Devils Daily: Rangers Dish Ironic Criticism; Salt Lake City Hockey?!

The New Jersey Devils were off yesterday to travel to Toronto in the second leg of a home-and-home mini-series with the Maple Leafs.

Today, they’ll hit the ice at 11:30 A.M. for practice ahead of their 7 P.M. puck drop.

In the links, ironic criticisms flew from the New York Rangers head coach.

Elsewhere, Salt Lake City Hockey is becoming a reality, Philly’s head coach admits defeat, and relocation to Houston?

Let’s do that hockey.

Devils News

New Jersey Hockey Now: A week after the Devils and New York Rangers brawled it out following a series of actions from Matt Rempe, Broadway’s head coach, Peter Laviolette, criticizes the New York Islanders for “vicious” hits.

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Salt Lake City Hockey Now: There is increasing momentum for it to happen, and the NHL is close to relocating the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City.

Houston Chronicle: Salt Lake would be relocation, but Houston??? That very well could mean expansion. Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta says he’d like to bring the NHL to Houston.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The 2023-24 annual NHL Players Association Poll was released on Wednesday. In no surprise, Pittsburgh Penguins center and captain Sidney Crosby received a deserved spot, voted by his peers as the most complete player, and it wasn’t particularly close.

Boston Hockey Now: Could a strict goalie rotation of Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs give a unique mental edge to the Boston Bruins?

San Jose Hockey Now: Despite reports that he’d be leaving for the KHL, Danil Gushchin is not leaving the San Jose Sharks organization, San Jose Hockey Now confirmed.

Florida Hockey Now: With a 5-2 victory over the Devils, the Toronto Maple Leafs all but cemented a date in the first round with the Florida Panthers.

Philly Hockey Now: After the Montreal Canadiens routed the Philadelphia Flyers to a 9-3 defeat, John Tortorella admitted this season’s defeat.

Montreal Hockey Now: In another development year for the Montreal Canadiens, here are the top three most improved players this season.

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