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 informed 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. Attempting to make the purpose that you understand, having a goaltender is simply 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 understand, you understand, the among the accidents to the again finish Dougie Hamilton, Jonas Siegenthaler, that opened the door for Simon Nemec, and many others. However he stated like, look, we nonetheless must have extra expertise again there.

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So I don’t suppose that is, I don’t suppose the New Jersey Devils are closed for enterprise in any respect, Elliotte. I nonetheless suppose that they’re, I nonetheless suppose they’re on the market wanting. 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 in regards to the deal, appears a bit bit gentle.

I believed Flames followers had been desirous about an Alexander Holtz or perhaps a Dawson Mercer, a majority of these 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 finished.”

Marek: “Fax machine?”

Friedman: “Don’t go …”

Marek: “What yr is that this?”

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

You already know, however I to me, who is aware of. Like I requested and folks 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 desirous to commerce Dawson Mercer for Jacob Markstrom, when you’re Calgary, you, you, you don’t let Fitzgerald off the cellphone. Like that one all the time appeared bizarre to me.

You already know, I ponder is it …”

Marek: “Until 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 yr, like if Noah Hanifin was a part of one thing, then we’re getting larger names. That’s ..”

Friedman: “Yeah, okay. Okay. Yeah, I don’t suppose 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’d marvel if Calgary thought greater of Bahl than Holtz. We don’t know the reply to that however …”

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

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Friedman: “It’s not not possible to me. I don’t know. I would like folks to, I wish to stress that, I don’t find out about many issues. I don’t find out about this, but it surely’s not not possible to me hat Calgary thought greater of Bahl than Holtz.”

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

— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 24, 2024