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\u201cSunny Mehta has been on the job for less than three months and already proven to be a breath of fresh air for the New Jersey Devils. It\u2019s not necessarily the moves he\u2019s made \u2013 although I am certainly a fan of the work thus far \u2013 but how he has gone about making them. There\u2019s a refreshing level of creativity shown in almost every single transaction, be it the move itself or the lever pulled to do so.\u201d [Infernal Access<\/a> ($)]<\/p>\n \u201cEven though there was a good case for the Mammoth to decline matching Hayton\u2019s offer sheet, it\u2019s not too surprising they ended up keeping him. Now, the Devils and general manager Sunny Mehta will have to pivot to other options. Elliotte Friedman reported in the final 32 Thoughts of the season that the Devils want to add more forwards, but that they needed an outcome on Hayton. Where could they turn to next?\u201d [Devils on the Rush<\/a>]<\/p>\n Nico the hero: The captain Nico Hischier apparently helped a family that was in some need of assistance while on the water in Bern, Switzerland. [20 Minuten<\/a>]<\/p>\n The Ducks have matched that massive offer sheet:<\/p>\n A big blow for the Blackhawks:<\/p>\n \u201cToday, I\u2019ve picked eight teams that I\u2019d argue have had a particularly rough start to the player empowerment era. To be clear, these aren\u2019t the worst teams in the league, or even the ones in the worst overall situation. You won\u2019t see Vancouver or Calgary here, for example \u2014 those are bad teams whose short-term outlook is ugly, but that\u2019s life in a rebuild. Instead, our focus is on teams that want to get good and\/or stay good, but suddenly seem to be swimming against a tide of players saying \u2018not you.\u2019\u201d [The Athletic<\/a> ($)]<\/p>\n