New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 5/14/25
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Devils Links
“Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt and Timo Meier did their parts to give the Devils a chance against the Hurricanes, but the bottom line is they had too many passengers. The Devils didn’t get a single point from a bottom-six player until Game 5, but by then, it was too late. That wasn’t just the story of the Devils’ playoff run. It was the story of their entire 2024-25 campaign.” [Devils on the Rush ($)]
“The New Jersey Devils could very much use cap space and getting Ondrej Palat’s contract off the books is the most obvious way to create additional flexibility. Palat is universally loved in the Devils organization. The NHL is a business, though, and $6 million is a hefty price to pay for a sub-30 point player who spends a healthy chunk of his time playing in the bottom-6. It’s simply not a good allocation of dollars.” [Infernal Access ($)]
If the Devils have interest in offer sheets, who might be some good targets? [New Jersey Hockey Now]
Hockey Links
“Ken Holland, who won four Stanley Cups as an executive with the Detroit Red Wings, is expected to become the next general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, multiple NHL sources told ESPN on Monday night, confirming a report.” [ESPN]
“The NHL has suspended Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu from any involvement with the team or the league after a series of offensive social media posts Sunday night. Cifu will have an in-person meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at a later date.” [ESPN]
“In what Disney CEO Bob Iger has hailed as potentially the biggest move in nearly four decades for ESPN, the network has officially announced that all of its programming will be offered to consumers for $29.99 per month without the requirement of a traditional cable or streaming subscription.” [The Athletic ($)]
The Athletic queried a few goaltenders this season about whether they could have been NHL forwards or defensemen had they stripped off their gear when they were younger: [The Athletic ($)]
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