by Neal McHale | Apr 8, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
We’ve seen the Devils youth movement shine. All season long, it’s been the single bit of good news. Ty Smith, Yegor Sharangovich, Janne Kuokkanen, Mikhail Maltsev. Another step in the right direction for 19-year-old, Jack Hughes and sophomore, Mackenzie...
by Neal McHale | Apr 5, 2021 | Homepage, NHL
Within an hour after publishing my last story–because isn’t that the way it always goes–in which I discussed Devils winger, Kyle Palmieri’s future, the clarity I suggested was coming sooner than later. One precautionary-based scratch on Sunday...
by Neal McHale | Apr 4, 2021 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Just eight days until the NHL trade deadline. And with revisions to ease the quarantine period for US-Canadian transactions, GMs are free to act with business as usual. That is, awaiting the next domino to fall. Perhaps within single-digit hours before the deadline....
by Neal McHale | Mar 18, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
The Devils are in a three-way tie for the second-fewest points this season. The Devils have eight players on the roster eligible for free agency and another two on the taxi squad and in the AHL with 100+ games on their NHL career resumes. You do the math. New Jersey...
by Neal McHale | Feb 19, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Assessment time is coming for NHL teams. By the weekend, most will have already played 30 percent of its regular season and perhaps, given the COVID-related struggles across the league, the reality of sub-56 game seasons could start to set in. The Devils have a busy...
