New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 3/17/25
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Devils Links
The Devils made things interesting in the third period of Saturday’s game against the Penguins, but Pittsburgh pulled away and claimed a 7-3 win. [Devils NHL]
It’s noted here that the Jake Allen trade is finalized as the Devils will send a 2025 third-round pick to the Habs: [New Jersey Hockey Now]
A deal for Xavier Parent:
#NEWS: We have signed F Xavier Parent to one-year, entry-level contract starting in 2025-26.
: https://t.co/xySLmbiPiN pic.twitter.com/nxUx9Tc1N5
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) March 14, 2025
A tiny bit concerning?
Simon Nemec has been, without exaggeration, one of the worst players in the NHL this season.
Having watched every Devils game, I can confirm that he’s looked every bit as out of place as these metrics suggest.
So disappointing after last season. https://t.co/ggzKPRq9UN
— CJ Turtoro (@CJTDevil) March 16, 2025
Hockey Links
Adin Hill gets a six-year contract extension in Vegas:
KING OF THE HILL
Adin Hill signs a 6-year, $6.25M AAV extension with Vegas, according to @DarrenDreger pic.twitter.com/pnZgFgy4ek
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) March 14, 2025
Farewell, old friend:
Ilya Kovalchuk has announced his retirement.
Drafted 1st overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2001 NHL Draft.
NHL: 926 GP 443G 433A 876 PTS
KHL: 432 GP 174G 230A 404 PTS— Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) March 14, 2025
Next season: “Tentatively, we are looking at an Oct. 7 regular season start and the Stanley Cup Final, if it goes the distance, ending around June 21-22 or so. Because of the Olympic break, which will be longer than the 4 Nations break was, teams have already been warned to expect even more back-to-backs and sets of three games in four nights. It will be congested, and there’s not much anyone can do about that, especially with an All-Star Game on top of the Olympics.” [The Athletic ($)]
A look here at the upcoming free-agent goaltending market. Options are slim! [The Athletic ($)]
Congrats to Brayden Schenn on 1,000 NHL games:
On the night the @StLouisBlues celebrate his 1,000th NHL game, Brayden Schenn finds the back of the net just 41 seconds into the game! pic.twitter.com/4KnCYKii9u
— NHL (@NHL) March 17, 2025
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