1:04pm: The Devils have announced the re-signing of Beau Bennett to a one-year, $725K contract, completing the trifecta of not-tendered restricted free agent signings.
12:52pm: The New Jersey Devils have brought back defenseman John Merrill and winger Devante Smith-Pelly on two-year deals after neither restricted free agent was tendered by the team. Merrill’s deal is for a total of $2.275MM, as reported by Frank Servalli, while Smith-Pelly’s deal totals $2.6MM. Beau Bennett, recently acquired from Pittsburgh, is the third of the group of New Jersey RFA’s that were not tendered, but expected to re-sign.