Posts About "Andrei Loktionov"
Quenching the Desert Dogs' Thirst for Goals
July 24th, 2014 Just by taking a quick glance at the current roster of the Arizona Coyotes, most observers will immediately notice a lack of scoring ability and forward depth. Ever since Dave Tippett took over as the head coach for Arizona in 2009, the Coyotes have very much been a score by committee sort of team. However, the current group of players...
Clearance Bin Signings the Sharks Should Look Into
July 23rd, 2014 We are more than half way into the dog-days of summer and NHL news is getting fewer and further between. You need look no further for proof than the Twitter explosion yesterday when Kyle Dubas was hired as an assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs -- now that, was something. All the big names in hockey media are on...
Hurricane Forecast: Playoff Pipe Dream
March 10th, 2014 It is Monday yet again, Hurricanes’ fans, which means it is time for the seven-day outlook in this weeks Hurricane Forecast. Week in Review What started out promising, quickly turned into more of the same for the Carolina Hurricanes last week. The Hurricanes opened up the week with a 3-2-overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks,...
Tuomo Ruutu: a Perfect Fit For the Devils
March 10th, 2014 When the dust settled and the NHL Trade Deadline passed at 3 pm on March 5, the New Jersey Devils traded Andrei Loktionov (not Martin Brodeur) to the Carolina Hurricanes for Tuomo Ruutu. The younger Loktionov (23-years-old) struggled to stay in the lineup, and recently was playing on the third and fourth lines, unless he was a healthy...
The Calm Before the Storm - Loktionov and the Upcoming Schedule
March 6th, 2014 The 2014 trade deadline has come and gone and boy was it a busy one. The Carolina Hurricanes made one major move, sending forward Tuomo Ruutu to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Andrei Loktionov. Loktionov, 23, has four goals and 12 points in 48 games for the Devils this season and is scheduled to become a restricted free...
Devils And Schneider Blank Rangers For First Win
October 20th, 2013 Home cooking and a Hudson River rival. That's all it took for the New Jersey Devils, as they picked up their first victory of the 2013-14 campaign. A 4-0 shutout over the New York Rangers, at Prudential Center. Coming off some rough camping in Canada, the Devils looked rather rejuvenated against their cross river rivals. ...
Five Positives for the New Jersey Devils in a Dismal Season
May 9th, 2013 When your team doesn’t make the NHL playoffs (it’s kind of hard not to as 16 of 30 teams qualify), the season is deemed as unsuccessful. When the New Jersey Devils don’t make the playoffs (2 times in 16 seasons/2 of the last 3) changes will be made, as their mantra is: Stanley Cup or bust. The Devils started the season on fire,...
Are the New Jersey Devils Ready For the Stretch Run?
April 4th, 2013 The 2013 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone and the defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils basically stood pat, only acquiring former-Devil Steve Sullivan from the Phoenix Coyotes for a 7th round draft pick in 2014. Currently the Devils are clinging to a playoff spot as the regular season enters it’s final 24...
Devils Hoping Matt D'Agostini Delivers
March 27th, 2013 As the NHL trade deadline approaches (April 3) GM’s around the league are looking to bolster their teams as well as adding pieces that they hope are the missing ones in their franchise’s championship puzzle. In New Jersey it’s no different as Lou Lamoriello had already added Alexei Ponikarovsky (from Winnipeg), Andrei Loktionov...
Have the New Jersey Devils Hit Rock Bottom?
March 7th, 2013 The New Jersey Devils are in a slump, there’s no two ways about it and in this shortened 2013 NHL season if your squad slumps for too long they could find themselves out of a playoff spot. For the Devils, their hot start to the season (9-2-3) has kept them afloat and in the East’s top 8 (10-8-5) despite their recent struggles...
