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With Or Without You: Ilya Kovalchuk's Corsi Impact on the 2009-10 New Jersey Devils
Yesterday, I made a With Or Without You (WOWY) analysis of Zach Parise. The original WOWY analysis was done by Tyler Dellow of mc79hockey, where he utilized statistical scripts from Vic Ferrari's Time on Ice resource to determine the Corsi events for a player with and without his teammates. The...
A Basic Comparison of the 2009-10 New Jersey Devils Defensemen to Prior Seasons
Immediately after the first round loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, many opinions have come out to state what they feel are the real problems and deficiencies of the 2009-10 New Jersey Devils. Among them, the defense has been put up for criticism. It's easy to understand why: the New Jersey Devils...
Right Now, Who Do You Want as the New Jersey Devils 7th Defenseman?
With the end of prospect development camp, the next team event to focus on is training camp which is dreadfully so far away in September. A benefit (or something to fill the time, as it were) for this long gap between actual action is that it allows us to speculate about what the 2009-10 roster...
Devils Do Better in Beating Calgary 3-2
After a bad loss, you'd want to see your favorite team do better in the next game. While it wasn't a great performance by any means, the Devils did exactly that in defeating the Calgary Flames 3-2. The score flatters Calgary a bit, as their second goal came literally at the last second of the game....
On Shots, the Devils' Defense is Pretty Good
One of the common praises of the Devils within the last 15 years or so is that they've had an amazing defense in conjunction with a legendary goaltender. After all, it was blueline led by the definition of stability and hard-hitting, Scott Stevens, and fantastic two-way defenseman, Scott...
Devils Defenseless Against Islanders Speed, Lose 7-3
Two weeks ago, the Devils just failed against the Islanders 4-0. Today, the Devils didn't perform much better as they lost to the Islanders 7-3. The loss is Martin Brodeur's first loss since his injury, contains the most goals against since his injury (6), it was the first game since his injury...
Is Salvador-Havelid a Good Idea?
With the dust settling after the NHL Trade Deadline, the Devils kept on practicing like it's any other day. Gulitti and Chere both reported the most significant news from practice: Niclas Havelid will most likely play with Bryce Salvador on Saturday against the Islanders. Poor Andy Greene! I...
NJ Devils Dominated Florida Panthers 7-2
If I could describe the Devils' performance in four words, then they would be following: They made it rain. But this game deserves more than four words. I thought the Panthers were a team fighting for a playoff spot, right in the middle of the thick of things in the East. They certainly didn't...
Florida Panthers Score 4 to Snap New Jersey Devils' 4 Game Streak
Long title but it was a pretty nasty game for the Devils. The 7 game road winning streak? Gone. The overall 4 game winning streak? Gone. The streak of not being shutout in their last 17 games? Gone. The Devils lost in emphatic fashion to the Florida Panthers, 4-0. IPB did a liveblog of the...
Devils Squeak By Boston
The Devils won 1-0 against Boston tonight and it wasn't a good game for the Devils. I'I'm sure Stanley Cup of Chowder would agree that Boston played better hockey overall.l. They were more persistent and consistent on the attack. They were stalwart on defense, not letting the Devils cycle all...
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