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We got a weekend of real, important hockey. Beautiful. How was it for you? Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
Todd Cordell is starting a new Devils blog called Infernal Access. His first piece of analysis is a look at Marco Rossi, who, uh, might just be a good addition to the Devils roster. [Infernal Access]
The NHL has made a ruling on the pick conditions attached to the Sami Vatanen trade. John breaks it down here, if you missed it: [All About the Jersey]
Hockey Links
Mark Scheifele took a skate to the back of the leg from Matthew Tkachuk in Game 1 of the Jets-Flames series. There’s a bit of controversy. [ESPN]
Sorry to bring up a painful bit of Devils history here, but some history over the weekend:
WITH 0.1 SECONDS LEFT!
— NHL (@NHL) August 3, 2020
The @Avalanche take Game 1 thanks to Nazem Kadri (@43_Kadri). #StanleyCup Round Robin pic.twitter.com/OCkM41ViTO
With :0.1 left, #GoAvsGo Nazem Kadri scores the latest game-winning goal in regulation of a playoff game in history
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) August 3, 2020
Previous Record: Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen (:0.2) on April 21, 2009 vs Devils
Ahead of the Oilers-Blackhawks game over the weekend, Wild defenseman Matt Dumba gave a heartfelt message against racial injustice: “Hockey is a great game, but it could be a whole lot greater. And it starts with all of us.” [ESPN]
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