Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
Anthony Mantha is a Devil:
“Mantha is coming off a career season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, totaling 33 goals and 64 points in 81 games. He is due to regress from those numbers, but he should still be a productive winger for the Devils. Let’s look at what he offers and why the Devils should be a better team with him, even though regression is likely next season.” [Devils on the Rush]
“The New Jersey Devils today announced
that the club has named Leo Luongo Director of Goaltending while adding Ted Donato and AJ MacLean as assistant coaches and Dan Stewart as a goaltending coach to complete Sheldon Keefe’s coaching staff.” [Devils NHL]
We have a schedule:
Hockey Links
The NHL’s 1,344-game, 2026-27 regular-season schedule is out: [NHL.com]
Some analysis of the most compelling games on the schedule: [Sportsnet]
Connor McMichael get a six-year deal:
Steve Yzerman is out:
“While there are still some interesting names out there, we’ve reached the point of the offseason where player movement slows to a crawl. Some things can still change, but a majority of teams are what they are at this point — for better or worse. That makes it a good time to check in on which teams improved (or declined) the most this summer.” [The Athletic ($)]
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