NHL Rumors: New Jersey Devils - Brett Pesce, and the Dawson Mercer Hypothesis

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – They Actually Did It episode on the New Jersey Devils want so as to add some veterans to their blue line, and Dawson Mercer hypothesis within the Jacob Markstrom commerce talks.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Marek: “I advised spoke to Tom Fitzgerald on the, on the radio present a few days in the past and requested him about (Jacob) Markstrom clearly and the character of the New Jersey Devils blue line. Making an attempt to make the purpose that you realize, having a goaltender is just a part of it right here. You continue to must do one thing with the blue line and he stated like ‘yeah, we nonetheless want, we nonetheless want veteran guys again there.’

And you realize, you realize, the a number of the accidents to the again finish Dougie Hamilton, Jonas Siegenthaler, that opened the door for Simon Nemec, and so forth. However he stated like, look, we nonetheless must have extra expertise again there.

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So I don’t assume that is, I don’t assume the New Jersey Devils are closed for enterprise in any respect, Elliotte. I nonetheless assume that they’re, I nonetheless assume they’re on the market trying. I believe lots of people …”

Friedman: “I think they’re one of many groups in on (Brett) Pesce.”

Marek: “Wouldn’t shock me in any respect. I believe lots of people to your earlier level concerning the deal, appears to be like just a little bit mild.

I believed Flames followers had been fascinated about an Alexander Holtz or perhaps a Dawson Mercer, these kinds of gamers.”

Friedman: “I heard the Mercer rumors and I stated, prefer to me if Mercer’s in that deal, when you’re Calgary, you run to the fax machine and get that executed.”

Marek: “Fax machine?”

Friedman: “Don’t go …”

Marek: “What 12 months is that this?”

Friedman: “Don’t cross go, don’t acquire $200, you run, you run to the to no matter you must do to face it and also you signal it.

You recognize, however I to me, who is aware of. Like I requested and other people stated Mercer was by no means in it and or perhaps they requested about it, however prefer it wasn’t, he wasn’t within the deal. Prefer it, to me, it was simply if New Jersey was eager to commerce Dawson Mercer for Jacob Markstrom, when you’re Calgary, you, you, you don’t let Fitzgerald off the telephone. Like that one all the time appeared bizarre to me.

You recognize, I ponder is it …”

Marek: “Except it was a part of an even bigger deal. That’s what I all the time come again to. Like  I ponder about, going again to final 12 months, like if Noah Hanifin was a part of one thing, then we’re getting greater names. That’s ..”

Friedman: “Yeah, okay. Okay. Yeah, I don’t assume it’s like a one-for-one like that, is what I used to be, that’s a good level. However prefer to me, I might surprise if Calgary thought larger of Bahl than Holtz. We don’t know the reply to that however …”

Marek: “For what they want, huge defenseman that may defend.”

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Friedman: “It’s not unattainable to me. I don’t know. I need individuals to, I need to stress that, I don’t find out about many issues. I don’t find out about this, but it surely’s not unattainable to me hat Calgary thought larger of Bahl than Holtz.”

Some rumours swirling round Brett Pesce doubtlessly signing with NJ in free company… two-way top-four righty who defends the push nicely, kills penalties, and shuts down passing lanes. #NJDevils pic.twitter.com/ve8ppWPUow

— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 24, 2024