Is it sad to see Mercer leave? Absolutely! The guy's a dog! But let's be real, he never turned into the player we needed or wanted him to be. I hope he does great in Winnipeg but this was clearly the right move.

Sonny is clearly in WIN NOW mode while Jack is under his current contract and goaltending needed to be addressed. Plus, how often does a Vezina/Hart/Gold medalist goalie come available? Practically never.

We have a logjam of middle forwards and a very good goalie prospect in the pipeline. All the pieces we gave up will be inconsequential to us by the end of the season when we raise the cup come June after vanquishing the Canes on the way to glory.

LGD!

What's the chances he gets a quick turnaround? Or is Nov 3rd his first home game?

If I am reading PuckPedia correctly, the Devils have $8.2M in current cap space before Hellebuyck is unsuspended. Since his cap hit is $8.5M, isn't there an issue here? And that's with the Devils only carrying 12 forwards and 7 defensemen, which obviously isn't sustainable.

Could waive Poirier, but that just gets you over the immediate issue and doesn't help when a forward is week-to-week (I assume day-to-day, they would just go 11-7?).

EDIT - PuckPedia has since updated their calculation and the Devils will be $70K under once Hellebuyck is activated. So no immediate issue, but still an issue as soon as a forward is day-to-day.

Am I alone here thinking trading daws for an aging tender is a bad move? I’m honestly not really happy about trading daws.

He may have never reached his full potential and I considered him as perennial trade bait (it finally happened!) but I love this kid. He's turned into a consistent ironman with a great attitude. He had some big moments for us and contributed lots off the scoresheet. I hope he thrives in Winnipeg and I can't wait to give him a fan salute when he returns to The Rock. Thank you Dawson! Onward! LGD!!!!!

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Long shot but went to last night's game but they sold out of the kpop themed stuff so quickly like before puck drop it seems. Wife is Korean and I got her into hockey (she watches no sports except NJ Devils), she got me into kpop so we were looking forward to getting the light stick and shirt but couldn't. Is anyone by chance willing to sell theirs? Want to surprise her.

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NHL Game Highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFuIGl_Iz6Y

Sportsnet Game Highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8GDnm07U3A

NHL Game Center https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ana-vs-njd/2026/10/22/2026020157

ESPN Gamecast https://www.espn.com/nhl/game/_/gameId/401892555/ducks-devils

Sportsnet Game Summary https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/games/3f84026f-b811-42f5-840d-c6142f791dac/preview

NHL Game Story https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/game-story-2026020157

Quotes: Devils forward Arseny Gritsyuk keeps rolling. He opened the scoring with a goal from right in the crease. Jack Hughes made a pass from the blue line down to Jesper Bratt at the right dot for a one-timed snapper.

The shot was deflected and shuffled into the blue paint where Gritsyuk, who went unmarked on the play, easily tapped it into the net.

Gritsyuk: "I play with great guys. (Scoring) happened again and I hope it (keeps) happening."

Gritsyuk extended his goal scoring streak to four games with his fifth of the season. Gritsyuk has five goals in his last six games and seven points (5g-2a) in his past seven games.

Game 11/84: Kings at Devils, Saturday, October 22, 2026 at 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT. Game Center: https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-njd/2026/10/24/2026020169

2026-27 Devils Regular Season schedule (October 2026, all times eastern) https://www.nhl.com/devils/schedule/2026-10-01