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Swiss hockey legend Andres Ambühl talks about Nico Hischier and the next generation from his country: [Devils NHL]

“Luke Hughes, who can become a restricted free agent on July 1, is a top priority for the New Jersey Devils this offseason. As such, New Jersey general manager Tom Fitzgerald would like to have the 21-year-old defenseman under contract sooner rather than later.” [NHL.com]

“This year’s UFA crop is quite weak, so teams could look to the offer-sheet market to improve their teams. You need all of your own picks in the 2026 draft to offer sheet an RFA, which the Devils have, and that could make them a player to tender an offer sheet to someone. Let’s look at some potential candidates.” [Devils on the Rush ($)]

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Oilers take Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final:

Edmonton can say something not said in 35 years: #Oilers have a lead in a Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1990.#LetsGoOilers played catch-up for entirety of the 2024 and 2006 series, losing both in Game 7.

Leon Draisaitl played hero with OT GWG.

Game 2 on Friday. pic.twitter.com/Dxe0seXzrv

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 5, 2025

“NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday that collective bargaining talks with the players have been ‘constructive, professional and cordial,’ but there was no announcement of a new deal ahead of the Stanley Cup Final.” [ESPN]

“At the outset of a Stanley Cup Final featuring a Florida-based team for the sixth straight year, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told reporters that there will be no changes included in the upcoming collective bargaining agreement to account for any of the perceived advantages teams based in tax-friendly jurisdictions enjoy.” [The Athletic ($)]

Nikita Kucherov takes the Ted Lindsay:

The Penguins have their new coach:

Brock Nelson signs a contract extension in Colorado:

Brock-ing and rolling for three more years

We’ve signed forward Brock Nelson to a three-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season. pic.twitter.com/b20mCBYyQ4

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) June 4, 2025

“Every year, there’s one article more people ask me about than any other. Which is weird, because it has next to nothing to do with hockey. That would be this one, of course — the annual ‘bad ads’ piece, in which two Seans from different countries create an international exchange program for annoying commercials. You know the ones; the kind you see once or twice and maybe aren’t too bothered by, right up until you realize that they’re going to keep popping up constantly as you try to enjoy the NHL playoffs. That’s when the annoyance begins to build. Sometimes, it grows into rage. Or despair. Or whatever that was that ‘Tara Tara look at her go’ made us feel.” [The Athletic ($)]

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