Tag New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils Playoff Chances

From the start of the regular season to the second week of January, no team had an outlook as miserable as the New Jersey Devils. With star forward Zach Parise sidelined for the better part of the remainder of the…

The Biggest Trade Deadline Deals

To the casual NHL fan, the 2011 trade deadline was quite uneventful. The biggest move you might have heard about would be Dustin Penner to Los Angeles. But that’s not all that happened. Here’s a breakdown of some of the…

Zach Parise cleared to resume skating

New Jersey Devils forward Zach Parise got some promising news today when his physician told him that he could begin skating again after having surgery five months ago to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. “Zach met with…

Ilya Kovalchuk: Oh No You Didnt!

I’m sure by now you have seen the flubbed shootout attempt by New Jersey Devils $100 million super star Ilya Kovalchuk. But if you haven’t yet, let me give you a quick rundown of what happened last night in front…

Tuesday’s Take: Benching Ilya Kovalchuk

Over the weekend a lot of publicity followed the benching of Ilya Kovalchuk of the New Jersey Devils which made me wonder, benching Kovalchuk, good or bad? The background: none actually. Head coach John Maclean would not disclose any rationale…

KHL Entices Kovalchuk

With the outlandish offer by the New Jersey Devils to All Star forward Ilya Kovalchuk still being decided upon to be fair and right, the Kontinetal Hockey League of Russia offered their own package to Kovalchuk. What is it you…