Alex Chauvancy
New Jersey Devils Contributor for The Hockey Writers. Had written for Devils Army Blog, a New Jersey Devils fan blog, for two and a half years prior to joining The Hockey Writers.
Author's Posts
Devils Should Hang on to Butcher Despite Regression
March 27th, 2020 It was a tough season for New Jersey Devils' defenseman, Will Butcher. After finishing with 44 points in 81 games and being named to NHL All-Rookie team in 2017-18, his production has declined in each of the last two seasons. Not only have his point totals fallen off, but his play took a noticeable step back this season from...
Devils Need Subban to Bounce Back
March 25th, 2020 The New Jersey Devils' biggest acquisition last summer was snagging P.K. Subban, who they acquired for two draft picks, Jeremy Davies, and Steven Santini. The hope was Subban would help fix some of the team's defensive woes. Unfortunately, that's not how things played out in 2019-20. His first campaign with the Devils was,...
Devils See Notable Progress for Severson
March 23rd, 2020 The New Jersey Devils' blue line needs some retooling this summer, but that doesn't mean they don't have pieces they can build around. One defenseman who should be part of the solution is Damon Severson. Like many of the team's players, he got off to a slow start this season. But his play took off after the team fired John...
Devils' Blackwood Deserves to Be Calder Finalist
March 20th, 2020 There weren't a lot of positives for the New Jersey Devils before the NHL suspended play because of the coronavirus. But the team was beginning to win some games, as they were 11-5-5 over their last 21 contests. A significant reason for that was the emergence of goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, who went 8-1-2 with a save...
Devils' Draft Fortunes Could Be Boosted by NHL Suspension
March 16th, 2020 The coronavirus may have put a pause on the NHL, but things will return to normalcy at some point. And when that happens, that means there'll be hockey to be played. There's no fixed date or how the NHL plans to proceed once the spread of the virus has slowed enough where games can begin again. But with the CDC announcing...
Devils' Bratt Elevating His Game to New Heights
March 10th, 2020 Expectations were quite high for New Jersey Devils' winger Jesper Bratt entering the season. He only played in 51 games in his second pro campaign in 2018-19 but produced at a 52-point over 82 games. The hope was he'd continue building on that step forward in 2019-20, but that's not how things started out. He totaled seven points in his...
