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“Based on (Anthony Mantha’s) production last season, he should slide into a top-six role. That changes the outlook of the Devils’ roster, at least up front, and it could affect other players’ places in the lineup.” [Devils on the Rush ($)]
“Change hit the New Jersey Devils this offseason, and the Utica Comets are feeling the effects. New Jersey has failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs three times in the past five seasons, and has only one series victory in that
span. And three consecutive postseason misses for the Comets have the Devils eager to retool their AHL affiliate, too.” [TheAHL.com]
On Alexander Command: “He can settle in and be a good player, maybe like Anton Lundell was in Florida as a rookie. He was picked around the same area (No. 12, 2020 NHL Draft). Lundell had Aleksander Barkov and Sam Bennett there. The transition to the NHL is not easy, but it becomes a little less burdensome and I think the same thing is true for Alexander Command (with Hischier and Jack Hughes in New Jersey). I think he’s a terrific player.” [NHL.com]
Sergei Brylin heads to the KHL:
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A five-year deal for Connor Bedard:
The league’s top cap hits:
Jamie Drysdale gets a four-year deal:
“The Steve Yzerman Era in Detroit is over. And it didn’t go the way anyone wanted. A hiring that was set up to be a fairytale homecoming has ended in a flameout. There’s no doubt Yzerman inherited a tall task back in 2019. But to go seven years without making the playoffs would have surprised any skeptic back then — if such skeptics even existed.” [The Athletic ($)]
“Precisely 3,542 names have been etched, ever, onto the Stanley Cup, a tradition that dates back to 1907. Each one commemorates not just a championship won but a lifetime of work and sacrifice, blood and sweat, tears and teeth spent getting there. The list includes both all-time greats — Gretzky and Lemieux, Crosby and Ovechkin, Gordie Howe and Rocket Richard — along with journeymen who rose up in the biggest moments. You don’t get there by accident. This is sacred stuff. Well, it used to be, anyway.” [ESPN]
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