New Jersey Devils Archive

  • Lightning Capitals

    Southeast division key to Leafs playoff hopes

    With last night’s thrilling 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, the Leafs have now won three straight as they head to Detroit to wrap up their 3 game road trip on Saturday. The win gave the Leafs 78 points, tied with the Carolina Hurricanes and...

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  • Dustin Penner

    Deadline Day Winners and Losers

    The 2011 NHL Trade Deadline came and went yesterday, without much of a peep from most clubs as much of the shopping and bargain hunting seemed to occur in the weeks preceding the deadline this year. February 18th, a day that saw Tomas Kaberle, Ian...

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  • sharks13

    Sharks Point Streak Over, Beat At Own Game

    The San Jose Sharks’ 10-game point streak came to an end on Friday at the hands of the new hottest team in the NHL, the New Jersey Devils. It was a matchup of the two hottest teams since the All-Star break in a duel of...

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  • pat-burns-montreal-canadiens

    Reflecting my memories of Pat Burns

    I’ve been a fan of the Canadiens for as long as I can remember but I couldn’t tell you who any of the coaches in the 1980′s were for the team before Pat Burns stepped on the scene. When he was selected to replace the...

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  • Brian_Burke

    What Do You Do?

    Recent discussions surrounding the current calamity that is the Toronto Maple Leafs has led me to openly wonder, and subsequently call out for answers from Leaf Nation. While it’s too early to get any serious trading done in today’s NHL landscape, with most GM’s preferring...

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  • Brian_Burke

    And the search continues…

    If there is one phrase you would use to define the Leafs in 2010, it’s got to be ‘top 6 forward’. I have heard this refrain countless times, but never more so than this year. There was talk of it when Phil Kessel was acquired....

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  • Lou Lamoriello, President and General Manager of New Jersey Devils hockey team listens to question at news conference to announce signing of Ilya Kovalchuk to long-term contract with team in Newark

    The NHL Wheel of Justice Continues To Spin Off Its Axis

    Once again, the words ‘fair’ and ‘impartial’ seem to have less and less to do with the NHL. Today, the NHL levied a $3 million dollar fine on the New Jersey Devils, as well as forfeiture of their 2011 3rd round draft choice. The Devils...

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  • Predators Devils Hockey

    Kudos to Kovalchuk

    Yesterday, Ilya Kovalchuk, through his agent, issued the New Jersey Devils, and to a lesser extent, the NHL an ultimatum: Resolve your differences in 48 hours, or he will play elsewhere this year. For that, I have to tip my hat to the guy. I’m...

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  • gary_bettman-devils-contract

    And the real Devil has shown himself

    With Gary Bettman’s quashing of the Ilya Kovalchuk contract yesterday, it seems that the true Devil is the NHL and its owners. The league rejected the contract on the grounds of cap circumvention, and yet players like Chris Pronger, Marian Hossa, Roberto Luongo and other...

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