; Explosive Summer Shake-Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Jersey Devils<\/a> were off yesterday, but Jack Hughes\u2019 national celebrity tour continued.<\/p>\n

He and USA women\u2019s star Caroline Harvey\u00a0clocked in for a shift at Raising Cane\u2019s Global Flagship in Times Square to snap selfies, sign autographs and serve lucky customers.<\/p>\n

Here are a few photos:<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo Credit: Raising Cane\u2019s<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo Credit: Raising Cane\u2019s<\/p>\n

It sure is fun to be Jack Hughes right now.<\/p>\n

In the links, the uncertain future for two Devils blueliners.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, is there an \u201cexplosive\u201d summer ahead in via free agency and the trade market? A GM\u2019s gambit with their star, and more.<\/p>\n

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

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

New Jersey Hockey Now: So, I asked Tom Fitzgerald about Simon Nemec<\/a>\u2018s future after the NHL trade deadline passed. Then I went back to his comments about the Devils defenseman in January. In comparison to another key pending restricted free agent, it\u2019s become clear that Nemec\u2019s future is uncertain in New Jersey. Especially when you consider what Nemec\u2019s next contract might look like, which a source explained where the ask potentially starts to New Jersey Hockey Now.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfa Devils Rink Report: Staying on the blueline, I asked GM Tom Fitzgerald about the relationship with Dougie Hamilton after the public debacle earlier this season. His response made things even more confusing. I dove into it on the latest Devils Rink Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Full episode here \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

Forever Blueshirts: Here\u2019s why the New York Rangers<\/a> were one of a handful of losers at the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline.<\/p>\n

The Athletic ($): So, the trade deadline was kind of a bust. However, here\u2019s why it may have laid the groundwork for an explosive summer<\/a>\u2014with names like Brady Tkachuk potentially on the move, according to Pierre LeBrun. <\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Here\u2019s Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> GM Kyle Dubas\u2019 gambit on Evgeni Malkin, and why he might be one step ahead of the Russian center ahead of his impending free agency.<\/p>\n

Florida Hockey Now: The Florida Panthers<\/a> are all but eliminated from the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The reign will end after back-to-back championships. And now, they may shut down one of their star players.<\/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":"The New Jersey Devils were off yesterday, but Jack Hughes\u2019 national celebrity tour continued. He and USA women\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5109],"tags":[201,3723,30385,1294,5,1272,576,151,5185,5184,4,106,1178],"class_list":{"0":"post-496906","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-devils-trade-rumors","11":"tag-dougie-hamilton","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-jack-hughes","14":"tag-new-jersey","15":"tag-new-jersey-devils","16":"tag-newjersey","17":"tag-newjerseydevils","18":"tag-nhl","19":"tag-nhl-news","20":"tag-simon-nemec"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116206288229140102","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496906","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=496906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}