New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 2/17/25
Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
Are there reasons to be hopeful when the Devils come back from the 4 Nations break? [New Jersey Hockey Now]
“Though the New Jersey Devils didn’t have much success in his time here, Kyle Palmieri was highly productive during his stint in the red and black. Fast forward nearly four years after they traded him, and could a reunion be in the cards?” [Devils on the Rush]
“(Johnathan) Kovacevic has not played very well of late. He has a 35.29 GF% at 5v5 since the holiday break – the worst among all 18 Devils skaters who’ve played 100+ minutes in that span – and has been on for more xGA than all but Luke Hughes amongst defensemen. He hasn’t defended as well and has created very little offensively (as expected). While part of the issue is being caught in a team-wide rut, it’s probably not a coincidence things have tailed off even more in the absence of Jonas Siegenthaler.” [Infernal Access ($)]
You love to see it:
Mikhail Yegorov with another leap into the @BUDogPound after earning his first collegiate shutout with a 30 save outing against Providence!#njdevils pic.twitter.com/6PcnRJseM7
— Runnin With The Devils (@RunninWithNJD) February 16, 2025
Hockey Links
United States-Canada did not disappoint on Saturday night. The game started with three fights in the first nine seconds and concluded with a 3-1 U.S. win. [Associated Press]
Wild stuff!
USA vs. Canada started off in MADNESS
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— ESPN (@espn) February 16, 2025
A Mikael Granlund overtime goal gave Finland a 4-3 win over Sweden Saturday. [Associated Press]
“A decade ago, some of the brightest minds in American goaltending locked themselves in a hotel room in Ohio and didn’t come out until they had rewritten the way goalies were being developed in the United States.” [The Athletic ($)]
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