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More Devils Olympic updates here: [Devils NHL]
“According to a trusted NHL source, the New Jersey Devils are looking to make an impact ‘hockey trade’ that will shake up their roster and ‘send a message’ to their dressing room coming out of the NHL Olympic Roster freeze.” [RG]
Could Dawson Mercer be on the move? “The problem here is, how much do you trust Fitzgerald to trade Mercer for Kyrou or someone of that ilk? That’s what makes a hockey trade a bit frightening. If Fitzgerald trades Mercer for a 30-something grinder, well, that’s a bit of a problem.” [Devils on the Rush]
“We’re over a season and a half through (Sheldon Keefe’s) tenure with the Devils now, though, and the results simply haven’t been there. Yes, Jack Hughes has transformed into a legitimate two-way star. Yes, the Devils’ defensive numbers are slightly improved from what they were under Lindy Ruff. However, just about everything else has trended downwards significantly.” [Infernal Access ($)]
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“Los Angeles Kings star Kevin Fiala’s leg injury suffered in Switzerland’s loss to Canada is likely season-ending, an NHL source told ESPN on Saturday. Fiala, 29, was ruled out of the rest of the Milan Cortina Olympic tournament after being stretchered off the ice with what the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation called a lower leg injury. The Swiss said Fiala had surgery on his leg after being hospitalized.” [ESPN]
“Meet the Spidercam. Slafkovský and Connor McDavid might be the two most dominant players in the Olympic men’s hockey tournament so far, but the Spidercam has been the real star of the show. Suspended over the ice by four retractable wires, the mobile camera is always looming — crossing, dipping, diving, twisting above the players’ heads. And it’s giving fans a new vantage of the fastest game on Earth.” [The Athletic ($)]
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