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Sunny Mehta did not wait for training camp to add another piece. The New Jersey Devils swung a late-summer trade Tuesday night and landed a 24-year-old winger coming off a career year. In the links, the report card is in on the trade, and Mehta might as well be on the honor roll. Also in the links, the latest prospect deep dive that makes a pretty loud case for who might be the most NHL-ready forward still waiting for his first real look, although the newest add last night is another obstacle. Plus a quiet organizational move on the Utica side. Elsewhere, the Blueshirts add, Ottawa negotiations with key forward, and a Connor Hellebuyck holdout? Devils Trade Rumors & News New Jersey Hockey Now: Luke Evangelista is a Devil after New Jersey sent Colorado’s conditional 2028 first-round pick and its own 2028 second-rounder to Nashville for the skilled playmaking winger. The early report card is in, and it is not close: Sunny Mehta stole Evangelista while the Predators sold low on a still-controlled 56-point forward. Detroit never gave him a real look. A fresh deep dive on Amadeus Lombardi explains why the No. 7 prospect might be the most NHL-ready forward in the system yet to debut. The Devils’ push to strengthen Utica isn’t just about the roster — a key leadership adding President Adam Pawlick behind the scenes could reshape how the Comets operate. 📺 Devils Rink Report: The latest episode is still the Sunny Mehta LIVE sit-down on the summer, Jack Hughes, the roster additions, and what this group is actually built to be. Tune in! 👇🏼 Please be sure to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel and turn on those notifications for when we go LIVE every Friday! For podcast listeners, tune into Devils Rink Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. ALSO! Devils Rink Report is on TikTok now — Follow us here. Sign up for the New Jersey Hockey Now newsletter for daily Devils intel straight to your inbox. NHL Trade Talk, News & National Hockey Now Forever Blueshirts: The New York Rangers needed at least one more NHL calibre player in their lineup, and Eeli Tolvanen was the choice on a one-year deal. Ottawa Sun: No trade talk has popped up around Drake Batherson so far, but Bruce Garrioch says the Ottawa Senators need his name on a new deal soon—or the worry and the rumors will start. NHL.com: The Anaheim Ducks are putting Ryan Getzlaf’s No. 15 in the rafters on Jan. 30, making him the fourth player in franchise history to get that honor. Tyler Seguin is back on the ice with the Dallas Stars after ACL surgery and is lining up with the start of camp. TSN: Martin Biron told TSN the public Connor Hellebuyck request is basically “move me or I’m waiting it out,” which keeps the goalie market noisy three weeks from camp. Houston’s mayor didn’t hold back in saying he thinks his city is far better suited for hockey than their competing bidder, Austin.