Wild Tried to Pry Luke Hughes in Devils Trade | Report

Fitzgerald is no longer in the GM chair as after he and the Devils parted ways and New Jersey has since hired Sunny Mehta as their sixth GM in franchise history.

Fitzgerald’s departure came on the back of dropping the ball in the Quinn saga when he was still in Vancouver and preferred to be traded to New Jersey.

However, the ex-Devils GM did get one thing right by holding onto the youngest Hughes brother.

Not only is Luke projected to blossom into the Devils’ No.1 defenseman, but hanging onto him gives New Jersey their best chance to keep Jack in the longrun.

The Devils signed Luke last September to a long-term, seven-year contract that has six years remaining following the 2025-26 season.

It will be an interesting summer for both the Devils and the Wild.

Quinn is eligible to sign an extension on July 1st with one year left on his contract. Whether he does or doesn’t remains to be seen, but it’s no secret that Quinn has been extremely complimentary of the Wild organization—specifically Guerin.

The Devils have decisions to make themselves this summer, namly with pending free agent contracts in Simon Nemec and Arseny Gritsyuk, as well as Nico Hischier who is eligible for an extension on July 1st like Quinn with a year left on his deal.

We know Guerin will continue his aggressive approach at upgrading the Wild while simultaniously doing everything he can to keep Quinn in Minny.

Mehta’s approach, however, remains to be seen as a first time GM in the NHL.

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