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Against the defending champs on Thursday night, the Devils came back from a 1-0 deficit to take a 3-1 win. Jack Hughes, Timo Meier and Nico Hischier scored for the Devils. [Devils NHL]
Home opener!
A couple additions to the broadcast:
*large sigh*
On a contract extension with Jacob Markstrom: “They’ve had recent discussions on what an extension might look like. I’m told that the talks have been healthy and they’ll resume negotiations in the very near future. There is a mutual interest between the veteran goaltender and the New Jersey Devils to get something done. I’m told the Devils absolutely love Jacob Markstrom, he’s great in the room. But there is a negotiation that still has to take place here and with everything there’s always a gap. So until that gap closes, the deal isn’t done.” [TSN]
“While he hasn’t scored a goal yet, that will come in time. But Gritsyuk has done plenty of the little things coaches want to see from young players in the NHL. His hockey sense is much better than I thought it would be, and he looks like one of the team’s better skaters.” [Devils on the Rush ($)]
“Dawson Mercer has gotten a bad rap over the last couple of seasons, but is rebounding nicely to begin the 2025-26 season.” [Devils’ Advocates]
Hockey Links
Carter Hart signs in Vegas:
A look at red flags around the league in the early going of this season: “This year’s schedule is even more condensed than usual due to the fact the NHL will take a two-week hiatus when players are competing at the Winter Olympics in Italy in February. The flurry of games doesn’t pair well with slumping teams, or goal scorers who lose their puck touch for an extended period of time. The results can turn into teams chasing playoff spots from the back of the pack and uneven efforts from struggling playmakers, defenders, and goaltenders alike. The ‘red flags’ I’m about to present range from teams lacking execution and detail, to singular players who flat out have to play better hockey given their elevated role on their team.” [Sportsnet]
“NHL commissioner Gary Bettman expressed concern Wednesday over delays in the construction of the Milano Santagiulia arena, the intended main hockey site for the Milan Olympics. Speaking after the NHL Board of Governors meeting, Bettman was reacting to a report earlier that day from the Associated Press that a test event that was scheduled for December at the 16,000-seat main Olympic hockey arena will no longer be held there amid construction delays.” [The Athletic ($)]
“Schools are also trying to balance how much of their pot they give to highly recruited freshmen and how much they assign for returning players, as well as how it’s rolled out (for most, in monthly payments which started in July and August to discourage players from spending it all at once and encourage them to save for their tax obligations at the end of the year).” A look at how college hockey is handling the new world of NIL and revenue sharing: [The Athletic ($)]
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