The Philadelphia Flyers are already in a lousy situation against the New Jersey Devils. They are down 3-1 in the series, but it’s much worse than that. The Devils are killing the Flyers in most aspects of hockey. The Flyers can’t even carry it out of their own zone without a huge fight. And Game [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers have gotten a ton of contributions from rookies this season. Guys like Matt Read, Braydon Schenn and Sean Couturier have all been phenomenal this year. Couturier, in particular, has been just insane on defense. Not many 19-year old kids are told to shut down Evgeni Malkin…and then are able to go out [...]
New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk missed the team’s Game 2 victory on Tuesday night with a back issue. It probably helped the team win considering he was so god awful on defense in Game 1. But, on Thursday, he says he’s healthy and ready for Thursday’s Game 3, which will be played on Thursday [...]
We first saw this on our buddy Cleveland’s Facebook page. He went to Game 1 of the series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New Jersey Devils. When I saw this picture, I just thought “that guy has some balls.” If you haven’t figured it out, No. 17 Wayne Simmonds of the Flyers is black. [...]
Pittsburgh Penguins super stud Evgeni Malkin has been out since October 13th due to lingering issues with his surgically repaired knee. He missed a lot of last year with a torn ACL. But, according to Penguins’ head coach Dan Bylsma, he could actually be a go for Saturday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils. [...]
Amid much trade speculation, the New Jersey Devils have finally sent Jamie Langenbrunner packing. Many in Philadelphia were hoping it would be to the Flyers, but instead, they have sent him to the Dallas Stars. In return, the Devils will get a conditional third-round pick in 2011. If Dallas wins a playoff round this year [...]
The New Jersey Devils have had enough bad news this season. It usually comes when they read the scoreboard following a game. But this morning, it came in the way of injury information on their Hall of Fame goalie Martin Brodeur. Brodeur saw a doctor Saturday morning about his sore elbow. He had an MRI [...]
New Jersey Devils’ goalie Martin Brodeur has been battling an injured elbow for a little while now. And things certainly didn’t get better when he tweaked the bruised elbow in a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night. Brodeur had to leave the game after two periods. He is now heading back to [...]
The New Jersey Devils don’t have a lot to be excited about this season. They have yet to win a game at home and their 4-10-2 record is good for last in the league. Ilya Kovalchuk, the “stud” they spent big-time money on, has eight point so far this year and is a -7. Nope, [...]
Holy bejesus and back. I don’t think anyone saw this coming, especially after the complete nightmare that the New Jersey Devils endured just trying to get this cat signed in the offseason. But, yeah, it’s true, Ilya Kovalchuk was a healthy scratch on Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres. And, according to head coach John Maclean, [...]
This is great. Like, exactly what should have been done from the beginning. We are no attorney, contract expert or salary capologist, but even we knew that the rules on these long NHL contract was stupid. So, sources tell TSN that the NHL will approve Ilya Kovalchuk’s 15-year, $100 million front-loaded, BS contract with the [...]
This is getting interesting. Someone doesn’t want Ilya Kovalchuk to sign with the New Jersey Devils. An arbitrator voided the contract he originally signed with the team, and now the NHL has rejected the latest proposed framework. While no formal contract was submitted, the two sides talked conceptually. Photo Caption: Devils executives are asked about [...]
An independent arbitrator has agreed with the NHL that the contract between Ilya Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils is a bunch of crap. Kovalchuk had signed a 17-year, $102 million deal with the Devils that was completely outrageous and designed to pay him a ton while keeping his cap number low. You see, the [...]
Remember that 17-year contract that the New Jersey Devils agreed to with Ilya Kovalchuk? It was set to pay him tons of money until the last six years of the deal, when they’d only owe him some $550,000 per year. Well, it ain’t happening. The NHL has blocked the contract, saying that it circumvents the [...]
You read that right. Ilya Kovalchuk has re-signed with the New Jersey Devils and it’s an insane contract. The NHL’s CBA is a complete joke and teams are abusing it constantly. Kovalchuk signed a 17-year (you read that corrently), $100-plus million contract with the Devils that will keep him in a red jersey until he’s [...]
Getting a hockey team to win your division and earn the No. 2 seed can really energize a coach and a franchise. Getting your rear ends handed to you in five games by the No. 7 seed can really deflate a coach and a franchise. And New Jersey Devils head coach Jacques Lemaire is so [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers are going to start Michael Leighton in goal tonight despite the fact that they’ve lost his last two starts. Still, he was pretty good in those starts and it’s not like the Flyers have Pelle Linbergh in his prime sitting on the bench. Tonight, look for the Flyers to take on the [...]
One of the best teams in hockey, just got a little better. I mean a lot better. The New Jersey Devils acquired Ilya Kovalchuk, Anssi Salmela, and the Thrashers’ 2010 second round pick from Atlanta for the Devils’ 2010 first and second round picks, John Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, and Patrice Cormier on Thursday night. Obviously, [...]
