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Jake Allen was brilliant again as Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt converted in the shootout to give the Devils a 2-1 win over the Penguins on Saturday. [Devils NHL]
“I have been so, so impressed by (Arseny Gritsyuk). I think, like, if this guy was able to play first line with Jack [Hughes] and [Jesper] Bratt and was getting power play time, his numbers would be popping, and people will be talking about him the same way they’re talking about [Ivan] Demidov and things like that.
I’m not saying that he is as good as Demidov, but I feel like he is still so under the radar.” [New Jersey Hockey Now]
Roster move:
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Pierre-Luc Dubois will miss some significant time:
“Friday marked the one-month mark of the 2025-26 NHL season. It may feel early, but history suggests the hour is likely late for a head coach or two. Last season, we saw the first two axings before November was up, with the Boston Bruins firing Jim Montgomery and the St. Louis Blues firing Drew Bannister. Two more coaches got pinked slipped in December. It’s thus not too soon for the Roundtable to speculate: Who will be the first coach fired in 2025-26?” [Daily Faceoff]
“Kirill Kaprizov, Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, Kyle Connor and now Martin Necas. Just like that, next year’s elite UFA class suddenly looks extremely thin. That leaves Artemi Panarin, Adrian Kempe and Alex Tuch as the last of the big-name free agents.” What do contracts look like for those three? [The Athletic ($)]
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