Devils Daily: Devils Trade News, Targets; Oilers Force Game 7

Well, we’re going to Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final, and a former New Jersey Devils fan favorite had a hand in making that happen. The Edmonton Oilers dragged the Florida Panthers back to Alberta, just to kick them in the pants and send the Cats back to Sunrise.

More on how it happened in the links.

Over to New Jersey, the New Jersey and Minnesota swapped B-tier prospects in a Wild-Devils trade. A former Devils goaltender criticizes the Jacob Markstrom trade. And, a new Devils trade target emerges.

Elsewhere, what is the future of Pittsburgh’s goaltending? Could Jake DeBrusk head to Boston’s rival? And a surprise surgery for Detroit’s captain.

Let’s do that hockey.

Devils News

New Jersey Hockey Now: The Colorado Avalanche have quite a few contracts to address this summer, all while uncertainty swirls around Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri Nichuskin. As a result, the Avs might be forced to trade Ross Colton, and the Devils should be calling.

More NJHN: Speaking of a Devils trade, New Jersey actually made a minor deal on Friday involving two players who have NHL ceilings, yet haven’t quite cracked an NHL lineup full time. The Devils dealt their AHL leading goal scorer, Graeme Clarke, to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward Adam Beckman.

Even More: Former Devils goaltender, Cory Schneider, explains why he’s “not thrilled” about the Devils’ acquisition of Jacob Markstrom.

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2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Florida Hockey Now: Welp, here we go: There will be a Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final after the Edmonton Oilers won their third straight over the Florida Panthers, this one 5-1 on Friday night.

NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now

Sportsnet: The Ottawa Senators are trying to retool their roster. Defenseman Jakob Chychrun could be the key piece to the Senators rejig roster puzzle.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Re-signing Alex Nedeljkovic while Joel Blomqvist is seemingly NHL ready has certainly sparked the conversation among Pittsburgh Penguins fans. What is the true value for Tristan Jarry?

Boston Hockey Now: Linus Ullmark isn’t the only key member of the Boston Bruins who could find himself wearing a different sweater next season. According to a report, Jake DeBrusk and the Toronto Maple Leafs have mutual interest in each other as we near free agency.

Detroit Hockey Now: This one flew a bit under the radar. Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin had surgery to repair an upper body injury after the past season. He’s expected to make a full recovery and be ready by the beginning of the 2024-25 season.

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