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It’s not exactly a state secret: We need some guys who can put the puck in the net. Where might we find them this summer? A look at internal, draft and external options: [The Athletic ($)]
With the Islanders eliminated, the Devils’ first-round picks are locked in (really the second first-round pick is No. 28):
Updated order of who will be picking from 1 to 30 in the first round of this years Entry Draft.
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17. STL
18. WPG
19. NSH
20. EDM
21. BOS
22. MIN
23. DET (from WSH)
24. FLA
25. CBJ (from TOR)
26. MIN (from PIT)
27. CAR
28. COL
29. NJD (from NYI)
30. VGKhttps://t.co/icvbIz56ma pic.twitter.com/wrLVze4xrw
Hockey Links
The Stanley Cup Final begins today between the Canadiens and the Lightning. Here’s the full schedule for the series: [NHL]
We’ve seen more reporting on the Blackhawks situation over the last few days, including these two updates, which give us more details about who knew what about alleged sexual assaults by former Chicago video coach Brad Aldrich: [The Athletic ($)] [ESPN]
Habs coach Dominique Ducharme is expected to be back behind his team’s bench for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, following 14 days of isolation after his positive COVID-19 test. [ESPN]
Beau Bennett (who was once our guy!) calls it a career:
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