Posts About "Marcus Johansson"
Bruins' Marchand Could Learn From Mikita
January 25th, 2018 Perhaps Harry Sinden's most famous quote should be updated to, "Death, taxes, the first penalty in Montreal and a Brad Marchand suspension," in reference to life's certainties. Brad Marchand is a rat. A pest. The kind of guy whose jersey you rush out to buy if he plays for your favorite team, or douse with lighter fluid and a lit...
After Scratch, Andre Burakovsky Looks to Come Back Stronger
January 1st, 2018 It was "tough love" that led Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz to scratch Andre Burakovsky in Saturday's game against the New Jersey Devils. The Capitals had been struggling over their last few games around the holidays, and Trotz wanted to not only get a good, consistent game out of his forwards but wanted the 22-year-old to...
Healthy Devils Looking to Surge
November 30th, 2017 After being shelved for a month, Devils winger Marcus Johansson has been medically cleared from a concussion. The left-winger suffered the knock against the Vancouver Canucks on Nov. 1 and has remained free from headaches, dizziness and residual symptoms associated with the injury for over a week. He participated in the morning skate...
New Jersey Devils Impressing Early
October 11th, 2017 It has been a great start to the 2017-18 season for the New Jersey Devils. They won their first two games handily and look like an inspired team. Their offense has been incredible, their defense has held its own and their goaltending has been superb. I know two games is not a large sample size and the two opponents they played failed to...
Back for 2 Years, Connolly Ready to Prove More
September 23rd, 2017 Entering last season, the Washington Capitals needed more scoring and depth on their bottom-six. To solve this problem, they called on former sixth overall pick Brett Connolly, giving him the chance to prove his worth and show his scoring ability. While he did have a slower start to 2016-17, registering just four points through 20...
Devils Game One Observations
September 19th, 2017 The New Jersey Devils opened their preseason on Monday night against the Washington Capitals at the Prudential Center. The Devils allowed a shorthanded goal to start the scoring but came back and banged in four of their own to win 4-1. It was a good team win through and through. The Capitals were without their three best forwards --...
