After being speculatively linked to New Jersey for a big portion of the 2023-24 season, goaltender Jacob Markstrom accepted a trade to the Devils last summer a little before the draft with a first-round pick and defenseman Kevin Bahl going the other way. The netminder is now entering the final year of his contract and speaking with reporters today ( video link ), GM Tom Fitzgerald indicated that there are talks about signing Markstrom to a contract extension.

The 35-year-old had a decent first season with the Devils in 2024-25. While he dealt with a knee injury late in the year, he still got into 49 games where he posted a 2.50 GAA and a .900 SV% along with four shutouts. While those aren’t elite numbers, they were still a fair bit better than the 3.12 GAA and a .896 SV% that

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