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Devils Daily: Devils’ Massive Pick; Shopping Defenseman; Rutger McGroarty
There were a decent amount of trades on Friday night’s first night of the 2024 NHL Draft. However, it was underwhelming activity as they were all pick swaps that didn’t involve any actual NHL talent after rumors swirled involving a few NHL names. That includes the New Jersey Devils who were reportedly open to moving the 10th overall pick. Instead, they drafted.
In the links, the Devils made a MASSIVE selection 10th overall. You can learn about the new Devils defenseman and when he might play for New Jersey. On a different Devils defenseman note, New Jersey is shopping one of their veterans.
Elsewhere, Rutger McGroarty is drawing interest from a handful of teams, as is Calgary forward Nazem Kadri, and San Jose strikes gold at 11th overall.
Let’s do that hockey.
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New Jersey Hockey Now: General Manager Tom Fitzgerald has been adamant about becoming a heavier, more violent team to play against. Clearly, when selecting 10th overall on Friday night, he had that in mind as the Devils drafted 6-foot-7, physical defenseman Anton Silayev.
Sup, Anton.
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More NJHN: Leading up to Friday night’s draft, it was revealed the Devils dove a little further into the trade market. With their reported interest in Brett Pesce, the Devils are shopping defenseman John Marino.
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Sportsnet: Here are the surprises and steals of the first round of the NHL Draft, as well as the best of what is available in round 2.
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will be eligible to sign a contract extension as of Monday. He had a couple opportunities Friday to address that, and he offered only a morsel of information.
Boston Hockey Now: Rutger McGroarty is garnering a lot of interest. One of those teams is the Boston Bruins, according to a report.
San Jose Hockey Now: The San Jose Sharks had one helluva draft. Not only did they select Macklin Celebrini first overall, but defenseman Sam Dickinson somehow slipped to them at 11th overall.
Colorado Hockey Now: Although they might not be interested in moving him, teams have been calling the Colorado Avalanche with interest in rugged defenseman Josh Manson.
Florida Hockey Now: What we’ve been hearing for months is now becoming reality. Sam Reinhart isn’t going anywhere as he and the Florida Panthers appear to have come to terms on an agreement regarding his next contract. Announcement TBD.
NYI Hockey Now: The Boston Bruins aren’t the only team with interest in the young Winnipeg Jets prospect. The New York Islanders are reportedly in the mix for the Michigan Wolverines forward as well. The Isles also did a pretty good job at the draft, stealing Cole Eiserman at 20th overall.
Philly Hockey Now: The Philadelphia Flyers announced on Friday morning that forward Cam Atkinson has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract.
Calgary Hockey Now: It’s been two solid seasons for Nazem Kadri in Calgary despite the lack of team success. He has five years remaining on his contract, yet teams are calling with interest in acquiring the player.
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