The New Jersey Devils head back to Newark in a nonideal situation, trailing the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 in the first round playoff series. The team is off today, and will get back to work tomorrow morning. But, Sheldon Keefe will speak with the media later today.
In the links, everything you need to know about the trial that began yesterday involving the five 2018 Hockey Canada accused.
Elsewhere, Pittsburgh’s trade plans, Shakir Mukhamadullin explains ascension, and Matthew Tkachuk returns.
Let’s do that hockey.
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New Jersey Hockey Now: The Devils fall to the Hurricanes despite the heroics by Jacob Markstrom in Game 2 of the playoff series.
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The Athletic ($): The trial for the five accused members—including two ex-Devils—of sexual assault stemming from the 2018 Hockey Canada team got underway yesterday. Here’s everything you need to know.
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas held a 35-minute presser Monday and delivered more direct, informative, and actionable answers than his first two years of press conferences combined. Dubas was obviously unhappy with not only his team’s dirt nap for all but two months of the season (December and March), but also uniquely unhappy that all of the players want to return.
San Jose Hockey Now: Things really began to click for the ex-Devils top defense prospect, Shakir Mukhamadullin, around mid-season. The San Jose Sharks defenseman discloses why. (+)
Florida Hockey Now: Matthew Tkachuk finally returns to the Florida Panthers after he was injured in the 4 Nations Face-Off, and he certainly brought it as the Cats smoked the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of their playoff series.
NYI Hockey Now: It was finally time. The New York Islanders have moved on from now ex-GM, Lou Lamoriello. Here’s why the Devils division rival finally let the other shoe drop.
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