In Lou We Trust, a New Jersey Devils community

Looking back at the past four seasons of even strength team stats show that the New Jersey Devils are great defensively and unproductive on offense. From the stats, I argue why the next Devils head coach should make it a priority to have the team shoot more at even strength next season.

Ilya Kovalchuk is a fantastic shooter and a goal scoring machine, but what impact does he have on a team when he steps on the ice? This post answers that with an in-depth look into the on-ice and on-ice impact numbers for Kovalchuk and other NHL forwards from the 2007-08 through 2009-10 regular seasons.