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For the third time in three seasons, Jack Hughes will miss a significant amount of time due to injury. The forward was injured Tuesday night against the Seattle Kraken and did not return. New Jersey announced Hughes has a dislocated left shoulder that will not require surgery. He will be re-evaluated next week and placed […] READ MORE
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 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 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
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
As a shortened and hectic offseason approaches, Last Word on Hockey is looking ahead towards how teams will deal with the reality of a flat salary cap. In terms of building a franchise, the offseason is the most crucial time of the year for front offices. However, due to COVID-19, the short-term future of how […] READ MORE
The 2020-21 New Jersey Devils have made it clear that the youth movement is on. After trading away Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac, there is a change in philosophy under general manager Tom Fitzgerald. It is time to see what the future is going to be and let the youth on the team takeover. And […] READ MORE
This season New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes looks like a completely different player than he did in his rookie season. Coming into his rookie season expectations were set extraordinarily high for Jack Hughes. Everyone expected him to run away with the Calder Trophy during his rookie season, however, he struggled to adjust to the NHL […] READ MORE
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2020-21, 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
With the 2021 World Junior Championships right around the corner, it was announced that three eligible players will not be participating this year for their respective countries. Those players include New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes for Team USA along with New York Rangers forwards Alexis Lafreniere for Canada and Kaapo Kakko for Finland. The […] READ MORE