New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 6/18/25
A champ has been crowned, and the season is over. Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
“The Devils made a push for the two-way pivot (Ryan O’Reilly) at the deadline. Will they restart discussions with the Predators looking toward the future?” [Infernal Access ($)]
A look at a few free agent options who could help to upgrade the top end of the roster: [Devils on the Rush ($)]
Some early names for the Olympics:
The fellas punched their ticket to Milan. https://t.co/7Ux8qDNAfY
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) June 17, 2025
Hockey Links
The Panthers are back-to-back champs:
THE FLORIDA PANTHERS ARE YOUR 2025 #STANLEYCUP CHAMPIONS‼️ pic.twitter.com/GU5wNe4pKL
— NHL (@NHL) June 18, 2025
The Conn Smythe goes to Sam Bennett:
BENNETT IS THE CONN SMYTHE WINNER!
After leading the League with 15 goals through the postseason, Sam Bennett has been crowned the MVP of these #StanleyCup Playoffs. pic.twitter.com/2qzd8MwhmK
— NHL (@NHL) June 18, 2025
An impressive final for Sam:
Sam Reinhart, FOUR GOALS in Game 6 and SEVEN GOALS in the 2025 #StanleyCup Final
The @FlaPanthers forward finished the series on a four-game goal streak.#NHLStats: https://t.co/MWhGgvryMX pic.twitter.com/RARWbeA1eT
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) June 18, 2025
A brutal run for one Corey Perry:
Corey Perry loses his 5th Stanley Cup Final in the past 6 years
One of the most heartbreaking runs in sports history… pic.twitter.com/CgIaEREqHx
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) June 18, 2025
“The Panthers, who were playing in their third straight Stanley Cup Final after winning the Presidents’ Trophy in 2022, join the 2020 and 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning and 2016 and 2017 Penguins as the only repeat champions in the cap era. It’s rare to do it in a league full of parity.” [The Athletic ($)]
“Of the 23 players to play at least one postseason game, 11 were signed in free agency, seven were acquired via trade, four were selected by Florida in the NHL Draft, and one was claimed off waivers. Nineteen of the 22 skaters have at least one goal in the playoffs and 21 at least one point.” How were the champs built? A look at the roster: [NHL.com]
“The men’s hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will begin Feb. 11 with Team Slovakia playing Team Finland followed by Team Sweden against host Team Italy. The tournament, the first with NHL players since the 2014 Sochi Olympics, will feature all 12 teams playing three preliminary games in their respective groups, then all 12 moving on to a single-elimination playoff that will conclude with the gold medal game Feb. 22.” [NHL.com]
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