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Reports: Devils trading D Simon Nemec to Flames

By Thomson Reuters Jun 23, 2026 | 4:26 PM

New Jersey dealt restricted free agent defenseman Simon Nemec to the Calgary Flames, the Devils announced ​Tuesday.

The Flames are also receiving ‌forward Maxim Tsyplakov in exchange for first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2028, a second-round pick in 2026 and defenseman prospect ‌Etienne ​Morin, per the report.

The ⁠first-round selections in ⁠2027 (via the Vegas Golden Knights) and 2028 (Colorado Avalanche) are both top-10 protected. The 2026 second-round selection is via ​the New York Rangers.

Nemec, 22, was the No. 2 overall pick ⁠in the 2022 draft. ⁠He recorded 26 points (11 goals, ​15 assists) in 68 games in 2025-26 ​and has 49 points (16 goals, 33 ‌assists) since making his NHL debut in 2023.

Tsyplakov, 27, had two goals and two assists in 49 games ⁠this season with the Devils and New York Islanders. He has 39 career points (12 ⁠goals, 27 ‌assists) in 126 games ⁠since debuting with the Isles ​in ‌2024.

Morin, 21, tallied a goal ​and six ⁠assists in 42 games with the Calgary Wranglers of the American Hockey League in 2025-26. The Flames drafted him in the second round in 2023

–Field ​Level Media