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Here are your links for today: Devils Links No. 12 it is: Should the Devils bet long-term on Arseny Gritsyuk? “Yes, committing long-term after just 66 NHL games carries risk. But there are some strong indicators Gritsyuk is a player worth betting on.” [Infernal Access ($)] “The Devils aren’t in rebuild mode, so drafting isn’t […]
Prior to to the last game of the season, the Utica Comets announced their team awards. Let’s talk about them. The Awards The Utica Comets announced their team awards for the season. While it was a rough year, the Comets deserve credit for making it very interesting at the end. Here are the awards as […]
Our series of profiles on the New Jersey Devils’ pending free agents continues today with a look at Simon Nemec. The young defenseman was once viewed as a key part of the Devils’ future, but stalled development and a change in leadership at the top might change that as he reaches restricted free agency. Let’s […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Unfortunately for Meier, the narrative that he has underperformed donning the red and black isn’t unique to this past season. Outside of his 2022-23 production (and even then), he has long been soured on by fans, and for good reason. After all, the three-time 30-plus goal scorer […]
Good morning, everyone. With the first round just about completed (there is one game to be played as of this writing), it is time to make an update to our Stanley Cup Playoffs Open Post. You can see the original post here, but let’s dive into the new matchups. The Schedule: Here is the Second […]
Happy draft season, Devils fans and fans of fellow non-playoff teams. Today, we are kicking off our annual NHL Draft prospect profiles. Kicking off this year is a Swedish right-handed center, Viggo Björck. Viggo Björck turned 18 years old on March 12, and he is currently listed at 5’10” and 172 pounds. Under contract with […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Hischier has made it known his goal is to win a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils, and he’s certainly a player they need to keep around if they’re serious about doing so. He has averaged 32.4 goals and 72.6 points per 82 games over the […]
The New Jersey Devils don’t have an extensive list of players set to hit free agency once the playoffs conclude, but there are some minor pieces set to enter unrestricted free agency. Today, we start looking at unrestricted free agent Devils with a pair of depth defenders. Both Dennis Cholowski and Colton White played a […]
The 2025-26 season for the New Jersey Devils is in the books, and the time has come to shift our attention from what’s going on on the ice to off the ice. New general manager Sunny Mehta has plenty of business to handle this summer as he inherits a talented, but flawed roster from Tom […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Nico Watch is on, and introductions have been made between new Devils GM Sunny Mehta and Nico Hischier’s agent. [The Hockey News] “There was a lot of negativity surrounding (Luke Hughes) on social media, with Hughes often referred to as Thanasis Antetokounmpo – insinuating he didn’t really […]
Some big prospect decisions will be made this summer. Here are a few of them. Sign Silayev It should surprise no one to see Silayev at the top of this list. The 20-year-old 6’7 Russian defender was eliminated along with the rest of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the 2nd round of the KHL playoffs and […]
Back in the summer of 2024, former New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald declared that he wanted to go “Big game hunting” for a premium goalie after the 2023-24 season was sunk, in large part, due to shockingly bad goaltending. Sure enough, on June 19, 2024, Fitzgerald got his man in the form of […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Given the importance of stacking undervalued players and making every dollar count in the cap world, there are a few guys on the Devils who stand out as bets Mehta will not want to make. Let’s take a closer look.” [Infernal Access ($)] “Dougie Hamilton is still […]
Happy Sunday. As fans watch playoff hockey, there are a couple things certain to be on their mind. First and foremost will be how physical the games get. For a certain type of Devils fan looking at our roster, they will see guys like Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt and wonder how they are going […]
As one of the most disappointing seasons in my Devils fandom came to an end and we drift into the offseason, we look to a new GM and what changes are necessary to move forward more successfully. I had written step 1 and 2 earlier about the front office and coaching. It seems the owners […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Sunny Mehta was measured but thoughtful when introduced as GM of the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday afternoon. A wide array of topics were covered, from how he operates to what style of hockey the Devils will play. Let’s get into some takeaways.” [Infernal Access ($)] “Keefe […]
Timo Meier still has five seasons to go on the eight year deal he signed in late June of 2023. Yet this season has to have the New Jersey Devils and their fans questioning if he plays out the end of it in New Jersey. When the team acquired Meier at the 2023 trade deadline, […]
On Tuesday, the Devils introduced new general manager Sunny Mehta to the media, as well as the general public. You can watch the press conference in its entirety here. Judging from the comments here in previous articles as well as on social media, I think the reception to the Devils hiring of Mehta has generally […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Sunny is here: “Sunny Mehta has a few tasks at hand as the New Jersey Devils’ new general manager. Among those tasks are clarifying Nico Hischier’s situation and deciding on Sheldon Keefe’s future, but that’s not all. Devils on the Rush is a reader-supported publication. Navigating ways […]
Utica did its part winning it’s final three games, but Rochester earned the loser point in their final game of the season to retake the final playoff position. The “Almost” Comeback Utica did all it could, going 7-1-1-1 in its final 10 games, good enough for a tie of the best record in the entire […]
The New Jersey Devils got their man. Last week, the Devils announced the hiring of Sunny Mehta as the organization’s sixth general manager. It’s a dream come true for many Devils fans, as well as Mehta himself, who grew up in New Jersey as a big Devils fan. He was one of the most sought-after […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links What might a new Nico Hischier contract look like this offseason? [Devils’ Advocates] Another piece of business for the front office this summer: What might Arseny Gritsyuk’s next contract look like? [Infernal Access ($)] On the season that was: “The Quinn Hughes pursuit meant several with trade […]
The New Jersey Devils’ season ended on Tuesday night with a rather sad loss to the Boston Bruins. Since then, the Devils hired a new General Manager in Sunny Mehta, while playoff teams have begun to match up in pursuit of the Stanley Cup. Given this disappointing result for the team, picking award winners for […]
Good morning. The New Jersey Devils have failed again to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs, marking three out of the last five years that they have been on the outside looking in. After the 2022-23 season, though, I had really thought the Devils would be on a four-year playoff berth streak. But before we look […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links We have a new GM: “The biggest takeaway from the New Jersey Devils‘ exit interviews is the one that didn’t happen. Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton ‘politely declined’ to interview with the media, remaining in hiding after his agent went public this winter with displeasure over a healthy […]