New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 10/16/24
Here are your links for today:
The Devils
Jake Allen stopped all 20 shots against him in Monday’s game against Utah as the Devils won 3-0. An excellent afternoon! [Devils NHL]
He’s been good!
A big standout for the @NJDevils early in 2024-25, Seamus Casey has buried 3 goals in his first 5 career games. Entering tonight vs the Hurricanes, he can tie for top spot on this list of defencemen by modern rookie standards (no prior major pro experience and age 25 or younger) pic.twitter.com/KYS9RUp2kT
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) October 15, 2024
And then on Tuesday night, the Devils made a push in the third period against the Hurricanes but couldn’t find the tying goal late. Carolina won 4-2. [Devils NHL]
Marty on the goaltending situation: “When [Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald] got in the conversation for Markstrom (who was traded to New Jersey by the Calgary Flames on June 19), I was really excited. Jacob was one of the guys I kind of put in his ear, because we needed someone who had that experience, had success, and he was a big boy (6-foot-6) in the net. If everybody stays healthy, that’s as good a duo you could have in the NHL because these guys won’t give up games. They’re going to make the other team earn their wins.” [NHL.com]
Some bar trivia for you:
Jake Allen, the one and only. pic.twitter.com/sCPYrTQyOC
— NHL (@NHL) October 15, 2024
Hockey Links
The Blue Jackets honor Johnny Gaudreau:
13 forever ❤️ pic.twitter.com/qWLV8DNfLa
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) October 15, 2024
Tonight we honor the lasting impact that Johnny Gaudreau has made on the game of hockey, the city of Columbus, his family, friends and teammates, and all those who will continue to be inspired by his play ❤️ pic.twitter.com/RcudI1DpzJ
— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) October 15, 2024
The Blue Jackets and Panthers let 13 seconds comes off the clock on the opening draw. pic.twitter.com/3CDVrR9OSe
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 15, 2024
It warms the heart every time:
FILIP GUSTAVSSON GOALIE GOAL, THIS IS NOT A DRILL‼️ pic.twitter.com/z05VMqtvnv
— ESPN (@espn) October 16, 2024
An interesting look at broadcasts around the league:
Every NHL scorebug for the 2024-25 season. pic.twitter.com/FApTJH396p
— Sports TV News & Updates (@TVSportsUpdates) October 14, 2024
Appreciating the greatness of Connor Hellebuyck: “Hellebuyck has had remarkable — almost unbelievable — consistency for five straight seasons. Even the best goalies of this era have had down years statistically. Andrei Vasilevskiy has won the Stanley Cup twice and a Vezina, but he posted minus-8.29 GSAx in 2019-20 and struggled for long stretches last season coming off an injury. Sergei Bobrovsky is the only goalie other than Hellebuyck with multiple Vezina trophies since 2010 but had three straight seasons with negative GSAx between 2018 and 2021. Meanwhile, Hellebuyck is one of only five goalies to post positive GSAx in each of the last five seasons, and he did it with the heaviest workload of the bunch.” [The Athletic ($)]
“Hey guys, going after players who have just made clean hits isn’t courageous. It’s not noble. It’s stupid. You see, the NHL allows for body contact, and sometimes, it results in big hits. Sometimes, guys get hurt.” [The Hockey News]
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