The job of a general manager is to make their team better. The New Jersey Devils did not get better by the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. If anything, the week and the deals made that does not help the team much showed how soft of a GM Tom Fitzgerald really is.

Some fans had given up on New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald weeks ago, when he sat on his hands despite a glaringly obvious issue with goal scoring.

NHL trade deadline had come and gone, it was clear the New Jersey Devils weren’t going to add a big name. The team did add, but no one fans would peg as a significant difference-maker and certainly not someone the caliber of Jack Hughes.

NEWARK—There’s no way to sugarcoat it. The New Jersey Devils’ NHL Trade Deadline was a failure. The Devils wanted to ensure they were more than just a team that consisted of Jack Hughes and a supporting cast.

The New Jersey Devils announced the club acquired Cody Glass and Jonathan Gruden in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins for Chase Stillman, unsigned draft choice Max Graham, and New Jersey’s 2027 third-round draft pick.

NHL Trade Deadline was underwhelming for the New Jersey Devils. However, it could be buoyed if the Devils GM is successful in one of his next tasks.

Amid a flurry of trade deadline activity, the New Jersey Devils are still struggling to improve their playoff status in the Eastern Conference.

It was a packed day Friday between the NHL's Trade Deadline and the Devils game against the Winnipeg Jets. When it comes to the Trade Deadline, New Jersey added depth adding Cody Glass, Brian Dumoulin, Shane LaChance, Daniel Sprong, Dennis Cholowski, Marc McLaughlin, and Jonathan Gruden. For more on Friday's Trade Deadline, click here.

The Devils executed several moves at the 2025 NHL trade deadline, including adding forward Cody Glass from the Penguins and defenseman Dennis Cholowski from the Islanders.

The New Jersey Devils won't have superstar center Jack Hughes for the rest of their push toward the playoffs and the Stanley Cup.

The New Jersey Devils suffered a major setback when Jack Hughes underwent season-ending shoulder surgery on Wednesday, but the team is not changing course ahead of Friday’s trade deadline. According to The Athletic’s Peter Baugh,

After making some moves at the trade deadline, the New Jersey Devils are facing some time without one of their top defencemen.