A Glimpse at the Future Excites the Rangers

At a prospect camp this week, the team saw their recent draft strategy coming to fruition.

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Devils Acquire P.K. Subban on a Busy Second Day of the N.H.L. Draft

A day after taking the American center Jack Hughes with the No. 1 pick of the N.H.L. draft, the Devils landed Subban, a star defenseman, and also right wing John Hayden, from Chicago.

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American Players Rise to the Top in the N.H.L. Draft

The first round of the N.H.L. draft on Friday was one of the strongest showings ever by American-born players — and not just because of the No. 1 pick, Jack Hughes.

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2019 N.H.L. Draft: Devils Take Jack Hughes at No. 1, and the Rangers Pick Kaapo Kakko

The first pick was no surprise. Hughes, 18, has topped draft lists all year and was named the top North American prospect by N.H.L. Central Scouting.

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N.H.L. Draft: The Devils, Sooner Than Expected, Have the No. 1 Pick Again

The team is expected to select Jack Hughes, an 18-year-old American center, or Kaapo Kakko, an 18-year-old right wing from Finland.

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Rangers Get Jacob Trouba in a Major Deal, Hastening Their Rebuild

To get Trouba, the Rangers traded defenseman Neal Pionk plus the 20th choice in Friday night’s first round of the N.H.L. draft.

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Erik Karlsson Stays With the Sharks, Taking a Top Free Agent Off the Market

San Jose re-signed one of the N.H.L.’s most dynamic defensemen to a $92 million, eight-year deal, turning a one-year rental into a long-term commitment.

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