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Devils Links
Yesterday was Scott Niedermayer’s birthday. In honor of that, we should take a brief moment and appreciate a truly iconic moment in Devils history (as if you needed an excuse):
In Puck Daddy’s NHL Alternate History series: What if the Devils hadn’t won Scott Stevens from the Blues? [Puck Daddy]
How bad will the Golden Knights be this season? Perhaps a better, more relevant question to us: Will the Devils be worse? [PHT]
Hockey Links
John Tavares’s contract situation is going to be one of the league’s more interesting storylines this season until the Islanders get him signed. What’s the whole situation really about?
Everyone I've talked to maintains this is not about $. All about wanting to see how things progress with arena/team before committing.
— Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) August 29, 2017
Amid ongoing Tavares speculation, Tavares camp confirms financial specifics have not been discussed to this point of the process.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) August 30, 2017
[via PHT]
Remember Ryan Malone? The Ryan Malone who hasn’t had NHL action since the 2014-15 season? The Wild have offered him a PTO. [PHT]
The Flyers don’t plan to rush Nolan Patrick onto the NHL roster. [NHL.com]
As the NHL season approaches, so does the fantasy season. Here’s NHL.com’s list of its top 250 rankings: [NHL.com]
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