On Saturday, Day 2 of the 2025 NHL Draft will begin at noon ET and feature Rounds 2-7. The New Jersey Devils have seven selections, including two in the second round. Below are all the picks the club will begin the day with.
Round 250th overall 63rd overall (from Edmonton Oilers via Utah Mammoth)
Round 390th overall (from Vegas Golden Knights)
Round 4
99th overall (from Nashville Predators)114th overall
Round 6161st overall (from San Jose Sharks)178th overall
**The Devils did not have a first-round selection as their 2025 pick was traded to the Calgary Flames as part of last season’s Jacob Markstrom trade.
It is worth noting that Day 2 of the 2024 NHL Draft proved to be a busy one for the Devils. It was on that day the club acquired forward Paul Cotter from the Vegas Golden Knights and sent defenseman John Marino to the Utah Mammoth with a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft for a second-round pick in 2024 and a second-round pick in 2025.
After a disappointing playoff exit in a Round 1 series against the Carolina Hurricanes, changes are expected. Thus far, general manager Tom Fitzgerald signed forward Juho Lammikko to a one-year, one-way contract worth $800,000 and traded veteran Erik Haula to the Nashville Predators for Jeremy Hanzel and a fourth-round pick in 2025 NHL Draft.
With regards to Devils restricted free agent (RFA) Cody Glass, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman provided an update on the 26-year-old center.
"New Jersey indicated that they weren't going to qualify him," Friedman said on 32 Thoughts: The Podcast. "I think their goal was to sign him to a smaller deal that wasn't as high as an arbitration number or qualifying number. I have heard there is a lot of interest in Glass, a right-shot center. Obviously, he is not going to break the bank or anything like that, but I heard it is going to be hard for the Devils to be able to do that."
Glass is one of three RFAs joining defenseman Luke Hughes and forward Nolan Foote. The list of unrestricted free agents (UFAS) include Nathan Bastian, Justin Dowling, Curtis Lazar, Daniel Sprong, Brian Dumoulin, and Jake Allen.
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