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

TSN’s Darren Dreger reported this morning on X that the New Jersey Devils and Dawson Mercer agreed to a new contract worth $12 million over 3 seasons. This post is a quick reaction to the news.

The Devils forward has not missed a game since his NHL debut, playing in 246 consecutive games

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

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils rewarded productive young forward Dawson Mercer with a three-year, $12 million contract on Friday. Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald said the 22-year-old will earn $3 million this coming season, $4.75 million the following year and $4.25 million in the final year, 2026-27.

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.

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.

The forward has signed a three-year deal with the Devils worth $12 million. Until today, Mercer had been the team’s only player at training camp without a finalized contract. Mercer, who’s still only 22, has played in 246 straight games to start his career, notching 64 goals and 131 points in that span.

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.