The landscape has changed since my initial look at the Metropolitan Division during the 2022 offseason. With the entry draft in the rearview mirror, which teams have made early offseason moves to change the division outlook. Below, we’ll take a look at how each team’s outlook for the 2022-2023 season has change between my initial offseason snapshot and the end of the NHL entry draft.
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Metropolitan Division Snapshot – June 11, 2022
What’s in store for the Metropolitan Division in 22/23? Are the incumbent playoff teams the early favorites? Which teams have the most potential to improve this offseason? Which teams face difficult decision this summer due to their cap situations?
Team Synopsis: New Jersey Devils – June 11, 2022
The New Jersey Devils 2021-2022 season is probably best described as a disappointment. What was behind the team’s struggles last season and is the future brighter? Let’s take a look.
RFA Signing Check-in: Jack Hughes (NJD) – May 2022
agent along with their performance since the deal and future projections. Today’s subject: Jack Hughes and the New Jersey Devils.
UFA Signing Check-in: Dougie Hamilton (NJD) – May 2022
In the FA signing series, we take an in depth look at a deal signed by a restricted or unrestricted free agent along with their performance since the deal and future projections. Today’s subject: Dougie Hamilton and the New Jersey Devils.
Trade Check-in: Graves (NJD) / Maltsev+ (COL) – Feb 2022
high quality player to Seattle. Rather than risk losing him for nothing, the Avalanche dealt defenseman Ryan Graves to the New Jersey Devils for forward Mikhail Maltsev and a draft pick. Let’s look in on the returns through the first half of the 2021-2022 season.
Regular Season Brief: Nov 24
andings are starting to take shape as we approach the quarter mark of the season. Historically, most teams that sit in playoff positions at American Thanksgiving are still there at the end of the season. Yet there are most often a few surprises mixed in. This week, we’ll look for one team in each division that appears most likely to break into the playoff picture over the rest of the season, along with one team that looks most likely to fall out.
UFA Signing Check-in: Dougie Hamilton (Nov 2021)
Dougie Hamilton was the premiere unrestricted free agent available in the 2021 offseason. The New Jersey Devils had piles of available cap space and looked to Hamilton as a piece that could help them turn the corner with their rebuild. With a small sample of games played in his new threads, let’s take an early look at the results of the signing.
NHL Regular Season Brief: Nov 10
Since last week’s update, we’ve seen a number of season opening streaks come to an end. The Carolina Hurricanes were handed their first loss by the Florida Panthers, the Panthers picked up their first regulation loss against the New York Rangers, and the Coyotes finally found the win column against the Seattle Kraken. The Dallas Stars now have the only active season opening streak, as they are the only team without a regulation win. Let’s recap how each division has fared over the past week.
2021-2022 Season Preview: New Jersey Devils
We looked at the Colorado Avalanche last time, who sent Ryan Graves to New Jersey in a pre-expansion draft deal. Today, we follow Graves to New Jersey and preview the Devils and their re-vamped defense corps.