The New Jersey Devils made one of the big moves of the offseason so far in trading for Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom. With the goalie position set, GM Tom Fitzgerald appears to be looking to add defensive depth in free agency in July. Rumors have Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce heading to New Jersey. […]
June 24, 2024
The Calgary Flames are trading goaltender Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils, per Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. Travis Yost was the first to report the news before Seravalli confirmed the report. Markstrom has two years remaining on his current contract worth an annual average value of $6 million per season, per CapFriendly.com. The […]
June 19, 2024
It’s almost the middle of June and NFL teams are opening mandatory minicamps this week. If you’re playing in a fantasy football dynasty league, you’re likely going to be holding your rookie draft at some point during the summer. For myself, the rookie draft is approaching on Friday and I’ve got the No. 4 pick. […]
June 11, 2024
The New Jersey Devils recently introduced new head coach Sheldon Keefe. After that, GM Tom Fitzgerald went up to Buffalo for the NHL Scouting Combine. There, Fitz told NHL.com that he is “listening” to deals for the No. 10 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, which will take place later this month. There are a […]
June 4, 2024
The New Jersey Devils have found their next head coach in former Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss Sheldon Keefe. The Leafs let go of Keefe after five seasons and another early exit in the playoffs, this time in seven games to the Boston Bruins. The Devils fired head coach Lindy Ruff during the season after […]
May 23, 2024
The Colorado Avalanche are always going to have championship aspirations. At least so long as Nathan MacKinnon is still playing hockey in the NHL. The Avalanche fell short of those expectations in the second round in six games to a very good Dallas Stars team. Colorado also had to do so while missing a few […]
May 20, 2024
Let’s face it, the John Tavares era of Toronto Maple Leafs hockey hasn’t exactly gone as planned. The Maple Leafs signed Tavares to a seven-year, $77 million deal back in 2018 with then-GM Kyle Dubas. Tavares came over after nine seasons with the New York Islanders, returning home to Canada to be captain of the […]
May 15, 2024
There have been rumblings in the hockey community about Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and the New Jersey Devils. The rumor could be nothing, it could be something. But since the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast suggested Tkachuk to New Jersey, it’s all Devils fans can talk about at the moment. We don’t often see team captains […]
May 14, 2024
The Toronto Maple Leafs find themselves in a familiar place as the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue in the second round. The Leafs are eliminated and will be in search of a new head coach first this offseason. After that, there are big question marks surrounding the roster, a group that has failed to make it […]
May 13, 2024
The New Jersey Devils need to make changes. GM Tom Fitzgerald hinted at such a plan going into a crucial offseason. The Devils underperformed in 2023-24 and missed the playoffs. New Jersey will now start by hiring a new head coach before Fitz can set his sights on retooling the roster. One such rumor that […]
May 13, 2024
Spittin’ Chiclets is the most popular hockey podcast out there. At least so I’ve been told. Recently, the fellas on there suggested that Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk would make a lot of sense as a trade target for the New Jersey Devils. There are obvious links there that we’ll go over a bit. And […]
May 11, 2024