Posts About "Damon Severson"
New Jersey Devils: Top 10 Rookie Seasons
May 26th, 2020 This article was originally published in October 2014, and recently updated. Since the New Jersey Devils' inception back in 1982-83, two players have earned the Calder Trophy honors. While a rookie skater hasn't won the award since 1999-00, the Devils have had rookies shine in recent memory. Let's revisit the Devils top 12 rookie...
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...
Maple Leafs Have Good Options for Barrie at Trade Deadline
February 21st, 2020 In a July 1 blockbuster trade that sent Nazem Kadri, Calle Rosen, and a 2020 third-round draft pick to the Colorado Avalanche, the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Tyson Barrie (50% salary retained) and Alexander Kerfoot. Barrie has been a polarizing player all season long. Underutilized by former coach Mike Babcock, Barrie put up...
Devils Need to Find New Role for Subban
February 7th, 2020 When the New Jersey Devils acquired P.K. Subban this summer, the hope was he'd help improve a much-maligned defense that was one of the worst in the league in 2018-19. Unfortunately, that hasn't come to fruition. He has just 12 points in 52 games and has struggled on defense while playing in all situations. But while...
Devils Hit New Low in Loss to Leafs
December 28th, 2019 As Kyle Palmieri noted after the latest New Jersey Devils loss, they had once put four goals past their own goalies last season against the Anaheim Ducks. So this was nothing new to them. “It happens, it’s a fast game,’ said the team’s leading scorer. On Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs his teammate, defenseman Damon...
Devils 2019-20 Roster: Constructing the Blue Line
August 22nd, 2019 The New Jersey Devils were not as active on defense as they were at forward this offseason. But they did make a significant addition when they traded for P.K. Subban on the second day of the NHL Entry Draft. They also re-signed restricted free agents Mirco Mueller and Connor Carrick to short-term deals. P.K. Subban will be the New...
Devils' Severson off to a Hot Start
October 24th, 2018 Six games into the season, Damon Severson is off to exactly the start the New Jersey Devils needed from him. He has five points in six games, and has some of the best underlying numbers on the team at five-on-five. He's on the Devils' second pair with Andy Greene, a duo that's had success in the past and is currently doing...
New Jersey Devils 2018-19 Season Preview
October 5th, 2018 With the offseason now long gone, it's finally time for meaningful New Jersey Devils hockey. The Devils are in a much different place than they were at this time last year. Most experts had them pegged for a lottery spot in the Entry Draft. Instead, they defied expectations and finished with the most wins (44) they had in six...
Devils Need Consistency from Severson
September 6th, 2018 Training camp is set to begin next week, which means actual hockey games are right around the corner. One question that remains for the New Jersey Devils is how their blue line will perform after a shaky 2017-18. There's one defenseman who will have the attention of Devils head coach John Hynes and his staff. That would be Damon...
Will Butcher Stakes Claim for New Role
July 13th, 2018 When John Moore departed for the Boston Bruins in free agency, he left the New Jersey Devils with a spot to fill on the left side of their blue line. General manager Ray Shero stayed quiet in free agency, with Eric Gryba being his lone acquisition on defense. Barring a trade, they'll have to replace Moore from within the...
Should Blackhawks Target Experience & Youth?
May 23rd, 2018 TSN has been running their “Off-Season Game Plan” series, which looks at what the teams who failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs will hope to accomplish this summer to get back into contention. Last week, Scott Cullen broke down what went wrong for the Chicago Blackhawks and some of the moves Stan Bowman might make to right the...
Diligent Depth Defenders the Canucks Could Target
May 15th, 2018 If there was a glaring weakness on the Vancouver Canucks' roster last year, it was that big black hole on defence. Although Travis Green's up-tempo style resulted in more offensive chances, the Canucks' defence was more porous than that of the 2016-17 squad—not a dubious designation considering that the Canucks gave up the...
Severson Making Strides On Devils Blueline
February 17th, 2018 Once in November, two consecutive in January. Those are the three games this season that New Jersey Devils defenseman Damon Severson was not in the lineup. But he wasn’t injured, instead, he was taken out of the lineup by the coaching staff because they weren’t happy with parts of his game. Severson is also a younger player that has...
