Sunny Mehta isn’t shedding sleep over Jack Hughes’ future with the New Jersey Devils.
In a current dialog Mehta through Devils Rink Report, the Devils common supervisor addressed the swirling social media speak about uniting the Hughes brothers and questions on participant leverage in immediately’s NHL. Mehta made it clear that Jack’s state of affairs just isn’t excessive on his record of issues.
“I can’t comment on Quinn [Hughes]. I mean, he’s not our player. He plays for another team,” Mehta mentioned. “As far as Jack, I don’t know… that’s not really something I’m thinking about right now. He has four years left. He’s on a great contract. He’s one of the best players in the league. It’s frankly—of all the things I have to deal with—that is not really one that I pay a lot of thought to.”
Instead of fear, Mehta expressed real pleasure about having Hughes locked in.
“Other than me just being super pumped that we have him on our team at his contract, there’s not much to think about from my perspective,” he mentioned.
When requested about his relationship with Jack and his confidence within the star middle’s future with the Devils, Mehta was much more complimentary. He famous that he’s had a number of conversations with each Jack and his youthful brother, Luke Hughes, since taking the job.
“I just can’t say enough great things,” Mehta mentioned. “I said this in my press conference and it’s more true now three months later. [Jack]’s always been an exciting player, but I’m particularly excited now to see him at this particular time and juncture in his career at 24, 25 years old, hitting that kind of part of the aging curve where we tend to see players really kind of come into their own.”
Mehta additionally pointed to the supporting items the group has added round Hughes this offseason.
“Hopefully now with some of the changes we made around him, it’s not just him but the whole team. I’m just excited to see how all the interplay will happen and the chemistry will kind of continue to blossom.”
In the tip, Mehta didn’t simply tackle the noise surrounding Jack. He dismissed it.
Four years left on a team-friendly deal. One of the most effective gamers within the league. And a common supervisor who says he’s extra excited than involved.
As for the brother reunion discuss, the longer Quinn goes with out signing an extension in Minnesota, the extra the stress sits on the Wild—not New Jersey. Mehta has already moved on.
