Over the past five years, New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald has locked down the main core of this team long-term. He has signed most of them to good, team-friendly deals. Players such as Nico Hischier (who was signed by Ray Shero), Jesper Bratt, Timo Meier, and Dougie Hamilton have all put pen-to-paper agreements that benefit both the team and themselves. However, one of them has been considered not just the best in New Jersey, but the most valued in all of the National Hockey League (NHL).
In an article published in The Athletic, NHL staff writer Dom Luszczyszyn
compiled a list of the top 10 best contracts in the NHL in 2025.