{"id":107027,"date":"2025-08-30T16:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/107027\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T16:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:16:14","slug":"devils-gm-breaks-silence-amid-tough-luke-hughes-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/107027\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils GM breaks silence amid tough Luke Hughes negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Tom Fitzgerald\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WNUZD2WMF5BANM747KSODSTXB4.jpg\" \/>New Jersey Devils interim general manager Tom Fitzgerald anwers reporters\u2019 questions after the Devils announced that captain Andy Greene was traded to the New York Islanders, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, before an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J.  Greene has been a member of the Devils for his entire 14-year pro career and served as the team captain for the past five seasons. In 923 games, he has 49 goals and 197 assists for 246 points. During the Devils run to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final, Greene played in all 24 games. (AP Photo\/Kathy Willens)AP<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"Q72WMB2KGBE7VIRJ65EKQK3RSE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/devils\/2025\/05\/devils-offseason-to-do-list-can-they-find-secondary-scoring.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tom Fitzgerald<\/a> has broken his silence on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/devils\/2025\/08\/latest-on-devils-luke-hughes-contract-jack-hughes-injury-novozinsky-mailbag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luke Hughes<\/a> contract situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DHSQQAPTJFC67LR24FDA7V7DQY\">In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/rg.org\/news\/hockey\/devils-gm-tom-fitzgerald-on-luke-hughes-contract-eventually-this-will-get-done\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RG Media<\/a> this week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Devils<\/a> general manager seemed confident that he would extend his prized restricted free agent by training camp, which opens up Sept. 17. You can read the full story via <a href=\"https:\/\/rg.org\/news\/hockey\/devils-gm-tom-fitzgerald-on-luke-hughes-contract-eventually-this-will-get-done\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/rg.org\/news\/hockey\/devils-gm-tom-fitzgerald-on-luke-hughes-contract-eventually-this-will-get-done\">RG Media here.<\/a> NJ Advance Media\u2019s attempts to reach Fitzgerald for comment this week were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center skimlinks\">If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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