New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 7/19/24
Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
A team reset for the Devils looking ahead at the 2024-2025 season: [NHL.com]
“Jesper Bratt has established himself as a top-tier player over the past few years. He’s recorded at least 73 points in three consecutive seasons, earned himself a big contract, and put together quite the highlight reel along the way. Despite all of that, he didn’t receive as much credit as he deserved. He still isn’t to this day.” [Infernal Access ($)]
FWIW: “The state of New Jersey is making a serious push to convince the Philadelphia 76ers to move to New Jersey and into a new arena that would be built in Camden, four people familiar with the discussions confirmed to ROI-NJ. Discussions between top state officials and leaders from Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (which owns the team) have been ongoing for the last two months, the sources said.” [ROI-NJ]
Hockey Links
What are the worst contracts in the league? [The Athletic ($)]
ESPN’s list of the top 100 athletes since 2000 will no doubt raise some eyebrows in the hockey world: Crosby at 22, Ovechkin at 54, McDavid at 98. [ESPN]
The Pain Index. Which fanbase has been tortured the most in recent NHL memory? [Daily Faceoff]
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