Dealing With The Devils: Johnny Mac Gets The Ax
By Max Herman » More Columns Well it’s finally happened. GM Lou Lamoriello pulled the plug on rookie head coach John MacLean on Thursday and has replaced him with the previously-retired Jacques...
View ArticleDevils Officially In NHL Basement After Loss To Isles
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jacques Lemaire now knows how John MacLean felt coaching the underachieving New Jersey Devils. Lemaire’s third stint behind the Devils’ bench got off to a very rough start Thursday...
View ArticleSchwei On Ice: The Devils’ Coaching Carousel
By John Schweibacher » More Columns The Devils will finish off the calendar year with the man who began 2010 behind their bench, Jacques Lemaire, who took over for John MacLean on an interim basis last...
View ArticleWoeful Devils To Host Cross-River Rival Rangers
NEW YORK (AP) – A scoring surge helped the New York Rangers bury an area rival in their most recent time out. Following that with another big effort versus another area foe isn’t out of the question....
View ArticleLundqvist A Wall; Rangers Clip Devils
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Rangers are going to different extremes to find ways to win. Two nights after bombarding the New York Islanders with a season-high 52 shots in a lopsided win, the...
View ArticleHedberg Solid, Devils Snap 6-Game Slide
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — When Atlanta steamrolled the New Jersey Devils 7-1 on Dec. 18, former Thrashers Johan Hedberg and Ilya Kovalchuk were left reeling. “It was a very emotional game for me and it left...
View ArticleSchwei On Ice: Quite The Fall
By John Schweibacher » More Columns The New Jersey Devils are in danger of suffering the worst season-to-season drop in points percentage in NHL history. The Devils finished the 2009-10 season with 103...
View ArticleImproving Devils Face Wild
(AP) — New Jersey has lost four of five since Jacques Lemaire returned to the bench, yet the veteran coach is starting to see some improvement. A visit from the Minnesota Wild could be what the Devils...
View ArticleDealing With The Devils: Shaking It Up
By Max Herman » More Columns As the season has progressed for the New Jersey Devils, they’ve seen their play and subsequently their results slip from bad to worse to holy crap someone please make this...
View ArticleSchwei On Ice: Sending A Captain Packing
By John Schweibacher » More Columns The New Jersey Devils traded Captain Jamie Langenbrunner to the Dallas Stars last week for a conditional third-round draft choice. It was just the 3rd time in club...
View ArticleDealing With The Devils: Second Half Surge
By Max Herman » More Columns You don’t have to go deep into the Devils’ locker room to find a guy who is willing to admit that through the first half of the 2010-2011 schedule, the team produced some...
View ArticleSchwei On Ice: Elias The All-Star
By John Schweibacher » More Columns Patrik Elias will represent the Devils at the NHL’s All-Star Weekend. This will be Elias’ third trip to the all-star game, having appeared in both the 2000 and 2002...
View ArticleImproving Devils Take On Wings
(AP) – The New Jersey Devils were hardly competitive in a home loss to the Detroit Red Wings last month. Having vastly improved at both ends of the ice since then, the Devils could give the Red Wings...
View ArticleSchwei On Ice: A Tale Of Two Coaches
By John Schweibacher » More Columns The New Jersey Devils return from the All-Star break having played 16 games under Jacques Lemaire, who replaced John MacLean 33 games into the season. Here is a...
View ArticleSchwei On Ice: The Kovalchuk Trade One Year Later
By John Schweibacher » More Columns Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the blockbuster deal which brought Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils from the Atlanta Thrashers. After 12 months...
View ArticleBrodeur-less Devils Take On Canes
(AP) – New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur has a sprained right knee and his status has been listed as day to day. The Devils said Tuesday that Brodeur’s injury will not require surgery. The...
View ArticleDevils Defenseman Volchenkov Suspended
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov has been suspended for three games by the NHL for elbowing Carolina’s Zach Boychuk in the head. Volchenkov had a hearing with league...
View ArticleDevils Edge Leafs, Give Lemaire 600 Career Wins
TORONTO (AP) — Jacques Lemaire earned a milestone and the Devils remained on a roll. Ilya Kovalchuk scored at 4:36 of overtime and the Devils coach became eighth coach in NHL history to reach 600 wins...
View ArticleDevils Making Hard Run At Improbable Playoff Berth
NEWARK, N.J. (WFAN/AP) — A little less than two months after taking over one of the worst teams in the NHL, Jacques Lemaire has the New Jersey Devils playing like, well, the Devils again. The franchise...
View ArticleDealing With The Devils: Mission Improbable
By Max Herman » More Columns For those of you who maybe haven’t been paying attention, the scratching and clawing you hear coming from the basement of the Eastern Conference standings is the sound of...
