Posts About "Joseph Blandisi"
3 Devils Who Could Sneak Into the Lineup
September 25th, 2017 In stark contrast to previous years, the New Jersey Devils are light on professional tryouts (PTOs) in 2017-18. The major rationale, in all likelihood, is that the roster has not featured this level of depth and potential in its five-year playoff drought and the young guns are just too talented to be crowded out by aging veterans. That...
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 2
August 9th, 2017 In case you missed the news, the Colorado Avalanche were historically bad last year. So bad that the last team to be as bad was an expansion franchise. You can lay the blame for the Avs bad season on any number of things going wrong. An injury depleted defense that wasn't top-notch even before the injuries hit. A downtrodden forward...
What Devils' New Signings Mean
July 26th, 2017 The New Jersey Devils announced three signings on Tuesday. Forward Joseph Blandisi, defenseman Mirco Mueller, and goaltender Scott Wedgewood are the recipients of new contracts. That leaves Damon Severson and Stefan Noesen as the only NHL regulars without new deals. Considering no Devils opted for salary arbitration, you can expect the...
Devils Kids Are All Right
February 21st, 2017 If the writing isn't on the wall, it doesn't have to be. Michael Cammalleri was a healthy scratch in two consecutive contests. Sergey Kalinin was traded. Vernon Fiddler was also dealt. The kids are coming and they're coming fast with the New Jersey Devils. Before the season started I wrote about how the AHL Albany Devils were hoping...
Albany Devils January Review
January 30th, 2017 Next man up. The rally cry has served the Albany Devils well in January and heading into the American Hockey League All-Star break. Callups of Luke Gazdic, Steven Santini, Seth Helgeson, Karl Stollery and Blake Coleman, along with injuries to Joseph Blandisi, John Quenneville, Jan Mandat and Peter Straka, haven't deterred the...
Albany's Blandisi and Quenneville Named AHL All-Stars
January 6th, 2017 As the American Hockey League readies for its 2017 All-Star Classic in Allentown, Pa., rosters for each of the four divisions have been selected. Each of the four squads will be composed of 12 players. All 30 teams will be represented, including the Albany Devils. Like they did last season with Mike Sislo and Yann Danis, the Devils...