Devils Fire GM Over Hughes Trade Miss

0:00On April 7, New Jersey Devils just fired their General Manager Tom Fitzgerald on April 6, 2026. The real trigger goes back four months when they missed out on trading for Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks. That deal could have brought all three Hughes brothers together in Jersey, but they didn't meet the price. Minnesota wild GM Bill Garen stepped up instead, sending over Zeeve Bayam, Marco Rossi, Liam Ogren, and a first round pick to land the 26-year-old defenseman. After this week, Hughes shouted out Garen for going all in when others held back. Fans and players see the huge ripple effect. Back then, the Devils sat tied for eighth in the east with a 17-win 13 loss, one tie record, now their 13th overall, while the wild hold third in the central and keep stacking points. Hughes has been lights out in Minnesota, racking up 51 points in 45 games and leading the league with 27 minutes 50. Fans of ice time per game, teammates say he's elevating everyone as they push for

1:02a cup run. With Jack Hughes locked in for four more years and Luke for six, a new GM might still chase that family reunion. Could be in Jersey or even Minnesota down the line, either way the hockey world's watching those next moves. That wraps NHL News today, brought to you with AI.