Devils Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Having completed a 3-1 road trip and yielding only three goals in those three wins, the Devils flew home Saturday night ready for a six-game homestand and seven of their next eight games at the Rock in Newark.
On Saturday, New Jersey struck for two goals in the third period and even survived center Patrik Elias [...]

Devils scout Les ‘Doc’ Widdifield dies at 86 (The Canadian Press)

NEWARK, N.J. – Longtime New Jersey Devils scout Les (Doc) Widdifield has died. He was 86.
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Devils scout Les ‘Doc’ Widdifield dies at 86 (AP)

Longtime New Jersey Devils scout Les ‘Doc’ Widdifield has died. He was 86. The Devils announced the death of Widdifield on Friday, saying he died in his hometown of Saskatoon in Canada. He had been the Devils’ Western Canadian Scout for nearly 25 years and was still working at the time of his death.
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Gillis says Canucks ready for another Cup run (The Canadian Press)

VANCOUVER – When the Vancouver Canucks signed forward Marco Sturm on the first day of NHL free agency many people believed it was just the appetizer.
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Puck Headlines: Sean Avery selling LA home; Steckel on Semin (Yahoo! Sports)

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • According to The Real Estalker (great name), New York Rangers star … Continue reading →
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Pass or Fail: The neon gloom of Reebok NHL Black Ice jerseys (Yahoo! Sports)

Picture the iconic Chicago Blackhawks home sweater, from its vibrant red hue to the individual colors of the Indian’s feathers. Now picture the Vancouver Canuck’s home sweater, and the way the blue and green comingle so uniquely. Now, picture a … Continue reading →
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Yahoo! Fantasy Hockey: The Top 100 players for 2011-12 (Yahoo! Sports)

Training camps are set to open in just a few short weeks. Which means fantasy hockey is back. Which means say goodbye to productivity. On Friday, Yahoo! opened up registration for the 2011-12 fantasy season and after a few bugs were … Continue reading →
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Study: Who is the most efficient general manager in the NHL? (Yahoo! Sports)

Why is this man smiling? Because he’s really, really good at his job … and the numbers back it up. Steve Yzerman of the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t win the NHL’s 2011 General Manager of the Year award, which went … Continue reading →
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Chatting with Alex Ovechkin about Sidney Crosby’s injury, Flyers signing Bryzgalov and speculation about his gut (Yahoo! Sports)

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and his countryman, New Jersey Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk, got together for the second year in a row to host a charity game to benefit deaf and blind children in Russia. Yes, Team Ovi vs. … Continue reading →
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What We Learned: Enough with the outdoor hockey games (Yahoo! Sports)

Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about … Continue reading →
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The NHL coaching landscape, then and now (Yahoo! Sports)

Lindy Ruff of the Buffalo Sabres is the NHL’s longest-tenured coach, hired in July 1997. Nashville Predators Coach Barry Trotz was actually hired one month later, but the Preds’ inaugural season was the following year. The next longest-tenured coach entering … Continue reading →
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Does Aaron Rome owe Nathan Horton more than text apology? (Yahoo! Sports)

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome was suspended for four playoff games by the NHL after knocking Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton out of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final with a late hit. The moment became a turning point in the … Continue reading →
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Puck Headlines: Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane health updates (Yahoo! Sports)

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • That’s some mighty fine hockey hair that Mr. Steven Stamkos is … Continue reading →
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Devils sign 12 players, mostly minor leaguers (The Canadian Press)

NEWARK, N.J. – Goaltender Maxime Clermont and NHL veteran Stephane Veilleux were among 12 players signed by the New Jersey Devils on Monday.
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Puck Headlines: Jets jerseys news; Ovechkin candy bar nunchucks (Yahoo! Sports)

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Alex Ovechkin is endorsing Canadian candy bar Mr. Big this season, … Continue reading →
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Puck Headlines: Hiller ready for Ducks; Roenick vs. Cherry (Yahoo! Sports)

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • That’s Olli Jokinen of the Calgary Flames, adding his third daughter’s … Continue reading →
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Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Daryl ‘Razor’ Reaugh, Dallas announcer (Yahoo! Sports)

