Not great stats at all in the AHL (3g, 3a in 17 games), but did suffer a broken hand that could have possibly hindered him. Anyway, at this point I'd rather have him as a 4th/3rd liner (in injury cases) than some of the other players. Lines at today's practice; Parise-Zubes-Kovy Sykie-Elias-Clarky Poni-JJ-Bernier Boulton-Carter/Mills-Janssen Salvador-Fayne Volchenkov-Larsson Greene-Foster Tao
Sad to see him go, but I'm sure we'll still have our share of games with him, regardless of number becoming substantially lower. Best wishes to the best play-by-play guy in the business!
It's no surprise that our Devils need some puck moving skill on the backend; should Bryce Salvador remain on LTIR or demoted to Albany, our defense as signed would look something like; T...
He will play tonight, while being paired with Tallinder.
A lot of the comments on tonight's game post seemed to indicate that there were a ton of tickets given away in what was supposedly only a 30 pair contest. I won, and at least 5/6 people on the site...
"If he doesn’t get enough help, Ilya Kovalchuk might want the league to look at that contract again." I know I'm looking at this through red-tinted glasses, but could even a Ranger fan say (with a straight face) he has no help? (Just as an addition; the rankings I could honestly care less about. It's the comment that get me riled up.)
Although one could argue the saga was the most difficult thing in recent NHL history, but that's besides the point. The fact remains; as of almost 2:30 this morning, Ilya Kovalchuk has FINALLY...
Let's hope for a good response. As a side note, who believes Lou has some deals already 'done' in theory should the contract be accepted?
What I love about the article Miller links is that Zajac's name does not come up at all. That's journalism for you. Oh, and calling Salvador an "important defenseman" is like calling Rolston an "important forward". Both can be replaced.
By the looks of it, Martin has a "50/50" chance of playing tomorrow. Would make my St. Patty's day all the better, especially if it ends with a season sweep of the Pens. Thoughts?
Interesting quote from Zubrus after the game last night; "Ilya Kovalchuk, who had seven more shots and his first goal as a Devil Friday night, has 30 shots in five games, 29 in the last four. Is he...
All I can say is wow. Shipping out two of your best scorers on a low scoring team for anyone is quite the risk. I guess time will tell.