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Our free agency preview continues this week at All About the Jersey, and after taking a look at some of the bigger-ticket items last week, I thought it would be a good idea this week to dig a little deeper and look at some of the goaltenders who are up for new deals. At the […]
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 […]
Vancouver Canucks forward Jake DeBrusk is one of the top trade candidates to watch this offseason. Because of this, let's take a look at three teams that could look to acquire DeBrusk during the summer. Los Angeles Kings The Kings could be a team to watch when it comes to DeBrusk this offseason. It is clear that they need to add another scorer to the middle six, and bringing in a veteran forward like DeBrusk would provide them with just that. New Jersey Devils One...
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 […]
Jack Roslovic is one of many Edmonton Oilers who are entering the summer as pending unrestricted free agents. If the Oilers do not re-sign and he hits the free-agent market, he should get a decent amount of interest from teams looking for more depth scoring. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could look to sign Roslovic during the summer. New Jersey Devils The Devils could be a team to watch if Roslovic ends up hitting the market. They need more secondary offensive productio...
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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 […]
If the Minnesota Wild can turn themselves from perennial also-rans to a legitimate Stanley Cup contender, December 12, 2025, will be seen as the turning point. Of course it will. That's when the Wild made the Quinn Hughes trade, bringing the transformative defenseman into the fold. But t...
Jaden Schwartz is one of the more notable pending unrestricted free agents heading into the summer. If he ends up testing the market instead of signing a contract extension with the Seattle Kraken, he should generate a good amount of interest. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could look to sign Schwartz during the offseason if he becomes a free agent. New Jersey Devils The Devils need to add more secondary offensive production, so Schwartz could make a lot of sense f...
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 […]
After a very disappointing 2025-26 season, the New Jersey Devils should be looking to upgrade their roster this offseason. One of their biggest needs is another top-six winger. When looking at potential trade partners around the NHL for the Devils, the Vancouver Canucks stand out as a possible fit. This is because the Canucks have two top-six wingers who could be strong pickups for the Devils if acquired: Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk. Boeser and DeBrusk were both popular names in ...
The New Jersey Devils made what looked like a premature move near the end of the regular season when they fired president of hockey operations and general manager Tom Fitzgerald with five games to play. Now, we're getting a little more insight into that peculiar move from insider Elliotte Friedman. Appearing on NHL Network's Morning Skate , he explains that the Devils felt compelled to move quickly in order to get their man, Sunny Mehta. And it was essentially the Toronto Maple Lea...
Winnipeg Jets forward Cole Perfetti could be a trade candidate to keep an eye on this summer. The 24-year-old forward is a pending restricted free agent and has been in the rumor mill for a while now. Because of this, let's take a look at three teams that could look to acquire Perfetti if the Jets shop him this offseason. New Jersey Devils The Devils should be on the hunt for forward help this offseason. Due to this, it would make sense if they brought in a versatile forward ...
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 […]