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Travis Zajac and Kyle Palmieri both potted two goals and the Devils put together an impressive 5-2 win over the Oilers in the season opener on Saturday. [All About The Jersey]
Taylor Hall is looking to be the first player to be an MVP an back to back seasons since Alex Ovechkin did it in the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons. Can Taylor make it happen? Here’s what the rest of the team thinks: [NHL]
Looks like Akira Schmid is headed back to Europe:
Looks like the recently-waived Akira Schmid is heading back to his club team in Switzerland.#NJDevils https://t.co/12RwSLnEyD
— Devils Insiders (@DevilsInsiders) October 7, 2018
He paints for Cory Schneider, Keith Kinkaid, Eddie Lack and plenty of other goalies. Great story over at The Athletic on David Gunnarsson, the guy behind DaveArt, which produces many of the goalie masks you see in the NHL: [The Athletic ($)]
Speaking of masks, here’s Lack’s for this season:
Hockey Links
The Panthers put goaltender Roberto Luongo on injured reserve after he suffered a right knee injury in his team’s opening game. It’s unclear how serious the injury is. [TSN]
And the Kings have placed goalie Jonathan Quick on injured reserve after sustaining a lower-body injury in practice. [TSN]
And the Sharks have placed Joe Thornton on injured reserve after he experienced some discomfort in his surgically repaired right knee. [ESPN]
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