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The losing streak is snapped: Goals from Timo Meier, Dougie Hamilton and Nico Hischier helped to push the Devils to a 3-1 win over the Blues on Saturday. [Devils NHL]
Luke is back:
Just a few hours after the Blues game, Jack appeared on Saturday Night Live:
A bit more here on the logistics of getting Jack from St. Louis to New York in short order:
“After cruising at 49,000 feet and cramming for the ‘SNL’ appearance by reading the script, Hughes landed in Teterboro, N.J., at 10:01 p.m. He jumped on a helicopter at Teterboro and flew to W30th Pier from 10:08 p.m. to 10:18 p.m. There, a car was waiting to hustle the traveling party to 30 Rock, where they arrived at the ‘SNL’ loading docks at 10:32 p.m — 58 minutes before the show’s cold open. So, in all, it took Hughes 2 hours and 59 minutes from game’s end in St. Louis to get to his final destination.” [The Athletic ($)]
Can anyone help me understand if this is good:
“We’re less than a week away from the NHL trade deadline, a time of year that most anticipated the New Jersey Devils to be buyers at. However, given the scope of the season – the Devils are nearly cemented as a non-playoff team – it’s likely that New Jersey will be selling. Let’s talk about some names that could be shipped out ahead of the trade deadline:” [Infernal Access ($)]
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The Kings have fired Jim Hiller:
“Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin is being ruled out for the rest of the NHL regular season and postseason, which will allow the team to use all of his $9.85 million in salary cap space before next Friday’s trade deadline, an NHL source confirmed on Friday.” [ESPN]
“Florida is sitting eight points back of the cutoff line right now, which will force it to make some tough decisions leading up to the trade deadline. If the Panthers were to get in, they would certainly still be threatening, especially if Barkov returns, but to spend assets at the deadline in a season that may be too far gone doesn’t make a lot of sense. Instead, the Panthers could use this as an opportunity to reload for what will no doubt be a much more competitive and healthier team next year.” [Sportsnet]
A wild moment in Saturday’s UConn-UMass game:
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