All Entries in the "New Jersey Devils" Category
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: Conference Finals Predictions
— Welcome back to the Hockey Independent roundtable where five writers from the HI staff have come together once again to provide you all with our Conference Finals predictions. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey Devils), Alex Muscat (Detroit Red Wings), Bill Philp (Tampa [...]
Andy Greene: Underappreciated and Overlooked, But Shines in Playoffs for New Jersey Devils
He doesn’t put up the stat line of Erik Karlsson, doesn’t have the size of Zdeno Chara or the shot of Shea Weber, but make no mistake about it, Andy Greene is a big part of the success the New Jersey Devils have had this season. Undrafted out of the Miami University (Ohio), Greene has [...]
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: Conference Semi-Finals Predictions
— Welcome back to the Hockey Independent roundtable where five writers from the HI staff have come together once again to provide you all with our Conference Semi Finals predictions. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Alex Muscat (Detroit Red Wings), Bill Philp (Tampa Bay Lightning) and [...]
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: Conference Quarterfinals Predictions
— With the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin in just over forty-eight hours, four members of the Hockey Independent writing staff have come together to predict each and every first round series of this year’s postseason. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Alex Muscat (Detroit Red [...]
Analyzing And Predicting The Eastern Conference Playoffs
It’s that time of year again, folks. The clocks have been pushed forward, the temperatures are rising and the kids have just enjoyed another wonderful visit from the Easter Bunny. But most importantly, it’s time to kick off the most exciting two month event in all of sports: The NHL Playoffs. With Saturday’s conclusion of [...]
Analyzing The Bruins’ Possible First Round Opponents
With the regular season drawing to a close faster than a Zdeno Chara 108.8 MPH slapshot, now is as good a time as any to take a look at the possibilities for the Boston Bruins in the first round of the NHL post-season. Under the assumption that the Black and Gold will indeed clinch the [...]
Eastern Conference Breakdown: What It Will Take To Get Into The Playoffs
As we enter the stretch run of this 2011-’12 NHL campaign, the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference remains as cloudy as it’s ever been. With each team having only 15-17 games remaining on the schedule, let’s take a look at how the final standings may end up, one month from today, when the regular [...]
Krejci Turns The Trick As B’s Down Devils In OT
BOSTON – On Thursday, the Boston Bruins played their first of seventeen games on the slate for the month of March with one goal in mind: Finding consistency. Following a 5-7-1 February, which saw them shutout in five games, the B’s were looking to get things back on track with a strong effort against the [...]
GameDay: Bruins Look To Right The Ship With Devils In Town
Teams: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins Records: New Jersey 35-23-4 (74 Points) ,Boston 37-21-3 (77 Points) Location: TD Garden , Boston, Massachusetts Time: 7:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Ottawa Senators 1 , Bruins 0 ……. Devils 0 , New York Rangers 2 [...]
It’s the Smaller Moves That Have Paid Bigger Dividends For the New Jersey Devils in the Past
Two years ago this past February 4th, the New Jersey Devils made a huge unexpected splash in the trade market, acquiring Ilya Kovalchuk from the Atlanta Thrashers in a move that took much of the National Hockey League by surprise. After all, Kovalchuk was considered a big flashy, free wheeling offensive player and the consensus was he would have [...]
New Jersey Devils: Still Stuck with “Boring” Label? They Shouldn’t Be!
Since the 1990′s, the New Jersey Devils have had a label put on them about playing “boring” hockey. It all stems from the fact the Devils were known for playing the neutral zone trap and essentially taking away the middle of the ice from opponents and attempting to slow down the offensive rush of their [...]
Five Deals That SHOULD Be Made Before The Deadline
As the late February NHL trading deadline approaches rumors have began to surface in every corner of the hockey world. From buyers to sellers and rentals, a plethora of deals always seem to be made this time of year. This year, as a few top-tier players are slated to become Unrestricted free agents at year’s [...]
Q & A with Hockey Future’s Jared Ramsden (Update on NJ Devils prospects)
Thank you to Jared Ramsden from Hockey’s Future (www.hockeysfuture.com) for taking out the time to answer some questions for me on the future prospects of the New Jersey Devils. Jared is a great resource on the up and comers for the Devils. Be sure to check out his upcoming column (expected to be available in mid-February) on the [...]
Match.com- Nashville and New Jersey
New Jersey and Nashville are two teams that are both coming to a similar crossroads. Both teams have a core player that will be unrestricted at the end of this season and neither has re-signed their player due to different reasons. Can these two teams solve one another’s problems? I think so. But it might [...]
New Jersey Devils Mid-season Report Cards (Part I)
With the New Jersey Devils halfway into the season, now is as good a time as any to grade out the team thus far, giving grades for first half performances. With that, let’s jump right into it, as I take a look at the goalies and defensemen: Goaltenders: Johan Hedberg: The Moose has been loose [...]
Should the New Jersey Devils be Looking Into Trading Zach Parise?
It’s getting to that very critical time of year in the National Hockey League. Team general managers are forced to decide if they view their teams as contenders or pretenders. Sure, there is a month and three weeks left before the actual trade deadline of February 27th. However, a lot of the homework is being [...]
CONCUSSIONS KILLING HOCKEY
Speed and offense are now the kings in the present day NHL. A focus on players with those very attributes took over drafts and team on-ice strategies. Slower skaters have slowly been fazed out, especially those pugilistic specialists who all too often didn’t quite have the same skill sets and strides of their respective teammates. [...]
Unlikely Hero Leads B’s Past Devils For Sixth Straight Victory
The stark contrast between the play of the Boston Bruins during the first ten games of the 2011-’12 season, as opposed to their efforts over the next five has been absolutely astounding. Through the first ten games, Boston scored only twenty-two goals while struggling to post a conference-worst 3-7-0 record. Over the following five games, [...]
Bruins GameDay: Parise’s Devils Visit Streaking B’s
On Tuesday evening, the Boston Bruins (8-7-0 — 16 Points) will look to extend their current five-game winning streak when they host American Olympic hero Zach Parise and his New Jersey Devils (8-6-1 — 17 Points). Coming off yet another five-plus goal performance, the B’s offense will be faced with the challenge of solving [...]
GOON: The Hockey Movie Preview
GOON: In our support of the lack of hockey movies, comes this info from the movie company to us. “We have a great throwback hockey movie coming out and we would love to get your support. Its violent and insanely funny.” Starring Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill and Liev Schreiber Written by [...]
