New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 9/25/24
Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
Not a ton of projected Devils regulars in Tuesday night’s game against the Habs, which ended in a 3-0 win for Montreal. [Devils NHL]
A positive first game:
Sheldon Keefe on Seamus Casey’s first game:
“I thought he played with a lot of confidence, played with his head up, played with intelligence. I was happy with the way that he played here today. It was a good first game for him.”#NJDevils
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) September 25, 2024
Seamus Casey on managing the magnitude of a first NHL preszn game:
“It’s kind of like just sink or swim. The first couple of shifts you’re just trying to keep it out of your net because everything feels like it’s coming really fast.”#NJDevils
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) September 25, 2024
Jacob Markstrom: “I don’t want to lose a hockey game. That’s where the bar should be. You want to set the standard where winning should be normal, and then losing should freaking suck. You should just hate losing so much that winning should be normal. You have to normalize that.” [Devils NHL]
A look at the mask:
Exclusive pics of Jacob Markstrom’s 2nd @NJDevils mask. The art was designed and applied by @mags1023. pic.twitter.com/Un2ZcyzYF2
— Goalie Gear Nerd (@GoalieGearNerd) September 23, 2024
Nico Hischier and Jonas Siegenthaler on traveling to the highest accessible point in Europe this summer to play hockey: [Devils NHL]
Hockey Links
“Guy Gaudreau, the father of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, served as a guest coach at Philadelphia Flyers training camp in Voorhees, New Jersey, on Monday. Gaudreau was there at the invitation of Flyers coach John Tortorella.” [NHL.com]
Contract negotiations in New York:
Contract talks are ongoing with #NYR and Igor Shesterkin. Don’t believe Rangers are too fazed by a reported ‘deadline’ to get a deal done before reg season begins.
Safe to say: Shesterkin is #NYR priority, he has earned an AAV higher than Carey Price, but there are limits.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) September 24, 2024
A look in Utah’s arena:
This is what the obstructed seats look like at the Delta Center for @utahhockeyclub games.
Obviously you can only see one goal, but still a fun time, great atmosphere. pic.twitter.com/dDlcGkWBET
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) September 24, 2024
A look inside Utah’s NHL arena, featuring 10,000 unobstructed seats
(via Islanders1932/hfboards) pic.twitter.com/TZ8nqRgWgt
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) July 16, 2024
“NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says expansion is not on the horizon for the league, despite persistent rumours to the contrary. ‘Everything that’s been written in the last week is categorically wrong,’ Bettman told the Star on Monday. ‘We’re not going through an expansion process. And other than updating the board on Oct. 1 as to places that have expressed an interest, there’s nothing else that’s going to be done on expansion.’” [Toronto Star]
“The fifth annual NHL Player Tiers are here and we’ve upped the ante. This year we’ve cooked up a list of the top 150 players in the league separated into five groups: the MVP cornerstones, the franchise pillars, the All-Star candidates, the bona fide stars and the elite support. That’s one new tier and 25 extra players from last year — plus one new position. That’s right — we’ve included goalies… for better or worse.” [The Athletic ($)]
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