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DitD & Open Post – 5/9/25: Change is Coming Edition

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General Manager Tom Fitzgerald of the New Jersey Devils takes part in pregame ceremonies prior to the game against the Dallas Stars at Prudential Center on January 20, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 5/9/25

Here are your links for today:

Devils Links

Full media availability from Tom Fitzgerald and Sheldon Keefe from Thursday:

Tom: “I like our group. My job is to continue to better the group. We’ve got a lot of decisions to make on certain players. Whether we bring guys back, trade players, we won’t be coming back as the same group. I can tell you that, because it wasn’t good enough.” [New Jersey Hockey Now]

Deals:

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“The New Jersey Devils bowed out in five games to the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the playoffs. It wasn’t the result anyone had hoped for at the start of the season, but it was expected given how 2024-25 unfolded. While the Devils didn’t advance to the second round, they battled in every game; they even went to double OT twice. That’s because the Devils’ core players showed they’re not the problem and that the supporting cast needs improvement.” [Devils on the Rush ($)]

Hockey Links

Utah Mammoth it is:

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Joel Quenneville returns to an NHL bench:

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“Welcome to Rules Court, the feature in which you send in your proposals for NHL rule changes and three of us vote on them. Convince at least two of us, and your rule is passed. This is, by my count, the ninth edition of this feature. Over the years, we’ve changed everything from the salary cap to replay review to the playoff format, in some cases multiple times. We’ve also made it so that coaches have to walk across the ice to serve bench minors. We’re really doing the Lord’s work, is what I’m trying to say.” [The Athletic ($)]

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