Connor Ingram Traded to the Edmonton Oilers
Per the Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers have acquired Connor Ingram from the Utah Mammoth in alternate for future issues. Ingram will go to the AHL first with the Mammoth retaining $800,000 of his $1.95 million AAV.
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Elliotte Friedman: There needed to be retention because the Edmonton Oilers had some wage cap points to be able to make the deal work.
The Edmonton Oilers have been trying so as to add goalie depth to go together with Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard. Utah positioned Ingram on waivers final week because the events agreed he wouldn’t play for the crew this season.
New Jersey Devils Signal Luke Hughes To A New Contract
Elliotte Friedman: Devils and Luke Hughes comply with a seven-year contract with an AAV of $9 million.
Jim Biringer: The Devils and Luke Hughes finally agreed on a new contract after progress was made on Tuesday night time. New Jersey needed to give you what they have been providing.
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Pierre LeBrun: The Devils and the Hughes camp, led by Pat Brisson, had completely different phrases for what long-term was. The preliminary focus was on a six-year deal, however a major hole wanted to be closed. So as an alternative, the Devils elevated the worth and contract size to finalize the deal. There hadn’t been a lot motion earlier than Tuesday night time.
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Luke Hughes and the New Jersey Devils Conform to a New Deal Contract.
Holdout and Stalemate Over
Is Hughes Price It? #njdevils pic.twitter.com/UNP0uCL4zY
— Jim Biringer (@JimBiringer) October 1, 2025
Luke Hughes will get a 10-team no-movement clause in years six and 7, much like his brother Jack Hughes. He additionally receives Jack’s wage for the primary two years of the deal, together with a $1 million signing bonus.
The #NJDevils signed 22 y/o RFA D Luke Hughes to a 7 12 months $9M Cap Hit contract
Yr 1 – 2: $8M Wage, $1M Signing Bonus
Yr 3 – 7: $9M Wage10 Crew NTC in 12 months 6 & 7
Rep’d by Pat Brisson @CAAHockey
— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) October 1, 2025
There are questions on his defensive play in his zone, on condition that he had 86 turnovers final season. There isn’t a denying his offensive potential.
Luke Hughes, signed 7x$9M by NJ, is a growing puck-moving D with talent that hasn’t fairly translated to on-ice outcomes but. He is perhaps the quickest D within the league, carries the puck rather a lot, nice passer. Lively within the D zone however a bit turnover inclined and leaky off the push. pic.twitter.com/xVi4HguTMx
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) October 1, 2025
Given Brock Faber‘s $8.5 million AAV with the Minnesota Wild, the Hughes camp wished one thing honest market worth with the wage cap going up. Now, Luke Hughes is the highest-paid Hughes brother and falls inside the Cale Makar value vary for a defenseman.
As Kristy Flannery of the Hockey News posted via Pat Brisson: “There was by no means a doubt through the negotiations that Luke wished to stay a Satan. We checked out his comps and what he has achieved to date. The place the cap goes, we felt over seven years, it was a very reasonable deal for each side.”
It will likely be fascinating to see how the Devils clear cap area to make this AAV work earlier than the beginning of the season.
