Posts About "Vernon Fiddler"
Zacha’s Time Is Now
September 3rd, 2017 'Injury is just another word for opportunity.' At least it is when it relates to the 2017-18 New Jersey Devils who announced on August 17 that center Travis Zajac will miss four-to-six months after surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle. Whether you had Zajac penciled in as the Devils’ top line center or third line center, the void...
Predators Rebuilding Center Corps
February 7th, 2017 The 2016-17 season has been a significantly rockier road than many expected the Nashville Predators to have coming in. An abysmal beginning to the campaign coupled with the highest player turnover in the NHL have turned the Predators into a team transitioning on the run -- a league-high 37 different players have hit the ice in a...
Rangers' Pirri the Odd Man Out?
February 6th, 2017 Brandon Pirri got off to a strong start for the New York Rangers this season after signing a one-year contract for $1.1 million late in the offseason. He tallied four goals and two assists in his first six games, making the Rangers look very smart. Since late October though, Pirri has only added 10 more points (four goals, six...
Devils Find Blueprint for Success
December 26th, 2016 It lasted only one game thus far, but when the New Jersey Devils snapped their seven-game winless streak (0-6-1) with a 4-0 whitewashing of the Philadelphia Flyers last week they finally found the blueprint that this team needs to follow in order to succeed more than they fail - which they did the following night in a 4-1 loss at...
Veteran Zajac Leading the Devils
December 3rd, 2016 The season is at its quarter mark and the New Jersey Devils are still competing thanks to a handful of generous contributions. Players like John Moore, Damon Severson, and Keith Kinkaid have taken their play to new heights and have buoyed a Devils team currently dealing with the injury bug. But no player’s production has been more...
Devils' Bottom-Six Struggling
November 27th, 2016 Over the last five years, the Devils have failed to get their lesser-known forwards engaged in the offense. In the beginning of this half-decade stretch, the bottom-six consisted of role and utility players who were not expected to contribute much more than a rare scoring opportunity. Now, even with talented forwards littered throughout...