Connor Hellebuyck Is a Devil! Trade Reaction, A-Minus Grade & When He Debuts | Devils Rink Report

The New Jersey Devils traded for Connor Hellebuyck. James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now breaks down the full deal: Dawson Mercer, Nico Daws, Nick Bjugstad, the rights to Alexander Command and two picks go to Winnipeg, and Sunny Mehta keeps every first-round pick. We get into the A-minus grade, the cap math with no retained salary, when Hellebuyck could debut (Oct. 30 at Vegas or Nov. 3 vs. Edmonton?), Remi Poirier vs. Dallas, the Taylor Hall trade tree, and what this means for Quinn Hughes and Dylan Larkin. 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell. Devils Postgame Live streams after every Devils game. 🎧 Listen to Devils Rink Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and every podcast app. 📰 Devils coverage every day: https://newjerseyhockeynow.com (https://newjerseyhockeynow.com/) ⭐ NJHN+ exclusives with James and Daniel Amoia: https://plus.newjerseyhockeynow.com (https://plus.newjerseyhockeynow.com/) ($4.49/mo or $39.99/yr, 7-day free trial) CHAPTERS 0:00 Pre-show 2:00 Connor Hellebuyck is a Devil 4:00 The trade: Mercer, Command, Daws, Bjugstad 6:00 Sunny Mehta keeps all his first-round picks 7:00 Why Dawson Mercer was expendable 8:30 What losing Alexander Command really means 10:30 No retained salary: the cap math 12:00 Hellebuyck fixes the Devils' biggest weakness 13:30 Sunny Mehta the poker player 14:30 Trade grade: A-minus 15:00 When will Hellebuyck be ready? 17:00 An "Infinity Gauntlet" Stanley Cup move 19:30 Chat: is Command a big loss? Yegorov stays 21:00 Yegorov and Hellebuyck long term 24:00 The Taylor Hall trade tree 25:00 How I handle trade rumors 27:30 Debut date: Oct. 30 at Vegas or Nov. 3 vs. Edmonton? 29:30 Did Lombardi make Mercer expendable? New lines 33:00 Jets fan: can Hellebuyck win in the playoffs? 36:30 Is age 33 a concern? 38:30 The Bobrovsky blueprint 40:30 Should Remy Poirier start in Dallas? 43:30 Was there a third team in the deal? 46:00 Are the Devils "boring"? 51:30 Are the Devils Stanley Cup contenders now? 55:30 Can they still get Larkin? Mantha, Dillon, Glass 58:00 How the Barrett Hayden offer sheet blocked Utah 1:00:00 Quinn Hughes and Dougie Hamilton's future 1:04:30 Does Hellebuyck help land Quinn Hughes? 1:09:30 Will Brenden Dillon get moved? 1:12:30 Can this team survive the playoffs? 1:16:00 Are the Devils too small? 1:17:00 Hellebuyck's new mask 1:18:30 The Wild's reaction 1:20:30 What to watch Saturday vs. the Kings 1:23:30 Cap space and forward depth 1:27:00 Can both teams win this trade? 1:29:00 Would Larkin fit? The Carolina-style game 1:34:00 Sabres fans react 1:35:30 Wrap-up #NJDevils #Hellebuyck #NHLtrades Connor Hellebuyck, Hellebuyck trade, Devils Hellebuyck, New Jersey Devils, Devils trade, Sunny Mehta, Dawson Mercer, Nico Daws, Alexander Command, Winnipeg Jets, Hellebuyck Devils debut, Remy Poirier, Quinn Hughes Devils, Dylan Larkin trade, NHL trade reaction, Devils Rink Report, New Jersey Hockey Now