New Jersey Devils Power Play Questionable Carl Stoffers | May 29, 2012 Much was made during the regular season of the New Jersey Devils potent penalty kill unit. The group logged a record 89.6 percentage, shutting down opponents with a smothering, suffocating…
New Jersey Devils Ride Team Concept to Stanley Cup Finals Carl Stoffers | May 26, 2012 The long, grinding marathon that is the Stanley Cup Playoffs is entering its final phase, as the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings will battle for the right to…
New Jersey Devils Depth Proving to be the Difference Carl Stoffers | May 24, 2012 New Jersey Devils forward Stephen Gionta played in exactly one game in the regular season this year. He was called up to step into the lineup for David Clarkson on…
New Jersey Devils Tie Series With Win in Penalty-Riddled Game 4 Carl Stoffers | May 22, 2012 The New Jersey Devils evened their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals matchup with the Rangers at two games apiece on Monday, but that was only part of the story. In the…
New Jersey Devils Fail to Convert Early Chances in Loss Carl Stoffers | May 20, 2012 Yogi Berra put it best: “It’s deja vu all over again.” The New Jersey Devils dominated for most of the first two periods of Game 3 of their Eastern Conference…
New Jersey Devils Even Series on Contributions From Unlikely Sources Carl Stoffers | May 17, 2012 To be relegated to the dreaded “fourth line” is usually bad news for a hockey player. Wikipedia defines the fourth line of a hockey team as “usually composed of journeymen…
New Jersey Devils Shrug-Off Frustrating Game 1 vs. Rangers Carl Stoffers | May 15, 2012 For most of the first two periods on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, the New Jersey Devils played their game: hard on the forecheck, swarming the puck and never…
New Jersey Devils Forecheck Key to Eastern Conference Finals Carl Stoffers | May 14, 2012 They say familiarity breeds contempt. In the case of the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers, that saying rings truer than ever. The two clubs have played many memorable…
Lou Lamoriello’s Fingerprints All Over Devils Victory, As Usual Carl Stoffers | May 10, 2012 Despite his substantial success, New Jersey Devils President/General Manager Lou Lamoriello has taken his share of criticism since taking over the organization in 1987. Lamoriello, for better or worse (and…
New Jersey Devils: Buy In to DeBoer’s System a Reason For Success Carl Stoffers | May 9, 2012 Buy in. It’s what every executive, every coach, every leader seeks from his charges. Perhaps nowhere is “buy in” more important than in team sports, where one player not believing…
New Jersey Devils Gain Upper Hand Vs. Philadelphia Flyers Carl Stoffers | May 7, 2012 On paper, it was a tight come-from-behind win in Game 4 for the New Jersey Devils. After Philadelphia jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first period, New…
New Jersey Devils Ilya Kovalchuk: Healthy and Heating Up Carl Stoffers | May 5, 2012 Ilya Kovalchuk is used to the criticism by now, however unfounded it may be. Although he’s put up impressive numbers since signing a 15-year, $100 million deal prior to the…
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