Introduction My most recent free agent profile focused on forward Craig Smith. Someone that can be described as a “value signing.” Value signings, as was mentioned in the Craig Smith profile, are going to be a theme of this upcoming free agency. Especially given the strict budget-cutting and internal salary caps some NHL teams are
Introduction There’s a saying in hockey, goalies are weird. One season they will be at a Vezina Trophy caliber level, stopping almost every shot that comes their way. And the next, they turn into a pumpkin and are unable to make a save that even an average backup goalie can. This offseason there is a
Introduction The early theme of our free agent profile series here at Devils Army Blog is defensemen. This is for a good reason, as it’s an area where the New Jersey Devils need to make it a point to improve. An overview of the Devils’ roster shows two distinct holes in the team’s defensive group.
Introduction This past week, the NHL released a finalized schedule for qualifying and round-robin play. This ultimately has created a buzz around the hockey community unlike ever before. The Eastern Conference But, seeing as we have time before the play begins. I wanted to draw attention to the round-robin tournament that features the league’s eight
Preview Tonight, the New Jersey Devils have an opportunity to win three games in a row for the first time this season. Considering that they’ve strung together a series of solid games and have found a renewed sense of urgency and conviction, I like their chances to win their third straight. However, it’s quite the
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are upon us which only means one thing for New Jersey area fans: Ignore the Islanders existence and hop on a bandwagon somewhere else. Fortunately, there’s five new playoff matchups and a lot of underdog potential to root for. I however, am not taking that route. Somewhere between watching Alex Ovechkin
First Period The New Jersey Devils outshot the Washington Capitals in the first period, but it seemed that the Capitals got better quality chances throughout the first. The Caps struck first just three minutes into the game off a snipe from Andre Burakovsky. The Swede has yet to break through in the NHL but has
Preview The New Jersey Devils return home after a six-game road trip, which started in Washington with a 3-0 loss to the Capitals, their opponent for tonight’s game. New Jersey went 2-4 on their road trip, while the Capitals are in the midst of a four-game road trip of their own. Washington is coming off
Match Overview Tonight’s game will feature your New Jersey Devils, who currently own a 25-33-9 record, which puts them last in the Metropolitan Division, and the Washington Capitals, who own a 39-21-7 record, which puts them first in the Metropolitan Division. The Devils have only one goal in their past two games. This does not
Introduction General manager Ray Shero is finally getting what he expected when he traded second and third-round picks for forward Marcus Johansson. The ex-Washington Capitals forward was coming off a career year in terms of point production, so expectations were high when he was brought over just two offseasons ago. Unfortunately, for both Johansson and
