The New Jersey Devils rewarded productive young forward Dawson Mercer with a three-year, $12 million contract on Friday

After agreeing to a three-year contract extension, it's time to hand out grades to Dawson Mercer and the Devils.

Restricted free agent Dawson Mercer and the New Jersey Devils reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension worth $12 million, multiple outlets reported Friday.

Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald was optimistic when he discussed the ongoing contract negotiations with forward Dawson Mercer, whom is not at training camp as an unsigned restricted free agent.

New Jersey Devils forward Dawson Mercer put pen to paper on a new contract with the team that drafted him on Thursday night.

After a slow start to the season, Dawson Mercer earned over 30 points (20 goals, 13 assists) for the third straight year.

Dawson Mercer signed a three-year, $12 million contract with the New Jersey Devils on Friday. It has an average annual value of $4 million. The 22-year-old forward, who was a restricted free agent, had been absent from Devils training camp, which opened Wednesday.

The New Jersey Devils have signed center Dawson Mercer to a three-year contract with a $4 million contract, according to TSN insider Darren Dreger. Mercer was a restricted free agent after the conclusion of his three-year,

To say that the first day of training camp was intense is an understatement. New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe had his players bag skating before they even did a single drill.