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While it is only one game, Jack Hughes is showing a lot more maturity and patience in year three with the New Jersey Devils. And this is the pace, captain Nico Hischier was on as well. Watching the Devils, it took some time for Hischier to develop as he entered the lineup right away. The […] READ MORE
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2021-22, where Last Word On Hockey gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Make sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for […] READ MORE
Even though it was only the New Jersey Devils’ first preseason game of the season, two players are making strong cases to make the team come the start of the season. Not only that, but these two players stood out in the prospect tournament and in the intrasquad scrimmage as well. These two players are […] READ MORE
The New Jersey Devils have a dilemma on their hands after the news came out surrounding their starting goaltender. Mackenzie Blackwood confirmed on Tuesday that he was the player unvaccinated heading into training camp. General manager Tom Fitzgerald noted there was only one when the Devils opened training camp and they would help that player […] READ MORE
Welcome to our latest series here at Last Word on Hockey. The Puck Drop Preview series takes you through each team as the season is fast approaching. The preview will focus on the narratives surrounding the team ending last year, during the offseason, and heading into the 2021-22 season. Puck Drop Preview also focuses on […] READ MORE
The New Jersey Devils are signing long-time centre Travis Zajac to a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Devils organization. Travis Zajac calls it a career. But he’s just getting started in Jersey. RELEASE: https://t.co/If5hHtQ7Do pic.twitter.com/8aWGERm49K — New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) September 20, 2021 Travis Zajac Retires With The Devils After being […] READ MORE
The first overall pick in any draft is sacred. You can have any player on the board that you want. If there is a bonafide superstar available, they are yours for the taking. But for every Connor McDavid, there is a Nail Yakupov. No prospect is a sure thing, no matter how many analysts tell […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2021 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2021 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. You can find all the articles here. Since we had an extensive NHL Draft preview, we will not be reviewing the players who were drafted in […] READ MORE
The NHL free agent frenzy has died down a little bit as we roll into early August. However, there is still lots of NHL rumours around the league. The New Jersey Devils are reportedly close to a contract with left-winger Tomas Tatar. The Pittsburgh Penguins are also reportedly shopping left-shot defenceman, Marcus Pettersson. One team […] READ MORE
It was a busy offseason thus far for the 2021-22 New Jersey Devils. General manager Tom Fitzgerald was looking to improve this club filling their needs. And he did just that. First, he signed the biggest fish on the defensive market during free agency in Dougie Hamilton. Then he added Jonathan Bernier to be the […] READ MORE