Devils Daily: Vanecek Opens Up; Dubas Disagrees With Guentzel

The New Jersey Devils arrived in Buffalo ahead of their tilt with the Sabres on Friday night.

To prepare, they’ll hit the ice on Thursday afternoon at 1:30 in the afternoon. Jack Hughes hasn’t been skating with the team at practice, we’ll see if that trend continues.

In the links, former Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek doesn’t want to talk about New Jersey anymore.

Elsewhere, Kyle Dubas pushes back on Jake Guentzel’s opinion that he had no say in his stay in Pittsburgh. A rivalry is brewing between Florida and Boston. Plus, Boston might be on the brink of signing an NCAA National Championship game hero.

Let’s do that hockey.

Devils News

New Jersey Hockey Now: Former Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek offered his first comments as a member of the San Jose Sharks, explaining he doesn’t want to talk about New Jersey anymore.

The Athletic: Devils assistant general manager Martin Brodeur sat down with Pierre LeBrun to discuss today’s NHL goaltenders. ‘We baby our goalies.’

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Sportsnet: Does Brock Faber have a chance to steal the Calder Trophy away from Connor Bedard?

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel explained it wasn’t his choice to leave the Pens and the decision was out of his hands. General manager Kyle Dubas disagreed with Guentzel’s opinion on the matter.

Boston Hockey Now: Could the Boston Bruins be on the verge of signing the overtime hero of the 2023 NCAA National Championship game?

San Jose Hockey Now: Vitek Vanecek from the San Jose Sharks perspective, ‘Happy to be in San Jose.’

Florida Hockey Now: If you weren’t tuned into the Florida Panthers vs. the Boston Bruins a few nights ago, you might want to check it out next matchup. There’s a rivalry brewing between those two.

Philly Hockey Now: As it stands right now, the Philadelphia Flyers are going to need to do something with their backup goalie situation in the offseason. Here’s how they can address it. (+)

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