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What kind of role will Ty Smith have with the Devils this season? What about Dmitry Kulikov? Will there be a dark horse/surprise roster guy? Those questions and more in this Devils-centric mailbag: [The Athletic ($)]
One of your favorite Jespers getting in some offseason work:
Jesper Bratt, Joakim Nordstrom (@Jo92No) and Kevin Stenlund putting in some miles on the ice during the offseason.
— NHL (@NHL) October 27, 2020
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Avs sign their new addition:
Colorado #Avalanche have settled with Devon Toews on a 4 year contract with an AAV of $4,100,000.
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) October 27, 2020
2020-21: $2,350,000
2021-22: $3,550,000
2022-23: $4,600,000
2023-24: $5,900,000
Toews was scheduled to go before an arbitrator on Oct 31.https://t.co/gNjRhpWv50
There’s plenty to figure out to get the NHL back up and running. But what about all the minor leagues? What happens to them? What does next season look like for them? [ESPN]
A truly awful story here about a Coyotes prospect who in 2016 was convicted of bullying and abusing a Black, developmentally disabled classmate. The incident caused several teams to take the young player off their draft lists. The Coyotes ended up selecting him in the fourth round this year. [The Athletic ($)] [Arizona Republic]
A good look around the league at the salary cap situations of all 31 teams: Who’s in trouble? Who has work to do? What teams have space to work with? [The Athletic ($)]
Feel free to discuss these and any other hockey-related stories in the comments below.