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Now that former Devils and Wild coach Jacques Lemaire has retired, the New Jersey Devils find themselves looking for a new coach. In the last 2 seasons the Devils coaches have been Brent Sutter and Jacques Lemaire who both coach a defensive game. Both coaches had great regular seasons and lost in the first round [...]

There is not a huge list to chose from but in my mind, these are the 3 best centre’s in this years UFA class. 1. Patrick Marleau Due to Sharks limited cap space the Sharks have and the playoff performance by Patrick Marleau the Sharks will have a very tough time retaining his services and [...]

Their are many defenseman who I expect to break out next season, but these select few I expect to make the biggest jump from this season. Erik Karlsson – Karlsson  had a terrible start to the season for the Ottawa Senators and found himself in the minors because of it. However, when he was down [...]

According to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com, the LA kings will be looking to make a splash come July 1st, though their is a chance none of these players will become UFA’s the chances are at least 1 of them will be. The LA Kings have a ton of interest in potential UFA forwards Patrick Marleau [...]

With game 7 of the Canadiens, Penguins series set to go tonight, I am going to tell you my 3 x-factors that must step up for the Canadiens to win. 1. Hal Gill, he has been given the lovely task of trying to shutdown Sidney Crosby and the Penguins top line, though it hasn’t been [...]

The Dallas Stars have shown that they have confidence in goaltender Kari Lehtonen by giving him a 3 year contract extension that will earn him 3.55 million dollars per season. Let’s look at his stats from over the past 3 seasons. 2007-08 GP:45 Record: 17-22-5 GAA: 2.90 SV%: .916 SO: 4 2008-09 GP:46 Record: 19-22-3 [...]

In no order I am going to take a look at the New Jersey Devils top 3 prospects. LW Mattias Tedenby – Mattias Tedenby’s game is all about speed and skill. Mattias has represented Sweden in the World Juniors a couple of times and came up with a few highlight reel plays. Mattias is not [...]

Since the Devils have been eliminated I have taken it upon myself to contribute to the site and by doing so I have chosen to follow the Montreal Canadiens on their journey for the cup. The Montreal Canadiens continued to shock most of the hockey world yesterday by taking game 4 and having the series [...]

According to Detroitnews.com, Jiri Hudler’s agent is expected to announce that Jiri will be back with the Detroit Red Wings next season. According to Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal, Jaromir Jagr is considering re-signing in the KHL which obviously would mean he would not return to the NHL. According to Rich Chere of NJ.com, [...]

Though all the talk has been about Jaroslav Halak who was outstanding especially in games 5, 6, and 7 their is a player who is flying under the radar. That player goes by the name of Hal Gill. Yes I know he is not the most popular player in the league but he has been [...]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

4. Penguins – 3

8. Canadiens – 4 (picked them in 7 round 1)

6. Bruins – 4

7. Flyers – 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1. Sharks – 2

5. Red Wings – 4

2. Blackhawks – 3

3. Canucks – 4

New Jersey Devils coach Jacques Lemaire has announced his retirement.

With another poor post-season in the books many Devils fans believe it is time for change….I am one of them, here is my off-season wish list. 1. Fire Jacques Lemaire, He is a great coach and can run a great defensive system however, come playoff time everyone steps up their defense. So if you are [...]

This series has just went from almost out of reach to a few inches away. The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that Forward Simon Gagne will miss the next 3 weeks and Jeff Carter will be out until at least late next round (if they make it) as a Devils fan I was just trying to [...]

The NHL has released it’s 3 nominees for the Vezina. Here are the nominees with their statistics. NJD – Martin Brodeur 45-25-6 / .916 SV% / 2.24 GAA / 9 SO (Yet another great year) PHX – Ilya Bryzgalov 42-20-6 / .920 SV% / 2.29 GAA / 8 SO (The Coyotes best player all year) [...]