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Adam Henrique: Is He Finally Back on Track?
October 31st, 2013 After bursting on the scene in the NHL during the 2011-12 season, Adam Henrique had a season to forget in the lockout-shortened campaign with the New Jersey Devils during 2013. Unless he scores a Stanley Cup winning goal, Henrique will always be remembered for eliminating the New York Rangers (the Devils’ biggest rivals) in overtime in...
Marek Zidlicky: High Risk, High Reward
October 24th, 2013 As a defenseman, by definition the main job for Marek Zidlicky is to play defense for the New Jersey Devils; but he is one of the more gifted d-men on the team when it comes to moving the puck, creating scoring chances and putting up points. Every team has a player like Zidlicky to varying levels -- an offensive defenseman who will have...
Damien Brunner Hoping to Stick With the Devils
September 20th, 2013 Put yourself in Damien Brunner’s shoes (or skates if you will) for a minute or two; you travel halfway across the world from Switzerland to New Jersey on Monday -- that’s a six-hour time difference for those wondering. Tuesday meet your new team (about 59 players) and you have your first practice with players that you really don’t...
Meet the Devils That You Don't Know...Yet
July 6th, 2013 Just like last summer the New Jersey Devils got left behind in free agency for a player who wanted to go back to his hometown; last year it was Zach Parise leaving for the Minnesota Wild, this year it was David Clarkson leaving for the Toronto Maple Leafs. But unlike last summer Devils GM Lou Lamoriello was prepared for this scenario and...
Nashville's Compliance Buyout Shopping List
June 29th, 2013 Buyouts are swelling the ranks of a barren 2013 NHL free agent class, as teams have begun trimming their fat to free up salary and roster space and comply with a shrinking salary cap. According to the league's new compliance buyout provision, each team will be able to buyout two contracts from their pre-CBA roster without the normal...
Top 20 Overpaid NHL Players
August 30th, 2012 *in no particular order, focusing on players making more than four million With the imminent lock-out looming, let's have a look at the most overpaid players in the National Hockey League (NHL) that could be victim of an amnesty buy-out should the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) contain such a clause. The following players...
NHL Draft Day One 2011 - Reactions: Trades Galore and Team Grades
June 25th, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, MN - The 2011 NHL Entry Draft got off to a pretty tame start in the Twin Cities. Other than the trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Edmonton Oilers for Gilbert Brule and a draft pick, nearly the entire first round went off without any picks swapping hands today. Then, as the Draft neared the...
Panthers Season Summed Up in Loss to Thrashers
November 3rd, 2010 In the past week, Florida has run the full spectrum of what the full range of fan probably expects. There was the unfortunate, controversial loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, a game in which Florida probably didn’t deserve to win, but certainly didn’t deserve to lose the way that they did, with the GWG coming from what can only be...
