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It’s hard to believe that nine years have passed since the New Jersey Devils selected Nico Hischier with the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.

It’s even harder to believe that Hischier is already in the top 20 in games played in Devils history, despite the fact that he only has one Stanley Cup playoff series win to his name.

But the Devils captain crossed the 600-game threshold in New Jersey’s 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.

“Everyone here plays for each other,” Hischier said. “Obviously, I wanted to win, and I know everyone here wanted to win, too.”

Hischier is already 19th on the Devils’ all-time games played list, despite the fact that he is still only 10 months away from his 30th birthday. He’s quietly having another great year by leading the Devils in goals (26) and is third on the team in points (58) with nine games played.

Nico Hischier is already a Devils all-time great through 600 games

He can fly under the radar, league-wide, and even in New Jersey. But through 600 games, Hischier is on his way to hanging his number from the rafters at the Prudential Center — and any potential future building in which the Devils play.

Hischier is four points behind Scott Gomez for sixth on the Devils’ all-time points list and is already fifth on the Devils’ all-time goals list with 197. With a hot finish he can hope to take sole possession of third place, as Travis Zajac and Bobby Holik share that mark with 202 goals in a Devils uniform.

If Hischier finished ahead of Zajac and Holik, or even tied with them, it would mean he reached his third 30-goal season and second in a row under Devils coach Sheldon Keefe. Keefe understands what an accomplishment that will be, especially with the defensive load that Hischier carries every night.

“I don’t give Nico Hischier a very easy transition,” Keefe said Sunday. “He is very carefree in areas where we need him to take extra charge for our team.

“To have those numbers and still be aggressive, is tremendous.”

Hischier often plays second fiddle to superstar center Jack Hughes. But even the Devils’ record holder for single-season points can appreciate Hischier’s accomplishment.

“He’s headed for 1,000 [games]. I think 1,000 is a big number, right?” Hughes said of Hischier. “But he’s very young, and has already played 600 games, he just has to keep going and he’ll have a great career.”

The Devils would be wise to lock up Nico Hischier after this season

Hischier is eligible for a contract extension on July 1, and adding New Jersey’s captain should be priority No. 1 this offseason – on par with hiring a coach and/or general manager if the Harris/Blitzer ownership group decides to make a change.

The key to any future success for the Devils is Hischier, even more so than Hughes. Hughes has shown himself to be an integral player as the last two seasons have been prematurely ended by injury to No. 86, but the Devils won’t smell a Cup without Hischier’s two-way play.

Not re-signing Hischier would be one of the first signs of the roster falling apart, which some Devils fans might be able to stomach based on how attractive the potential of this core is. The group headlined by Hischier and Hughes will ultimately win nothing more than a first-round series over the New York Rangers in 2023, but management should keep giving it a chance.

But Hischier will have to stay, too. For what it’s worth, he’s talking like a player who wants to wear No. 13 in New Jersey for years to come.

“I am extremely grateful for [playing 600 games with the Devils],” Hischier said. “To be honest, it happens pretty fast. But I am grateful to have reached that milestone and hope there are more to come.”

Pat Pickens is an award-winning sports writer and author who has covered the NHL since 2013. He reveals more about Pat Pickens.

The Dallas Mavericks fired Nico Harrison as general manager at the start of the 2025-26 season in November. Since then, the club has not found its official replacement. On Thursday, CEO Rick Welts provided an update on the organization’s search for a new general manager.

According to AB Jones of DLLS Sports, Welts claims the Mavericks are in no rush to find Harrison’s replacement. He also claimed that the franchise is excited to find a new general manager and that they ideally hire a new candidate before the 2026 NBA Draft.

“Not in a rush, we want to make the right decision,” Welts said. “We’re very excited about the potential candidates. I think ideally we’d like to have someone in place before the draft.”

After firing Nico Harrison, the Mavericks named Michael Finley and Matt Ricciardi co-interim general managers. This decision came shortly after Harrison traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis and some replacements. Dallas lucked out in the 2025 NBA Draft by winning the draft lottery and selecting Cooper Flagg No. 1 overall.

This season, the Mavericks have not been as competitive. The team is 23-47 with only 12 games remaining on the schedule. Dallas is in line for a high-value first-round selection in the upcoming draft to find another exciting prospect to pair with Flagg.

Things could look very different for the Mavericks next season, especially with a new general manager. Flagg, Davis, Kyrie Irving’s return from injury and an exciting rookie could be a solid group for Dallas moving forward.

The trajectory of the Dallas Mavericks franchise changed on February 1, 2025, when the franchise inexplicably traded superstar guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers were gifted a 25-year-old megastar after their first NBA Finals appearance, while the Lakers traded away 31-year-old Anthony Davis, 21-year-old Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick.

Dallas has been unable to recover from the brutal trade, and fans said they would not be satisfied until Nico Harrison was fired, which came less than a year after the trade was pulled off.

The Mavs selected Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft last year, and hope to add another piece to their puzzle this summer.

In a recent interview with Adam Friedland on The Adam Friedland Show, former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban talked about the franchise’s decision to trade Luka Doncic without consulting him.

