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By now you’ve probably had your fill of trade deadline talk, so we’ll just get into the other news of the week so far. Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
For the first time in … *checks notes* … a very long time, Cory Schneider logged a win. Never mind that it was against the worst team in the league, it was a win. Congrats to Cory on backstopping the team to a 4-1 win against the Red Wings on Tuesday. [All About the Jersey] [NJ.com]
The Devils got their first look at Fredrik Claessen, acquired from the Hurricanes in the Sami Vatanen deal:
Fredrik Claesson talks about joining the team this morning and making his #NJDevils debut.
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) February 25, 2020
“I just want to prove myself and show the management and coaches what I can do. Nothing fancy or anything, pretty simple play, that’s me.” #WeAreTheOnes | #NJDevils pic.twitter.com/HgWbELBeZq
Pretty cool gesture by the Devils here:
Some moments transcend an individual game.
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) February 24, 2020
Special delivery headed your way, @Capitals.#WeAreTheOnes | #NJDevils pic.twitter.com/LgjOBkMGRW
Hockey Links
Oh, here we go: The Leafs lose to a Zamboni guy and now we have to have a discussion about the whole thing. The league’s emergency backup goalie procedures are expected to be discussed at the general managers meetings next week. [NHL]
Bobby Ryan returned to an NHL game for the first time since stepping away to take part in the joint NHL/NHL Players Association assistance program. [Sportsnet]
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