Tom Fitzgerald sets the record straight on Luke Hughes contract negotiations

Contract negotiations aren't an easy thing in any professional sport, and New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald drove that point home.

2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft, Rounds 2-7 | Bruce Bennett/GettyImagesNew Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald revealed how tough contract negotiations are in the National Hockey League when he discussed the process regarding Luke Hughes' deal. Hughes, who got his seven-year, $63 million contract on Oct 1, is living up to the billing, with five assists in seven games, a plus-3, and 20 minutes and 16 seconds of average total ice time.

As for getting that deal done? Fitzgerald was blunt when he told Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, "Listen, people…