DitD & Open Post – 3/19/25: Rising to The Occasion Edition

New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 3/19/25

Here are your links for today:

Devils Links

Another solid performance in a critical game as the Devils took a 2-1 win over the Blue Jackets on Monday night. [Devils NHL]

Interesting note from Tom Fitzgerald at the GM meetings: “He’s not just a hockey father and a GM but someone who sits on the cut-resistant equipment committee for the NHL since last year. So really, a trifecta in terms of how this has affected Tom Fitzgerald and how he feels passionately about this issue. He said he knows that the NHLPA won’t be happy about this, but he let the Players’ Association know that he intends to mandate it on his own team in New Jersey. He wants his players wearing neck guards.” [TSN]

Tom Fitzgerald talking about his son Casey’s scary experience in December: “We’re very lucky. But why the players don’t think big picture versus just, it’s about [their] career today? If they ever thought of their parents watching what we watched, they’d think differently.” [ESPN]

“Jack Hughes is a top-five center in the NHL. Anyone who says otherwise is out to lunch. Losing a player of his caliber is a tough pill to swallow for the New Jersey Devils, but his linemate for most of the season — Jesper Bratt — is rising to the occasion.” [Devils on the Rush ($)]

Jake Allen is bringing it lately:

Hockey Links

“Power play opportunities have plummeted year-over-year and teams are on track for the fewest man-advantage chances since the NHL began tracking data in 1963-64, but the league attributes that to player conformance to rules standards rather than missed calls by referees.” [Daily Faceoff]

Which players have been the biggest disappointments so far this season? [The Athletic ($)]

Olympic rosters:

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