Devils' Advocates

In another weekly episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake chat about the latest happenings surrounding the New Jersey Devils. The two start off by chatting a little about the Hometown Remix jerseys before discussing the Remi Poirier trade. From there, they recap the four games from the last week-plus before previewing the upcoming slate of games. As always, they end with everyone’s favorite segment, Quinn’s Corner.

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In another weekly episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake waste no time in delving right into the Connor Hellebuyck acquisition. They cover every angle, detailing what the Devils lost, what they are gaining, the roster implications, the playstyle implications, and big-picture front-office takeaways. From there, they go into Quinn’s corner (as always), then briefly cover the last week of games and pre-scout the Los Angeles Kings.

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In the first episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast since the season started in which Jake and JP were both present, the duo recap the first seven games of the 2026-27 season, game-by-game, detailing key takeaways and patterns throughout the games. In the analysis, they highlight the standout players — good and bad — and early storylines this far into the campaign. From there, they discuss what the lineup will look like once the team is fully healthy, which looks to be right around the corner.

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In another episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP is joined by Sunny Mehta, GM of the New Jersey Devils. They spend a couple of minutes discussing the 6-0 loss to the New York Islanders before talking about the impact of coaching, competitive advantages in today’s NHL, faceoffs, and roster construction.

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In another episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake are joined by Spittin’ Chiclets’ Pasha Eshghi. The trio begin by discussing New Jersey’s preseason play, lines, and offseason roster moves before jumping in to the world’s favorite segment, Quinn’s Corner.

From there, they provide some hot takes and predictions for the 2026-27 season.

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In another episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake chat about the start of the New Jersey Devils’ rookie camp and break down the best players from the first game. From there, they discuss the roster as a whole and the timeline for a Luke Evangelista extension. Finally, they talk about the NHL Player Media Tour and 32 Thoughts interviews with Jack and Quinn Hughes.

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In another episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake begin by briefly discussing Sunny Mehta’s recent appearance on Spittin’ Chiclets before getting into the meat of the episode: Luke Evangelista. The duo chat about his acquisition cost, fit in the lineup, playstyle, and the implications on the Devils’ entire roster. To cap it off, they have an episode of everyone’s favorite segment: Quinn’s Corner.

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After a couple-of-week-long hiatus, the Devils’ Advocates Podcast is back, with special guest Dimitri Filipovic (The Hockey PDOcast) joining JP and Jake.

The trio begin the first half of the episode by outlining the Devils for the upcoming 2026-27 season, from the off-season Sunny Mehta has had to regression candidates to problems still ailing the team. From there, JP and Jake pick Dimitri’s brain about analytics and their usage, and the balance between them and the eye test.

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In another weekly episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake chat about the latest surrounding the New Jersey Devils in a quiet part of the summer. They begin by breaking down the biggest parts of Sunny Mehta’s press tour before segueing into a recent draft-day trade reveal. From there, they chat about Dan MacKinnon’s departure to the Minnesota Wild before capping the episode off with everyone’s favorite topic: Quinn Hughes.

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In a special episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, Mr. Devil himself, Ken Daneyko, joins JP and Jake for an hour-and-a-half-long interview. The conversation focuses on the Devils’ moves under Sunny Mehta before shifting gears into the mental side of hockey. After an extended discussion there, they chat about Daneyko’s life since retiring from the game and becoming a broadcaster.

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In another episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake spend the first half of the episode chatting about the Anthony Mantha signing before delving into the coaching staff, schedule drop, and updates on Quinn Hughes.

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In another episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake delve into the Devils’ overall offseason, starting with the only brief bit of news in the last week before diving into the implications of all of Sunny Mehta’s moves.

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In another weekly episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake recap another busy week for the New Jersey Devils, starting with the goalie room now that Jacob Markstrom is gone and David Rittich is in. From there, they discuss the extensions given to Nico Hischier and Arseny Gritsyuk and a myriad of minor signings before chatting about the Barrett Hayton offer sheet. They wrap up the episode talking about JP’s spar with Michael Russo of The Athletic.

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JP and Jake tackle what was surely the busiest week or so of the Devils’ offseason. Between the draft, three trades, free agency, Nico Hischier’s extension, and Quinn Hughes, they’ve got it covered.

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In another weekly episode of the Devils’ Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake return to talk shop about appealing options for the Devils’ 12th overall selection, assuming they keep the pick. Prior to that, they discuss recent happenings over the last week, including breakthroughs on Nico Hischier’s contract talks, trade rumors about Jacob Markstrom and Simon Nemec, and Jeremy Colliton’s departure from the organization.

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JP and Jake host another weekly episode of the Devils' Advocates Podcast, chatting about Arseny Gritsyuk's rumored interest in staying, Anton Silayev's ELC, and the implications of the Dylan Larkin trade request.

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JP and Jake take some time to discuss the changes to the New Jersey Devils' coaching staff -- who is staying and who has departed -- before jumping into the rumors surrounding Simon Nemec. From there, they wrap up the episode by chatting about Quinn Hughes' press conference in Minnesota and what it might mean for the Devils.

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After a very short hiatus, JP and Jake are back to talk about the recent handful of front office moves made by the New Jersey Devils before delving in to the endless possibilities of trade targets with the 12th overall pick in the 2026 NHL entry draft.

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In the latest Devils' Advocates Podcast, JP and Jake chat about takeaways from Sunny Mehta's introductory press conference and project what the Devils' future holds.

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JP and Jake get amped up about the Sunny Mehta hire, diving into what makes him such an appealing candidate and what may be on his to-do list. From there, they chat for a good while about the Devils' exit interviews and locker room cleanout.

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