Posts About "Travis Zajac"
Leafs Need to Trade Komarov, Bozak Now
December 29th, 2015 The Leafs have been gifted with a present from above. Or wherever it is unexpected good fortune comes from. The play of Leo Komarov has been nothing short of miraculous, and the play of Tyler Bozak has been surprisingly great as well. At the start of the season, virtually everyone thought that Bozak, without Kessel, would be...
Center Depth Still an Issue for 2015-16 Devils
December 10th, 2015 The good news? The Devils have points in seven of their last nine games, and have allowed two or less goals in all but one of those contests—three surrendered to the Flyers in last week’s 4-3 loss in overtime. The potential bad news remains unknown in the form of Adam Henrique, who suffered a lower-body injury the Devils’ 3-2...
New Jersey's Top-6 Has Arrived
November 18th, 2015 Since the departures of superstar forwards Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk, one of the New Jersey Devils biggest struggles has been the absence of a strong and consistent top-six unit. Two years ago, the top line of Jaromir Jagr, Travis Zajac, and Dainius Zubrus was heavily relied upon and they answered the call for a period of time. But...
Playing Devils Musical Chairs with Patrik Elias
November 17th, 2015 From playing on the "A line" to finding a line. It sounds odd when discussing Patrik Elias, such a longtime fixture of the New Jersey Devils. At the same time, it's a valid question as the all-time leading scorer in franchise history, skates with the team on their Western Canadian road trip. These Devils are much different from the...
Hockey Headlines: Hall of Fame Weekend Wraps Up; Palmieri Scores in OT
November 9th, 2015 It was a busy weekend in the hockey world. Check out the latest headlines from Hall of Fame weekend. Nicklas Lidstrom was a generational talent. Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov entered the hall together as teammates. Claude Giroux says that Chris Pronger helped him grow into the player he is today. Pronger's career started with a...
Devils Supportive Attack Yields Complete Results
November 8th, 2015 A different vibe. A new energy. A team with a jump in its step. It's one thing to hear the shift in rhetoric from afar and watch from a TV screen nearly three hours away. Yet, to be there and see it and feel it, something has changed with the New Jersey Devils. After attending all five home games of the AHL Albany Devils, I ventured...
Devils' October Report Card
November 3rd, 2015 As the final horn sounded at the Prudential Center on October 31, the first month of the 2015-16 season came to a close with the New Jersey Devils drastically surpassing some people’s expectations. After starting the year with a 0-3-1 record, the Devils have bounced back in a big way. Dating back to the shootout loss to the San Jose...
New Jersey Devils Getting Maximum Value Out Of Lee Stempniak
October 23rd, 2015 Two months ago Lee Stempniak was trying desperately to find his next NHL contract, his future in the league up in the air. Fast forward to now and not only is Stempniak is playing huge minutes for the New Jersey Devils, but he's absolutely thriving in his new environment. Stempniak had a monstrous game against the Ottawa Senators...
Larsson & Zajac Will Be Integral Part of Any Devils Success
October 22nd, 2015 After winning their past two games and picking up points in their last three, the New Jersey Devils are feeling pretty good about themselves six games into their season, and a large part of that success is two of their better players — Adam Larsson and Travis Zajac — playing like, well, two of their better players. Make no mistake...
Hockey Headlines: Preseason Nearing the End; Is NHL Ready for Quebec?
October 3rd, 2015 The NHL preseason is coming to a close with a few more games to be played this weekend. Here is what is worth seeing in the world of hockey: When will the NHL be ready to open in Quebec City? The Canadian dollar is the largest question mark in Quebec City getting a team. Oleg Yevenko has signed a one-year contract with the Blue...
The Time is Now for Jacob Josefson
October 2nd, 2015 For Devils' center Jacob Josefson the grass has never been greener. The 24-year-old Swede is entering his sixth season in New Jersey and for the first time figures into the equation as a difference maker offensively. To some the transition might seem like a recipe for disappointment: a checking center on both European and North...
Zajac to the Leafs Is Actually a Good Idea
September 27th, 2015 Last week in his 30 Thoughts column, Elliotte Friedman wrote that the Leafs are interested in Lou Lamoriello's former player Travis Zajac. Immediately, I went to dismiss the idea as preposterous, but like so much in life, after thinking it through it turns out to be a much better idea than it at first seems. Before getting into why...
New Jersey Devils: Down the Middle
September 27th, 2015 Looking at the New Jersey Devils’ roster, the lineup down the middle could appear to be set without bringing in any players. However, when training camp opened, head coach John Hynes poignantly stated that jobs were available and the center position is no different. The 23-man roster is far from being final. Between new and old faces,...
