Tag: New Jersey Devils

Draft Lottery Odds Breakdown and Video Explaination

NHL.com: The NHL will be holding the draft lottery on Saturday, April 18th around 8:00 pm EST. It will be shown on CBC and TVA Sports in Canada and NBC in the United States, before the start of the Rangers…

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Rumors II: Devils, Avalanche and Hurricanes

Rich Chere of NJ.com: Devils Eric Gelinas is hoping to get a new contract before the start of training camp, like how it played out last year. "Last year was a little bit stressful at the end. Hopefully it can…

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2014-15 Top 5 Vezina Trophy Candidates

Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Goal scoring is down in the NHL, and the biggest beneficiaries of that are goaltenders. With the amount of goals being scored down, more goaltenders are posting high-end numbers. While…

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Rumors I: Coyotes, Leafs, Oilers, Canes, Kings, Flyers and Devils

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: A couple sources say that Coyotes coach Dave Tippett has an out clause if the team is relocated and if there is an ownership change. There is a varying opinion on how much Shane Doan wanted to…

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Rumors III: O’Reilly, Jagr, Bruins and Kings

Terry Frei of the Denver Post: Avs Joe Sakic said on Thursday that he'd like to have Ryan O'Reilly signed to a contract extension before the start of next season. O'Reilly will be a UFA after next season. When asked…

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Rumors II: Kings, Johnson, Coleman, Upshall, McLellan and Berube

Dennis Bernstein: (answering some Kings questions) - Dustin Brown won't  be going anywhere. He has a limited no-trade clause and the backing of GM Dean Lombardi. Mike Richards has zero trade value. Think they will buy him out and take…

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Injuries: Hawks, Pens, Blues, Rangers, Wings, Jets and More

Mark Lazerus: Blackhawks Kimmo Timonen will miss their last regular season game, but should be back for the playoffs. James Mirtle: The Penguins are missing Kris Letang, Christian Ehrhoff, Olli Maatta and Derrick Pouliot from their blueline. Seth Rorabaugh: No…

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NHL Draft Lottery Standings and Remaining Schedules – Apr. 6th

A daily look at the teams that are currently outside the playoffs and that would be apart of the NHL draft lottery. Included are their point totals, odds of winning the draft lottery, games played and their remaining schedule.

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Rumors: Elias, Schenn, Sobotka, Ford, Sharks and Savard

Tom Gulitti of The Record: Devils GM Lou Lamoriello plans to add two scores for next season. Patrik Elias hasn't had the greatest season, but he believes he can bounce back to 2013-14 form (53 points in 65 games) or…

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Injuries: Lightning, Predators, Blues, Stars, Kings, Penguins and More

Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Lightning coach Jon Cooper said that Tyler Johnson (upper-body) and Victor Hedman (lower-body) will be out this weekend. "I don't want to leave these guys to the point where their next game is…

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Quick Hits II: Pearson, Lander, Malkin, Datsyuk, Hedman and More

Andy Tonge: The Kings signed Tanner Pearson to two-year, $2.8 million contract extension. Dennis Bernstein: A good bridge deal for the Kings and Pearson. He can sign a nice long-term contract next summer if he has a solid 2015-16 season. Bob…

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Rumors: Devils, Rangers and O’Connor

 Tom Gulitti of The Record: Devils GM Lou Lamoriello has stated multiple times that he's wanted to add two scoring forwards. There are not many top-six UFA options, so he might have to go the trade route. At the trade…

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