“Do you regret hiring Nico Harrison? Cuban was asked.

“Yeah, sometimes, I do,” Cuban replied. “When we do stupid things like the Luka trade. I miss it because I think the fans have been let down, and I think because I’ve let them down. That’s what bothers me the most.

“As much as I loved it, and I still love the Mavs. I’ll always be a Mavs fan, sometimes there’s bigger things to do. I love the Mavs.”

To this day, Mark Cuban says he still remembers exactly where he was and how the famous Luka Doncic deal happened.

“I remember exactly where I was,” Cuban said. “I was talking to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, literally I was at a health care event and there were six or seven politicians there. We were having beers and I got a message from our general manager and he said, ‘Hey can you talk?’

“I hired him. Yeah, looking back now, it was a mistake. He was like, ‘Mark call me,’ and I did and when he told me about it, I thought he was asking me instead of telling me and he said, ‘No, it’s done.’ And I was like fuck?!

Mark Cuban has retained a small ownership stake after once seeing the majority prior to the Doncic trade. At 23-41 on the season, the Dallas Mavericks are the third-worst team in the Western Conference and will hopefully be able to acquire pieces that will best complement each other.

Despite putting in big numbers this year, Luka Doncic has faced heavy criticism this season. From the discussion about his foul play to a heliocentric game that people consider “undesirable”, Doncic has gone through a lot of discussion as the Lakers try to steady themselves in the final stretch of the regular season.

Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors star and host of his eponymous podcast, decided to weigh in on the discussion, taking the media to task for its criticism of Doncic, but saying it was the same criticism that prompted Harrison to be traded in the first place.

A lot of people crushed on Nico for the reasons he gave. When Nico gave those reasons everyone said he was ridiculous, he was crazy. Now when I turn on the TV all I see is the media that trashed Nico, which essentially got him fired, repeating the same things Nico Harrison was saying. I haven’t seen anyone come out and say, ‘Hey Nico, I’m sorry for the things I said about you when you did these things because I said the same things out of my own mouth.’

Green said, “It has nothing to do with Luca and it has nothing to do with the media and Nico Harrison. Nico gave his reasoning for why he felt it was the right move. Everyone said ‘You’re an idiot.’

Harrison’s criticism of Doncic focused on a mix of on-court and off-court factors. The former Mavericks star was due to receive a five-year, $345 million supermax extension in the summer of 2025 and Harrison raised issues about Doncic’s condition, off-court habits and a chronic calf strain that sidelined him to the point of being traded to the Lakers.

Harrison was eventually relieved of his duties with the Mavericks after a disappointing start to the season.

休斯敦德州人外接手尼科·柯林斯在亞足聯外卡季后賽週一晚間橄欖球賽對陣匹茲堡鋼人隊的比賽中早早遭受重創。在角衛小喬伊·波特(Joey Porter Jr.)的身體掩護下，科林斯以第三落後的成績離開了比賽，阻止了德州人隊充滿希望的進攻。比賽進行時，比賽沒有得分。首節還剩8分鐘時，匹茲堡隊憑藉一記射門以3-0領先。這一序列在高風險的季后賽環境中立即奠定了身體基調，每一次進攻都帶來了額外的緊迫性。

Still Curtains 的 Loyal Ricks Jr. 在他的 X（以前稱為 Twitter）上分享了新聞發布會上的觀察結果。

“小喬伊·波特正在對尼科·柯林斯進行體力報導。

柯林斯在第三次落後時離開了比賽。 ”

休斯頓以堅韌的態度應對了早期的傷病恐慌，第一節就陷入了防守困境。匹茲堡隊在德州人隊在紅區防守收緊後，克里斯·博斯韋爾 (Chris Boswell) 在 32 碼外射門得分，鋼人隊在第一節中段以 3-0 領先。亞倫·羅傑斯 (Aaron Rodgers) 很早就以進攻動作和快速投擲瞄準了 DK 梅特卡夫 (DK Metcalf)，但休斯頓限制了傷害並迫使其多次棄踢。

儘管壓力持續存在，德州人隊的進攻仍表現出色。 CJ 斯特勞德 (CJ Stroud) 完成了關鍵的第三次進攻，其中包括給澤維爾·哈欽森 (Xavier Hutchinson) 的 16 碼衝球，隨後找到凱德·斯托弗 (Cade Stover) 推進 8 碼，結束第一節。科林斯退場後不久，克里斯蒂安·柯克 (Christian Kirk) 在鋼人隊領地內接球 36 碼，為休斯頓隊帶來了最大的火花。

德州人最昂貴的錯誤發生在本節末，當時跳蚤的閃爍卻適得其反。鋼人隊新秀傑克·索耶 (Jack Sawyer) 解雇了 CJ·斯特勞德 (CJ Stroud)，導致匹茲堡 44 碼線出現失誤。鋼人隊未能利用這一優勢，使比賽保持緊張。

第二節還剩 10 分鐘時，德州人隊控球並以 3-0 落後，他們希望在一場身體對抗激烈的季后賽戰鬥中找到節奏並做出回應。