NHL training camps for the 2025-2026 season have officially begun, with players reporting on Wednesday and Thursday. There are plenty of storylines for hockey fans to keep their eyes on as the season nears. For the New Jersey Devils , the big question mark is the contract status of defenseman Luke Hughes .

Hughes remains a restricted free agent and, therefore, is not reporting to the Devils' training camp .

On Thursday, New Jersey general manager Tom Fitzgerald addressed the star's status , as Devils reporter Amanda Stein noted.

“This is part of the process. We’re grinding through this together and presenting both sides of [the story], and where we want to go with this, and respecting each other’s opinions,” Fitzgerald explained.

“But this is part of the process. Unfortunately,

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