Devils Daily: Devils Captain Pissed Off; Sullivan Says Cats Overreacted

New Jersey Devils captain started last nights postgame by explaining he was embarrassed. In the midstof explaining, the captain shifted from embarrassed to pissed off.

Elsewhere, Pittsburgh’s head coach says Florida overreacted to a hit on their captain. Is this Oliver Wahlstrom’s last chance on Long Island? And, is Buffalo about to trade one of their veteran defenseman? Plus more.

Let’s do that hockey.

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Hockey Now: Devils captain Nico Hischier says New Jersey needs to be “pissed off” as a result of their play this season.

More NJHN: The All-Star break couldn’t come any sooner for the Devils. Last night, New Jersey dropped a disappointing two points to the Tampa Bay Lightning despite the quality performance from goaltender Vitek Vanecek. Read up on the takeaways.

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NHL Trade Talk

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Hockey Now: According to Sportsnet Insider Elliotte Friedman, the Sabres trading defenseman Erik Johnson makes a lot of sense and he’s begun hearing his name in trade discussions.

National Hockey Now

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Hockey Now: Seems like the conditioning stint for Ville Husso went well. The Red Wings goaltender pitched a shutout on Saturday for the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins.

Florida Panthers

Florida Hockey Now: Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan thinks the Panthers overreacted to the hit on Sasha Barkov that almost injured their captain.

New York Islanders

NYI Hockey Now: Is Oliver Wahlstrom‘s first chance under head coach Patrick Roy his last  chance with the Islanders?

Nashville Predators

Nashville Hockey Now: Three Predators draft picks, including two from their 2023 class, were named nominees for the college hockey equivalent of the Heisman Trophy on Friday.

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