Flames acquire Nemec from Devils — The Fourth Period
The Calgary Flames have acquired defenceman Simon Nemec and right winger Maxim Tsyplakov from New Jersey in exchange for a conditional 2027 first-round pick (VGK), a conditional 2028 first-round pick (COL), a 2026 second-round pick (NYR, 35th overall) and defenceman Etienne Morin.
Both conditional first-round picks are top-10 protected.
Nemec, a native of Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia, skated in 68 games for the Devils this season, posting a career-best 26 points (11 goals and 15 assists) along with 26 penalty minutes.
He was ranked No. 6 on TFP’s Summer Trade Watch List.
The 22-year-old is a veteran of 155 NHL games, making his debut during the 2023-24 campaign after being selected by the Devils second-overall in the 2022 NHL Draft, becoming the highest Slovakia-born defenceman ever drafted.
Tsyplakov, a Moscow native, has played in 126 NHL games, split between the New York Islanders and Devils where he has posted 12 goals and 27 assists for 39 points.
Prior to making his NHL debut, Tsyplakov accumulated 327 games of KHL experience with Spartak Moscow, scoring 121 points from 63 goals and 58 assists.
