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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Claude Lemieux has passed away at the age of 60: “Lemieux, nicknamed ‘Pepe,’ played 21 years in the NHL, winning the 1995 Conn Smythe Trophy and the four Cup titles — two with the New Jersey Devils and one each with the Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens. […]
A few weeks ago, Chris wrote that the New Jersey Devils should hang on to this year’s first round selection. The team has a new general manager, some new staff, and hopefully that would mean a player taken in the first half of round one should be able to make an NHL impact. Whether that […]
Last week, the NHL announced the tiers for offer sheet salary thresholds and the corresponding draft pick compensation. When I sit down to write my offseason preview articles, I normally don’t like going down the “why don’t the Devils just sign (Player X) to an offer sheet” for a variety of reasons. The NHL has […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links On a potential Nico Hischier contract extension: “All things being equal, it would appear an extension is the most likely outcome, but things are at an early and delicate stage.” [The Athletic ($)] “Hischier will be 28 before playing a game on a new deal and he […]
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Happy Memorial Day, I hope the holiday weekend has been fun despite the terrible weather here in New Jersey. As we enter the unofficial start to summer, we continue our series on top 2026 NHL draft prospects with a look at Caleb Malhotra. There is a very good chance that Malhotra is off the board […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links An illuminating conversation with Brenden Dillon: “There have been conflicting reports about Simon Nemec and whether he requested a trade from the New Jersey Devils. Regardless, I think there is a very real chance Sunny Mehta trades Nemec this summer – and rightfully so. The 22-year-old is […]
We have all heard the arguments that the Devils should trade their top pick this year. If the Devils are in a win-now position, why would they want to take their picks and wait years for them to develop? But there is an alternative to trading away every draft pick worth anything in a deal: […]
As we continue through the AATJ prospect profiles, today we are going to look at Oscar Hemming. Hemming is a 6’4” and 200-pound 17 year old (with an August birthday) currently playing for Boston College. Hemming hails from Finland and is the brother of Dallas first-round prospect Emil Hemming. Oscar had a somewhat weird transition […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Keefe’s first two seasons as the Devils’ head coach were a disappointment, but retaining him for the 2026-27 season makes sense. Here’s why that’s the case.” [Devils on the Rush ($)] “Mehta has stated he believes the Devils can compete right away. He’s not going to waste […]
Who is Adam Novotny? Born November 13, 2007, Adam Novotny is an 18-year-old winger who stands at 6’1” and weighs in at 205 pounds. As a youth hockey player, he came out through the Mountfield HK system in Czechia. He performed particularly strongly as a member of the Under 20 team in 2023-24, posting 32 […]
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: You can see the NHL’s schedule […]
If Sunny Mehta and the New Jersey Devils are serious about contending in the 2025-26 season, one thing they will need to do is get creative and add more offensive firepower upfront. The Devils have been trending in the wrong direction in terms of offensive production over the last few seasons. They averaged 3.52 goals […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Coaching news: “Jordan Kyrou’s name has been a constant in trade rumors over the past year and change. If the St. Louis Blues put him back on the market this summer, the New Jersey Devils should make him a priority target. Let’s get into some of the […]
Who is Ethan Belchetz? Born March 30, 2008, Ethan Belchetz is an 18-year-old, 6’5”, 227 pound left wing playing for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL. Last season, Belchetz finished second on the Spitfires in goals with 34, four behind Rangers prospect Liam Greentree, and pocketed 59 points in 57 games. This doubled Belchetz’s goal […]
As we get deeper into the offseason and the NHL draft gets closer and closer, I’ve started to think about how I want the New Jersey Devils to attack the 2026 edition of the draft. Holding the 12th overall pick, new general manager Sunny Mehta seemingly has a few options at his disposal. He can […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Everybody knows the Hughes brothers want to play together. Maybe Jack wants to come to Minnesota now to join forces with Quinn rather than wait or have it the other way around. It would be complicated, though, because it’s hard to believe Jack would leave their youngest […]
Good afternoon, Devils fans and hockey fans, and welcome to another All About the Jersey draft profile. Today, we are going to look at someone who might fly under the radar a bit. Coming out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, but hailing from Tyumen, Russia is Yegor Shilov, a 6’1” and 180+ pound […]
Howdy everyone, as Chris said last week, welcome to draft/prospect season. As we get deeper into these profiles, you will see there really seems to be no consensus beyond the top 2 (and even that is now being debated after the lottery). What I do know is there are five or six defenseman likely to […]
As the NHL playoffs draw ever nearer to the Conference Finals, we have international hockey at hand in Switzerland. In this article, we are going to go over the teams that have qualified for this tournament, which begins today. The New Jersey Devils at Worlds: Please see here for the Devils-centric preview. The Schedule: The […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Šimon Nemec is something of an enigma and could be one player affected by the changes. Sometimes, he shows flashes of being a second overall pick. Other times, he looks like a fish out of water. Nemec will become a restricted free agent on July 1. You […]
Two more free agents in the New Jersey Devils system are forwards Xavier Parent and defenseman Topias Vilen. While both are restricted free agents, that’s where a lot of the similarities end. Parent plays up front in a scoring role for Utica after not hearing his name called in his draft year while Vilen was […]
With the restricted free agents profiled for this upcoming offseason, its time to shift our attention to the unrestricted free agents. The New Jersey Devils didn’t have a lot of pending UFAs to begin with going into the offseason. The fact that the two I’m going to write about this week are probably the two […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links A new name in the front office: “It’s hard to view this addition as anything but a big positive. Birch served as the director of hockey operations and salary cap management for the league’s most successful team in recent years. As noted when rumors first surfaced, his […]
In this this post we look at five Devils prospects who rose their stocks the most this past season. David Rozsival A late birthday when drafted in the 5th round of last year’s NHL entry draft, David Rozsival is still only 18-years-old. That did not stop the 6’1 right winger from turning heads this season […]