{"id":437485,"date":"2024-02-13T15:42:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T20:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=437485"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:42:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T20:42:22","slug":"nhl-rumours-new-jersey-devils-targeting-elvis-merzlikins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/02\/13\/nhl-rumours-new-jersey-devils-targeting-elvis-merzlikins\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: New Jersey Devils Targeting Elvis Merzlikins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to another edition of NHL Rumours! The All-Star break has passed and the Trade Deadline looms. Trade chatter has grown louder as we enter the final stretch of the regular season. One team that has been at the forefront of trade speculation, more specifically goalie speculation, is the New Jersey Devils<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumours<\/span><\/h2>\n

New Jersey Devils<\/span><\/h3>\n

Rumour:\u00a0Kevin Weekes links<\/a> the New Jersey Devils with Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> goalie Elvis Merzlikins<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Analysis:\u00a0<\/em>If there’s a goalie on the trade market, the Devils have likely called about them. Over the weekend, Elliotte Friedman revealed that the Devils and the Calgary Flames<\/a> were deep into trade talks<\/a> surrounding Jacob Markstrom<\/a>. However, those talks have hit a snag over the Flames willingness to retain salary.<\/p>\n

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Elliotte Friedman reports that the Calgary #Flames<\/a> and #NJDevils<\/a> talked about a Jacob Markstrom trade last week.<\/p>\n

Retention and the trade return were two issues the team ran into.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f: Sportsnet | NHL pic.twitter.com\/B3cS98ofEs<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Robert Munnich (@RingOfFireCGY) February 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n