Dougie Hamilton's Defense Took A Real Step Under Brad Shaw

Dougie Hamilton’s game in 2025-26 apparently got a sharper defensive edge under Brad Shaw, and that matters because New Jersey does not need him to reinvent himself so much as round out the rough spots. When a big-minute defenseman cleans up the details, the whole bench feels it, from matchups to late-game trust. The Devils have plenty of reasons to like that kind of internal growth, especially when it comes from a player whose value lives at both ends.