{"id":564888,"date":"2026-05-02T08:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/564888\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T08:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:42:41","slug":"ditd-open-post-5-1-26-new-contracts-edition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/564888\/","title":{"rendered":"DitD &#038; Open Post &#8211; 5\/1\/26: New Contracts Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Here are your links for today:<\/p>\n<p>Devils Links<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cHischier has made it known his goal is to win a Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils, and he\u2019s certainly a player they need to keep around if they\u2019re serious about doing so. He has averaged 32.4 goals and 72.6 points per 82 games over the last three seasons. That production alone makes him irreplaceable, let alone all that gets put on his plate defensively and in the faceoff dot. It\u2019s rare to find players who can not only hold their own, but excel, with the kind of usage <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/players\/7516\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hischier;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hischier&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hischier<\/a> draws.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/infernalaccess.substack.com\/p\/extending-nico-hischier-is-a-no-brainer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Infernal Access;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Infernal Access&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Infernal Access<\/a> ($)]<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cDespite the disappointing season, the New Jersey Devils still had a few players who exceeded expectations.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/devilsontherush.substack.com\/p\/devils-exceeded-expectations-2025-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Devils on the Rush;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Devils on the Rush&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Devils on the Rush<\/a> ($)]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">What might new contracts look like for Nico Hischier, Simon Nemec and Arseny Gritsyuk? Some projections: [<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nhl\/new-jersey-devils\/devils-news-hischier-extension-nemec-trade-gritsyuk-bargain-projections\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Jersey Hockey Now;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New Jersey Hockey Now&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New Jersey Hockey Now<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Hockey Links<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Flyers, Wild and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/anaheim\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ducks;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ducks&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ducks<\/a> advance, and the Penguins, Stars and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/edmonton\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oilers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Oilers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oilers<\/a> are done:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Lady Byng finalists:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe on-ice officials not only missed Greig uppercutting a defenseless Hurricanes defenseman, but they also put Brind\u2019Amour\u2019s team on the PK afterward, something the Canes coach said shouldn\u2019t be acceptable given how many people in the building saw the incident take place. But after years of watching mistakes such as this, Brind\u2019Amour didn\u2019t place blame on the two refs and two linesmen on the ice. Instead, he went back to an argument he has been making since he stepped behind the bench: the NHL\u2019s officials need more help to get things right.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7239118\/2026\/04\/29\/nhl-playoffs-video-review-brindamour-officiating\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Athletic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Athletic&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Athletic<\/a> ($)]<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cJessica Campbell will not return to the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/seattle\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Kraken;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seattle Kraken&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Kraken<\/a> bench next season, the team announced Thursday. Campbell\u2019s contract is expiring this summer, and sources told ESPN that she has received interest across the league.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/48638464\/jessica-campbell-return-kraken-assistant-sources-say\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ESPN&quot;}\" class=\"link \">ESPN<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A cool moment before Tuesday\u2019s Bruins-Sabres game in Buffalo: \u201cSeconds into \u2018O Canada,\u2019 national anthem singer Cami Clune\u2019s microphone malfunctioned. A dutiful crowd of 19,070 \u2014 Shane and Andrea Doan included \u2014 rushed to her aid with a full-throated, word-for-word reinforcement.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7242424\/2026\/04\/30\/buffalo-sabres-fans-sing-o-canada-national-anthem\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Athletic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Athletic&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Athletic<\/a> ($)]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Feel free to discuss these and any other hockey-related stories in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are your links for today: Devils Links \u201cHischier has made it known his goal is to win&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":564889,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5109],"tags":[201,1739,2111,5,576,151,12816,5185,5184,4,24,13329,234,1178,109],"class_list":["post-564888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-jersey-devils","tag-devils","tag-ducks","tag-hischier","tag-hockey","tag-new-jersey","tag-new-jersey-devils","tag-newark","tag-newjersey","tag-newjerseydevils","tag-nhl","tag-oilers","tag-prudential-center","tag-seattle-kraken","tag-simon-nemec","tag-washington-capitals"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116504097150787313","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}