New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 7/14/25
Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
Could the Dallas Stars be a good partner for a Dougie Hamilton trade? [Devils’ Advocates]
Jesper Bratt on his recovery from shoulder surgery: “Everything’s gone great, and the shoulder is getting better and better each week. It looks like I’ll be ready for camp.” [Daily Faceoff]
Assessing the depth added to the organizational pool in this year’s draft: [Devils on the Rush ($)]
Hockey Links
“We’re in the midst of a no-state tax dynasty where five of the last six Stanley Cup champions and eight of the last 12 Cup finalists hail from such states. When 67 percent of the finalists come from 19 percent of the teams with the same supposed advantage, it’s easy to see why there’s been a vocal rallying cry against it. Is that rallying cry valid? Yes and no. As with all things in life, the truth is usually somewhere in the middle.” [The Athletic ($)]
“The much-maligned decentralized draft doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. NHL teams voted in favour of keeping the new format for the 2026 Draft, Sportsnet can confirm. About two-thirds of clubs voted to keep the draft decentralized.” [Sportsnet]
A trade:
The Penguins have acquired goaltender Arturs Silovs from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forward Chase Stillman and a 2027 fourth-round pick.
Details: https://t.co/SXuKx59Gvc pic.twitter.com/MWVs6i5EaI
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) July 13, 2025
A ranking of the league’s forwards:
Who are the top forwards in the NHL?
Over 8.3K of you participated, voting in over 665K matchups. Here’s your list.
1. Connor McDavid
2. Nathan MacKinnon
3. Leon Draisaitl
4. Nikita Kucherov
5. Aleksander Barkov pic.twitter.com/48AXkYb6Sj— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) July 13, 2025
Fun fact: The Devils have never had a 50-goal scorer.
Highlighting each franchise’s most recent 50-goal scorer!
Who stands out the most? pic.twitter.com/FxFwIuNz54
— NHL (@NHL) July 12, 2025
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