All Entries Tagged With: "Lou Lamoriello"
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 [...]
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 fire John MacLean, bring back Jacques Lemaire, duhh!
After 33 games, the axe fell and the head finally rolled, just in time to celebrate Christmas with your friends and family… well everyone, except John MacLean who was fired earlier today by GM Lou Lamoriello. With a paltry 20 points so far this season, the Devils are on pace for a dismal 50-point season, [...]
Blog Watch: Quick Hits As We Head Toward the Weekend
Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to another edition of Blog Watch: Quick Hits. Obviously, this week has been all about the New Jersey Devils signing Illya Kovalchuk to a 17-year deal, only to have that deal rejected by the NHL. Let’s see what the hockey blogs are saying about that and other topics [...]
Risky business: NHL jams Circumventions clause into CBA cap loophole
TSN first reported last evening that the NHL rejected the 17-year, $102-million contract between New Jersey and 27-year old star winger Ilya Kovalchuk only a day after it was finalized. Announced on Monday, the length of the deal was stunning enough as its 17-year term surpassed the laughable 15-year deal given by the New York Islanders to [...]
New Jersey Devils re-sign Ilya Kovalchuk***updated***
After Ilya Kovalchuk’s agent Jay Grossman broke silence earlier today announcing the Russian winger will make a decision today regarding his future as a NHL player, the New Jersey Devils announced via Twitter that Ilya Kovalchuk was just re-signed to a contract (as per Dmitri Chesnokov the deal is rumored to be a seventeen-year, $102 [...]
The New Jersey Devils expected to re-sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a seven-year, $60 million contract?
After Ilya Kovalchuk’s agent Jay Grossman broke silence earlier today announcing the Russian winger will make a decision today regarding his future as a NHL player, the NY Post reported the New Jersey Devils have the inside edge in re-signing the much-coveted free agent to a seven-year, $60 million contract. (Their headline has now changed [...]
Blog watch: Quick Hits to Begin Your Week
With the NHL Awards Show and Draft slated for this week, there is going to be lots of chatter in the hockey blogosphere whether it’s on award picks, draft picks, trade rumors (be careful where you go for those), free-agency talk, etc. All in all, it’s going to be a fun couple of weeks for [...]
New Jersey Devils name John MacLean as new head coach
Contrary to earlier reports stating John Haviland and Michel Therrien were the favorite candidates to land the job as the Devils head coach for the upcoming season, GM Lou Lamoriello has decided to hand the reigns of the club to the head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate in Lowell last season, former Devil [...]
Lamoriello very interested in Tomas Kaberle; down to Mike Haviland and Michel Therrien for coaching job
New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello is reportedly quite interested in Toronto Maple Leafs offensive defenseman Tomas Kaberle, who is set to make $4.25 million next season. Kaberle, 32, would become an unrestricted free agent in 2011. Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke recently sent a text message to all the other GMs stating that [...]
Habs Lose Boucher to Lightning
UPDATE: According to Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal, Habs assistant coach might be the next one to leave the organization, having been offered the job to coach the WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings. Along with Boucher and potentially Kirk Muller, this could mean some big changes in management for Montreal this summer. According to various sources, [...]
The quest for NHL head coaches about to begin for four teams
TAMPA BAY Now that the Tampa Bay Lightning have hired their new GM in Steve Yzerman earlier this week, they are ready to start their quest in order to find their new head coach for the upcoming season. Yzerman is in no hurry to name his new head coach as he first wants to talk [...]
A Tested Recipe for Success, the Bruins Cook Up a Devilish Dish
One team has been known for decades for their ability to stifle the offensive creativity of virtually any opponent, the NJ Devils. Their consistent commitment to a team game designed by Devils’ architect, Lou Lamoriello has also been the blueprint for success for the NHL measuring stick of success, the Detroit Red Wings. So when [...]
New Kids In The Hall
Hey puckheads! I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction weekend. This was a special occasion for me because of the Red Wing flavor of the proceedings. Although I am firmly entrenched in tropical Tampa Bay, I am a native Detroiter and a lifelong Wings fan. So after a [...]
