Posts tagged with "Ray Shero"
Devils Reaping Salary Cap Benefits
September 1st, 2017 The 2017-18 season will be an interesting one for the New Jersey Devils, as Ray Shero, the team’s general manager, continues to make major changes to his roster. Hired a month before the 2015 NHL Draft, Shero has been retooling the Devils with skilled forwards and young defensemen through numerous trades and draft picks, and now his...
Q & A with Devils Prospect Reilly Walsh
August 10th, 2017 With an immediate need for help on defense the New Jersey Devils selected Reilly Walsh with their second 3rd round pick (81st overall) at the 2017 NHL Draft. The 5’11” Walsh averaged over two points per game (69 points in 30 games) at Proctor Academy during 2016-17 and is committed to attend Harvard University this upcoming fall; he...
Devils' Long Road to Relevance
August 2nd, 2017 It has been five seasons since the New Jersey Devils qualified for the NHL playoffs but it has felt much longer than that. The reason is partly because that Stanley Cup appearance in 2012 was the Devils' lone meaningful playoff run in the past 14 years, since their 2003 Stanley Cup victory.Between then and now fans have seen four...
Projecting Devils' Line Combinations
July 5th, 2017 After an underwhelming first day of free agency, the New Jersey Devils made a trade on day two to acquire Washington Capitals' forward Marcus Johansson. The Caps were in a cap nightmare (pun intended) and needed to offload an asset. Ray Shero was able to take advantage of their misfortune and dealt two picks that originally did not...
What Are the Devils Doing?
July 2nd, 2017 NHL free agency has finally arrived and a lot of names have already switched teams. Justin Williams returned to the Carolina Hurricanes, Karl Alzner went to the Montreal Canadiens and Kevin Shattenkirk opted to pass over the New Jersey Devils and sign with the New York Rangers. Shattenkirk signing with the Rangers was a real sting to...
Shattenkirk Worth It for Devils?
June 30th, 2017 Kevin Shattenkirk is the biggest name slated to hit free agency on Saturday. The former Washington Capitals defenseman will have no shortage of suitors as many teams will seek to improve their blue line. A long list of interested teams has already formed, ready to make a run at the American defenseman. The New Jersey Devils will be...
