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Devils Links
After collecting his first win against Boston, Mackenzie Blackwood collected his first NHL shutout against the Hurricanes on Saturday. The Devils won 2-0, and it was great. [All About The Jersey] [NorthJersey.com] [NJ.com]
For what it’s worth:
With the Jets firing Todd Bowles, Devils coach John Hynes is the longest tenured head coach of NY/NJ’s nine teams across the four major sports. He’s in his fourth season.
— Chris Ryan (@ChrisRyan_NJ) December 31, 2018
No Taylor Hall against the Canucks today:
Taylor Hall officially ruled out for tomorrow’s #NJDevils game against #Canucks
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) December 30, 2018
A look back at Jason Arnott’s younger years, when he chose hockey (thankfully for us) over a host of other sports: [Sportsnet]
Hockey Links
Wow. Stars CEO Jim Lites dropped a bomb on Friday, publicly blasting the play of his team’s two stars, Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn, this season. [The Athletic ($)]
The Oilers had a busy Sunday. First, they acquired Alexander Petrovic from the Panthers in a trade for Chris Wideman and a 2019 third-round pick. [NHL]
Then, the Oilers traded Drake Caggiula and Jason Garrison to the Blackhawks for Brandon Manning and Robin Norell. [NHL]
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