Devils Daily: Sinking Themselves; the Truth About Johansen’s Injury Revealed

Well, the weekend was certainly a disappointing one for the New Jersey Devils.

Seemingly, no one wants to grab the available spots in the Eastern Conference wildcard race. The Detroit Red Wings continue to lose, the New York Islanders are on a four-game losing streak after they won six straight, the Washington Capitals are climbing a bit, and the Pittsburgh Penguins remain inconsistent.

The Devils had an opportunity to bottle the momentum from Thursday’s victory over the Dallas Stars and bring it into the weekend to propel themselves in the standings. Instead, they were handed two losses at the hands of the Arizona Coyotes and Vegas Golden Knights.

Sigh.

Ahead of a busy week, the Devils will be off today. They’ll play four games over the next six days with a handful of winnable games at home. Yet, we have little to no reason to believe the Devils will grab those points. We’ll see how things shake out.

In the links, yesterday’s superb efforts from Jake Allen weren’t enough to buoy the Devils.

Elsewhere, top NCAA free agents, Pittsburgh’s blue line construction issues, and the truth about Ryan Johansen’s injury amid a trade.

Let’s do that hockey.

Devils News

New Jersey Hockey Now: Despite Jake Allen‘s best efforts to will his team to a win, the Devils dropped two points to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday afternoon.

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NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now

Sportsnet: The NHL Trade Deadline has passed and the NCAA season is beginning to wind down, therefore NHL teams could turn to some college-free agents down the stretch. Here are the top players that could sign an NHL deal.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Kyla Dubas’ efforts last summer were applauded after seemingly constructing a blue line for the Pittsburgh Penguins that would defend well. Instead, they’ve suffered from a serious lack of a primary function of the position: actually defending.

Florida Hockey Now: Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov will have a hearing today for his illegal hit to the head of Tampa Bay’s Conor Sheary, NHL Player Safety announced.

Philly Hockey Now: In a phone interview with PHN, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Daniel Briere reveals the truth about the injury to Ryan Johansen.

Calgary Hockey Now: Things have been good for Daniil Miromanov since being acquired by the Calgary Flames in the Noah Hanifin deal on March 6, already breaking personal records with his new team.

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