Published: September 19, 2007
UPDATE 2: While Bob McKenzie had previously downplayed Colin White’s eye injury, Rich Chere is today reporting that White not only suffered a laceration above the eye, but a badly broken nose as well. White, who underwent plastic surgery Wednesday night to fix his nose is still expected to be sidelined for about two weeks. [...]
Published: September 18, 2007
Sean Burke has decided to hang up the skates, announcing his retirement on Tuesday. The 40-year-old netminder was originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the second round of the 1985 draft, appearing in four seasons for the Devils. He also skated for the Whalers, Flyers, Hurricanes, Canucks, Panthers, Coyotes, Lightning and Kings. Coming [...]
Published: September 17, 2007
There’s a silly little pre-season game goin’ down in Trenton tonight, where surprisingly enough, the Devils were actually the home team against the Philadelphia Flyers. Alas, this was in name only, for two reasons. A) Trenton is practically Philly. And 2) the starting lineup for black ‘n red really consists of many Baby Devils rather [...]
Published: September 14, 2007
There’s a reason why Elias wasn’t photoed with the captain’s C yesterday. It’s ‘cuz, well, he ain’t the cappy no mo’. At least, for now. As it stands, little ol’ C is up for grabs, or so says brand spanking new head coach Brent Sutter. Patty may or may not retain the C, but I’m [...]
Published: September 13, 2007
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Published: September 11, 2007
Cancel the Jim Dowd-for-PR-Guy campaign. The 38-year-old Jersey boy has agreed to a tryout with the Philadelphia Flyers. Booooo. Granted, he really had no place on the Devils, but, uh, the Flyers? Really? Good luck with that Jimmy. Tell Turner Stevenson we said hi. Oh, wait… But seriously, good luck Jim. Sorry it didn’t work [...]
Published: September 7, 2007
After what feels like years – but was actually only six weeks or so – we have news! Things of which to discuss! Devils-related and all! Huzzah! It seems like every other team in the NHL has made a big to-do over their new jerseys. Some have been good, most have been bad, and a [...]
Published: September 5, 2007
It is September and most people have their eyes on the upcoming NFL season but training camps open in the next few weeks and hockey news is starting to pick up. It was announced today that the Montreal Canadiens will raise Larry Robinson’s #19 to the rafters of the Bell Centre this upcoming season. Larry [...]
Published: September 4, 2007
The Devils lost another member of their family as Max McNab passed away on September 2nd. For those that don’t know the name, Max was the Devils second GM, replacing Billy MacMillan mid-season in 1983. Current GM Lou Lamoriello suceeded McNab in 1987. The Devils drafted such players as Kirk Muller, Chris Terreri, Sean Burke [...]