A hard rock band named Black Water Music is suing the Devils for their use of the song "Rise" as a pregame song. I use this news to ask, what song should the Devils use as a pregame song for next season?
A reader recently asked me whether I thought Ilya Kovalchuk was a franchise player. I answer that question while explaining what I feel a franchise player is on this team and what Kovalchuk should do in the long term to become one.
While it's quite sometime before training camp begins, I take a look at Rod Pelley, a player I feel is on the bubble in NJ. Based on what he did last season and the Devils' moves in this offseason, I don't believe his spot in the lineup for 11-12 is guaranteed at all.
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of offseason activity by the New Jersey Devils. David Sarch, Kevin Sellathamby, and John Fischer discuss it all on this episode of Talking Red.
Today yielded some surprising news among the New Jersey Devils faithful as Colin White and Trent Hunter have been waived for the intent of being bought out tomorrow. I discuss my thoughts on buying out each, what this means for the roster going into 2011-12, and the underlying "budget" issue.
With the New Jersey Devils close to done with their offseason signings, one question fans have brought up has been: Who should captain the team next season? I offer a few potential Devils players who could get the 'C' next season.
Zach Parise signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the New Jersey Devils. This reaction post explains why Devils fans should be concerned and attempts to understand the thinking behind a one-year deal going forward into 2011-12.
The New Jersey Devils acquired Trent Hunter from the New York Islanders in a trade today. I take a look at Hunter's last four seasons to get an idea of what he can bring to the Devils - assuming he can be healthy for a full season.
With the recent signing of Mark Fraser, the New Jersey Devils have 17 defensemen signed in their system. I take the opportunity to name 6 defensemen and 1 extra that I think will be on New Jersey's blueline in 2011-12.
One of the more difficult questions that Peter DeBoer will have to answer in training camp is to figure out who will lineup alongside Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk at forward. In this post, I come up with four suggested line combinations for each and discuss what I believe are their strengths and weaknesses.