View ArticleSchwei On Ice: Devils Surging
By John Schweibacher » More Columns The New Jersey Devils have gone 15-1-2 since the mid-way point of their 2010-11 season. In the 17 games prior to this run, the Devils won just twice, going 2-15-0....
View ArticleMarty? Marty Who? Hedberg Driving Devils’ Express Toward Playoffs
By Jeff Capellini, CBSNewYork.com/WFAN.com NEW YORK (WFAN) — He’s a journeyman playing like a superstar. Hockey fans tend to forget Johan Hedberg is 37 years old. But if you’ve watched him play during...
View ArticleIslanders Blog: Coaching Is Key
By Nick Colombo » More Columns If this NHL season has taught us anything it’s this — coaching is everything. There’s one big reason why the Islanders no longer look atrocious, and that reason is Jack...
View ArticleSlumping Penguins Face Streaking Devils
(AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins’ inability to close out games is costing them valuable points as they try to secure one of the top seeds in the Eastern Conference. The New Jersey Devils are picking up...
View ArticleDevils Continue Improbable Playoff Push Vs. Senators
NEWARK (AP) – The Devils have inched within eight points of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. A matchup with the league-worst Ottawa Senators could help them continue their...
View ArticleDealing With The Devils: A Bump In The Road
By Max Herman » More Columns After being as many as 27 points out of 8th place in early January, the New Jersey Devils have spent the last 25 games pushing to get themselves included in the Eastern...
View ArticleDealing With The Devils: No Margin For Error
By Max Herman » More Columns Thursday morning, the New Jersey Devils awoke with a seemingly untouchable sense of optimism. Their once impossible task of overcoming a deficit that loomed as large as 27...
View ArticleSchwei On Ice: Devils Hoping For Fantastic Finish
By John Schweibacher » More Columns There are just 10 games remaining for the New Jersey Devils in the 2010-11 regular season and they will need a big finish if they are to maintain their streak of 13...
View ArticleAfter 1-Game Return, Devils’ Parise Shut Down For Season
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — That was quick. After battling a lengthy rehab only to return for one game, Devils left wing Zach Parise will sit out the remainder of the season. He said the team’s decision was...
View ArticleDevils Win And Send Coach Lemaire Out A Winner
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Vladimir Zharkov and Alexander Urbom scored third-period goals and the New Jersey Devils posted a 3-2 victory over the playoff-bound Boston Bruins on Sunday in what was Jacques...
View ArticleDevils Coach Lemaire Going Back Into Retirement
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Unlike a year ago when he could barely get the words out, New Jersey Devils coach Jacques Lemaire had little trouble announcing his retirement this time. There was a smile on the...
View ArticleNHL Regular Season Wrapup: Rangers In, Devils’ Lemaire Out
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — Jacques Lemaire’s exit was hardly unexpected. The Chicago Blackhawks’ near departure was almost a much bigger stunner. Lemaire said goodbye to the Devils for the second straight...
View ArticleDevils’ Ending An Unfamiliar One
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils found themselves in an eerily dark Prudential Center Monday morning, clearing out their lockers and heading home, a situation that the franchise had not...
View ArticleDealing With The Devils: Devils To Do List
By Max Herman » More Columns It may be difficult to believe, but for the first time since the 1995-96 season, the Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun without the inclusion of the New Jersey Devils. By now...
View ArticleMonzo Minor: Devils Need To Consider Free Agents Prospal, Babchuk
By Brian Monzo » More Columns The Devils are coming off an interesting season. They failed early and let go of rookie coach John MacLean. Enter Jacques Lemaire, who turned things around and nearly led...
View ArticleNew Jersey Devils Name Peter DeBoer New Coach
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) – The Devils have named former Florida Panthers coach Peter DeBoer as their new head coach. The team called a press conference Tuesday at the Prudential Center in Newark to make the...
View ArticleHerman: Give New Devils Coach Peter DeBoer A Chance
Dealing With The Devils By Max Herman » More Columns Well Devils fans, the wait is finally over. After going weeks as the only team in the NHL without a head coach, Lou Lamoriello got his man Tuesday...
View ArticleDeBoer’s Task: Get Devils Back To Playoffs Again
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — For the past 15 years, the New Jersey Devils reported to training camp with the expectation of competing for the Stanley Cup. The playoffs? That was a mere formality for the...
View ArticleHartnett: How The Proud, Mighty Devils Have Come Crashing Down
‘Devils in the Details’ By Sean Hartnett » More Columns Even considering the absence of key winger Ilya Kovalchuk, few expected the defending Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils to be in the...
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