Overview
- The Devils announced Tuesday that goaltending coach Dave Rogalski was relieved of his duties and assistant coach Sergei Brylin will be reassigned within the organization, and the team has opened searches to fill both roles.
- General manager Sunny Mehta evaluated the bench and chose to keep Sheldon Keefe as head coach for 2026-27; Keefe has two years remaining on his contract.
- The staff changes respond to a clear goaltending decline: Jacob Markström regressed to a .883 save percentage this season and the Devils posted one of the NHL’s lowest team save rates during Rogalski’s tenure.
- Mehta, who was hired in mid-April after three years with the Florida Panthers and two Stanley Cup rings, has already reorganized senior hockey operations and signaled he will use analytics and cap resources to remake the roster.
- Media outlets are naming potential goalie-coach candidates and the hire will be watched closely because it could affect Markström’s rebound, the development pipeline in the AHL, and Mehta’s plans for the draft and free-agency period.