(Ed. Note: Our series “Puck Daddy’s Guilty Pleasures” features puckheads from all walks of life answering questions about their own hockey-related guilty pleasures. It will run daily during the month of August. Have a suggestion for a “Guilty Pleasures” guest … Continue reading →
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Chris Drury retired today because he’s Chris Drury (Yahoo! Sports)

Say, did you know Chris Drury was a Little League World Series Champion? Of course you did, because it was repeated ad nauseum about him on every NHL broadcast for the last dozen years, almost as often as his salary … Continue reading →
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Winners, losers in NBC Sports 2011-12 NHL TV schedule (Yahoo! Sports)

NBC and VERSUS released their 2011-12 NHL regular season television schedules on Thursday, only there won’t be a VERSUS as of Jan. 2, which makes for an awkward press release. (The schedules were also released for NHL Network U.S., CBC, … Continue reading →
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Devils will start year without Zajac (AP)

With a new coach and a new outlook after missing the playoffs for the first time since 1996, the New Jersey Devils seemed like a team to watch this upcoming season. But that optimism took a bit of a hit this week. Center Travis Zajac underwent successful surgery in Winnipeg, Man., to repair his left [...]

Puck Headlines: NHL releases TV schedule; no Doughty deal yet (Yahoo! Sports)

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Brendan Salakoh created this old school Winnipeg Jets logo out of … Continue reading →
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Oren Koules, ex-Tampa Bay owner, seeks NHL comeback (Yahoo! Sports)

TORONTO — Oren Koules came to the NHL from Hollywood, where he helped bring the world Charlie Sheen as a sitcom actor and a maniacal puppet torturing people in horror movies. So in cinematic terms, this has been Koules’s storyline … Continue reading →
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Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Dave Lozo, NHL.com writer (Yahoo! Sports)

(Ed. Note: Our series “Puck Daddy’s Guilty Pleasures” features puckheads from all walks of life answering questions about their own hockey-related guilty pleasures. It will run daily during the month of August. Have a suggestion for a “Guilty Pleasures” guest … Continue reading →
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Video: Is this the worst hockey fight of all time? (Yahoo! Sports)

From the Russian Kontinental Hockey League comes an extraordinary hockey fight. Not in the sense that it’s good, because it’s quite terrible and possibly the worst scrap in recent memory. But it’s anything but ordinary. Please clear out 18 seconds … Continue reading →
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According to ESPN, the NHL franchises with dimmest futures (Yahoo! Sports)

The victors go the spoils; to the losers go the high draft selections and subsequent years of rebuilding. That’s how it works in the NHL. For the most part. ESPN.com published its NHL “organizational rankings” for 2011 this week (insider … Continue reading →
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Puck Headlines: NHL 12 legends revealed; Lee Sweatt retires (Yahoo! Sports)

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Wayne Gretzky, Chris Chelios and Ray Bourque are officially revealed for … Continue reading →
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NHL Notebook: Rangers sign Dubinsky (Yahoo! Sports)

The New York Rangers signed forward Brandon Dubinsky to a four-year, $16.8 million contract extension on Thursday. Dubinsky and the Rangers avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to the long-term deal. He made $2 million and was reportedly asking for a one-year contract worth $4.6…
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Doc Emrick steps down as voice of Devils (The Canadian Press)

NEWARK, N.J. – Mike (Doc) Emrick is stepping down as the voice of the New Jersey Devils after 21 years.
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NHL Notebook: Conklin re-signs, Bell makes comeback, Orpik has surgery (Yahoo! Sports)

Goaltender Ty Conklin signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, one day after veteran Chris Osgood announced his retirement. Conklin, 35, started 20 games for the St. Louis Blues last season, going 8-8-4 with a 3.22 goals-against average.
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Stamkos, Lightning agree to 5-year-deal (CBC.ca)

The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms with restricted free agent Steven Stamkos on a five-year contract, the team announced Tuesday. The deal is reportedly worth $37.5 million US.
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What We Learned: Why do we overvalue playoff performance? (Yahoo! Sports)

Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about … Continue reading →
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