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The Devils responded to Tuesday’s rough outing against the Avalanche by coming back with another brutal start. Ultimately it was too much to overcome, as the Devils dropped a 5-2 game to the Sharks. [Devils NHL]
Luke Hughes will be one of four players featured in this series:
“Losing Brett Pesce to injury certainly doesn’t help the New Jersey Devils, but Seamus Casey has an opportunity to fill the void.” [Devils on the Rush ($)]
“After last season’s disastrous performance from the young former second-overall pick, the obvious bounce-back is quite the story for New Jersey in the early stages of the 2025-26 season. His underlying metrics don’t necessarily match up to the production that he has put up, but Nemec looks far-improved from the player he was last season.” [Devils’ Advocates]
Martin Necas gets an eight-year deal:
What did we learn about this season in the month of October? [The Athletic ($)]
A look ahead at ten storylines to follow in the coming weeks and months as we zero in on the Olympics in Milano Cortina: [NHL.com]
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