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New Jersey Devils ink Luke Hughes to substantial seven-year contract extension: Connor Bedard will make alike
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The New Jersey Devils have officially inked Luke Hughes to a seven-year contract extension, and some are calling his AAV an overpay.
This certainly changes things for the Chicago Blackhawks and Connor Bedard, and not in a good way.
With this contract given out, the Blackhawks will be forced to pay Bedard a much larger annual salary than $11M.
With just six days until the NHL regular season kicks off, New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes was left without a contract, until Wednesday morning.
The Devils have officially signed Luke Hughes to a substantial seven-year deal with a large AAV.
Luke Hughes' contract extension details revealed
Hughes has inked a seven-year deal worth $9M per season, totalling more salary than Charlie McAvoy, Seth Jones, Noah Dobson, Adam Fox, Roman Josi and even Cale Makar.
"The New Jersey Devils announced today that the team has agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenseman Luke Hughes on a seven-year contract worth $63,000,000 ($9,000,000 AAV). The announcement was made by President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald. He will join the club for practice on Thursday.
Hughes, 22, completed his second full season with New Jersey. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound defenseman recorded 44 points (7g-37a) after playing 71 games in 2024-25. Hughes' 44 points, 37 assists, and 16 power-play points led all Devils blueliners last season."
Hughes, 22, completed his second full season with New Jersey. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound defenseman recorded 44 points (7g-37a) after playing 71 games in 2024-25. Hughes' 44 points, 37 assists, and 16 power-play points led all Devils blueliners last season."
This deal hints that Connor Bedard will now be receiving more than $10M AAV on his upcoming contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks, buckle up Hawkey fans.
"Luke Hughes signs a seven-year extension with #NJDevils carrying a $9M AAV, bringing an end to a lengthy RFA negotiation."
- Chris Johnston, TSN
- Chris Johnston, TSN
Holy overpay lmfao
NHL is a joke guys get payed because of their name
Details to come..
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