DitD & Open Post - 12/7/22: Puck on a String Edition

Dec 7, 2022 - 12:00 PM

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Vitek Vanecek continued his roll and secured a shutout, Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes impressed and the Devils cruised to a 3-0 win over the Blackhawks on Tuesday night. [Devils NHL]

Just … something else: Puck on a string.

Some history:

Great in-arena content:

Tom Fitzgerald on NHL Now:

Stanley Cup of Chowder takes a look at the Erik Haula-Pavel Zacha trade and how it’s worked out for both Boston and New Jersey so far this season: [Stanley Cup of Chowder]

Emily Kaplan: “Many in the league are curious how aggressive the New Jersey Devils will be considering their blazing hot start. When I saw GM Tom Fitzgerald in New Jersey on Monday, he reiterated what he told me earlier in the year: He’s always looking for ways to improve, but philosophically believes a team is built during the summer, not during the season. So he’s looking for ‘hockey trades’ with the long-term vision in mind.” [ESPN ($)]

Congratulations to Erika Wachter:

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Where might Brock Boeser end in a trade? Pierre LeBrun: “So [Boeser’s] agent Ben Hankinson continues to talk to teams [and] he’s talked to more than half a dozen teams since last week. I don’t think this thing is imminent and I think it’s going to take a lot of work between now and the March 3 NHL trade deadline.” [TSN]

Nathan MacKinnon will miss some time for the Avs:

Matt Murray with a thoroughly impressive shutout against the Stars:

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