Posts About "Tuomo Ruutu"
James Sheppard, Tuomo Ruutu Get PTOs with Vancouver
September 13th, 2016 The Vancouver Canucks are bringing James Sheppard and Tuomo Ruutu into training camp on professional tryout contracts (PTO), the team confirmed Tuesday. After a season where he was moved to the New York Rangers and failed to produce, Sheppard spent last season in Switzerland's National League A (NLA) playing for the Kloten Flyers....
5 Reasons to Watch the Final 5 Devils Games
March 31st, 2016 They aren’t yet mathematically eliminated, but the sun is certainly setting on the New Jersey Devils season, a season that was better than a lot of us anticipated and a season that was (hopefully) a first step in the right direction to rebuild/retool/reboot this franchise. With 82 points they have already surpassed last season’s...
Tuomo Ruutu Fined for Slew Foot
March 9th, 2016 New Jersey Devils forward Tuomo Ruutu has been fined $5,000 for a slew foot on Pittsburgh Penguins center Matt Cullen in a Mar. 6 game. The NHL Department of Player Safety announced the fine Wednesday. On the play Ruutu received a minor penalty for tripping. Here's the play that the fine derives...
Tuomo Ruutu Will Return Thursday
December 17th, 2015 The New Jersey Devils will be getting hard-hitting forward Tuomo Ruutu back in the lineup on Thursday, according to NJ.com's Rich Chere. The Devils activated Ruutu off injured reserve on Thursday. He's been out of the lineup since sustaining a fractured foot on October 16, just three games into the season. He's missed 27 games....
Tuomo Ruutu Sidelined 4-6 Weeks
October 26th, 2015 The New Jersey Devils announced on Monday that forward Tuomo Ruutu will miss four to six weeks with a fractured foot, according to Rich Chere of the Star Ledger. Though the Finn was averaging just 11:26 per night, it'll be a hit to the fragile team's depth chart. Acquired at the deadline a couple years back, the 32-year-old...
How I Spent My Summer via Seth Helgeson
September 23rd, 2015 Last season defenseman Seth Helgeson was one of the final cuts by the New Jersey Devils after training camp, and he was sent down to the AHL Albany Devils. Before two months (November 11) had passed he was recalled to New Jersey and made his NHL debut in place of the team's injured captain Bryce Salvador, who plays a similar style --...
Who Is on New Jersey's "Nobody Wants Crew?"
February 24th, 2015 New Jersey isn’t out of the playoff picture. They are only eight points out of playoff contention with their 3-0 win over Arizona last night, and they have a huge matchup with Boston coming up on Friday, which may decide the fate of their season. Regardless of what happens with the playoff picture though, New Jersey need to move along...
Q & A with Tuomo Ruutu of the New Jersey Devils
January 5th, 2015 Last year we thought Tuomo Ruutu was the perfect acquisition for the New Jersey Devils because he fit their style and was a physical player, something they needed an upgrade in. His point production hasn’t been spectacular -- 16 points (8g-8a) in 59 games with New Jersey -- but he has been durable, which is another aspect they have...
Why a Yakupov-for-Larsson Trade Makes Sense
October 27th, 2014 DISCLAIMER: I have no source, not trying to add fuel to any fires or speculations. Just looking at two teams that have the assets that each other may be interested in. The chances of any of what you are about to read happening is highly unlikely but IF it does just remember where you read it! Usually I leave the speculation to the...
Hurricane Forecast: Playoff Pipe Dream
March 10th, 2014 It is Monday yet again, Hurricanes’ fans, which means it is time for the seven-day outlook in this weeks Hurricane Forecast. Week in Review What started out promising, quickly turned into more of the same for the Carolina Hurricanes last week. The Hurricanes opened up the week with a 3-2-overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks,...
Tuomo Ruutu: a Perfect Fit For the Devils
March 10th, 2014 When the dust settled and the NHL Trade Deadline passed at 3 pm on March 5, the New Jersey Devils traded Andrei Loktionov (not Martin Brodeur) to the Carolina Hurricanes for Tuomo Ruutu. The younger Loktionov (23-years-old) struggled to stay in the lineup, and recently was playing on the third and fourth lines, unless he was a healthy...
The Calm Before the Storm - Loktionov and the Upcoming Schedule
March 6th, 2014 The 2014 trade deadline has come and gone and boy was it a busy one. The Carolina Hurricanes made one major move, sending forward Tuomo Ruutu to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for forward Andrei Loktionov. Loktionov, 23, has four goals and 12 points in 48 games for the Devils this season and is scheduled to become a restricted free...
Discussing the Pros and Cons of Tuomo Ruutu
November 18th, 2013 There may be no more divisive of a player among fans of the Carolina Hurricanes than Tuomo Ruutu. It’s no secret that he’s gotten off to another slow start in 2013-14, and despite a no trade clause for the next two years, his name has popped up in recent trade talk. “It's been difficult,” Ruutu said. “Sometimes there have...
