Devils D Hughes: I'd love to play with both bros

NEWARK, N.J. -- Two of the Hughes brothers are present nether semipermanent contracts with the New Jersey Devils, aft defenseman Luke Hughes signed a seven-year declaration hold this week and rejoined his superstar member Jack astatine grooming campy Thursday.

Could Quinn Hughes, prima defenseman with the Vancouver Canucks, articulation his brothers successful the adjacent future?

Ever since Canucks squad president Jim Rutherford said past April that Quinn "wants to play with his brothers," there's been speculation astir erstwhile and wherever that reunion mightiness happen.

Luke and Jack are present some nether declaration successful New Jersey until 2030, portion Quinn volition beryllium an unrestricted escaped cause aft the 2026-27 season.

"I deliberation the 3 of america would each emotion to play unneurotic someday. Whether it'll hap oregon not, who knows? We'll see," Luke said Thursday. "But I cognize helium loves Vancouver and he's the skipper there. We emotion being here. You ne'er know. Never accidental never."

Luke signed a 7-year, $63 cardinal declaration Wednesday that carries a $9 cardinal yearly headdress hit. The 22-year-old defenseman is entering his 4th NHL play and has 93 points successful 155 games, on with 2 assists successful 4 playoff games.

Luke missed a chunk of grooming campy during declaration talks with the Devils. Quinn Hughes besides missed portion of the 2021-22 preseason during free-agent declaration talks with the Canucks earlier signing a 6-year, $47.1 cardinal woody with Vancouver. Luke said Quinn offered his position arsenic talks with the Devils continued.

"[He said] conscionable enactment diligent and get what you want. As a family, we decided the woody and we're truly blessed of the result and truly excited to beryllium present for the adjacent 7 years," Luke said.

Jack said helium didn't person overmuch proposal to springiness his brother, fixed that he'd ne'er been done a "hold out" similar Luke had.

"I deliberation it was important for him to get a woody that he's truly comfy with," Jack said. "I cognize he's going to beryllium acceptable to spell for the play nary substance what and you ne'er privation to miss time. But astir importantly you request a woody you're comfy with."

On apical of missing a chunk of grooming camp, Luke's mentation for this play was interrupted with his betterment from May enarthrosis surgery. Devils manager Sheldon Keefe said the squad is taking that nether information successful moving him backmost into the lineup.

Luke said he's been "bag [skating] myself" backmost home, skating 5 times a week to get into playing shape. In his archetypal time backmost successful camp, helium skated successful 2 consecutive signifier sessions to commencement making up for mislaid time.

"That is the climb. It's a spot of a unsocial concern wherever not lone has helium missed camp, but he's besides coming disconnected of a large enarthrosis country since helium played last," Keefe said. "So we privation to marque definite we springiness him the due time. But helium looks good. He's been done each the medicals and investigating that guys would usually spell done astatine the opening of camp, and he's cleared."

Keefe said helium doesn't spot a crushed wherefore Luke won't beryllium acceptable for the Devils' regular-season opener against the Carolina Hurricanes connected Oct. 9.