The New Jersey Devils announced star center Jack Hughes underwent successful shoulder surgery on Wednesday, ending his 2024-25 season. He will be placed on long-term injured reserve while he recovers.
The Hurricanes had seemingly as good of a chance to win a Stanley Cup this season as they've had in quite some time with Rantanen. Instead, they traded him for pieces that might end up helping them down the line, but not much in 2025. Stankoven has promise, but has just 29 points in 59 games this season.
Jack Hughes was ruled out for the remainder of the season, but the New Jersey Devils should still be active at the upcoming NHL trade deadline.
The New Jersey Devils announced star Jack Hghes' ijury timeline, which is very deflating for the locker room's morale ahead of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.