New Jersey Devils Rumors & News

New York Post "The New Jersey Devils are again skating on very thin financial ice, The Post has learned. The team’s cash-strapped owner, less than six months after restructuring its debt, has missed an interest payment and now risks defaulting on its new loan, a source with direct knowledge of the situation..." June 17

SportingNews.com "While the NHL, NHL Players Association, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation all say a deal to bring players to the 2013 Sochi Olympics will get done, there are still roadblocks, according to Sportsnet's John Shannon. Two of the big ones: the league's desire..." June 10

Newark Star-Ledger "Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello is a man who never admits to having regrets. If he has them, as he must, he won’t say so. But with the Boston Bruins reaching the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in three seasons, you have to wonder whether Lamoriello would like to have a mulligan on..." June 09

Newark Star-Ledger "The Devils and center Andrei Loktionov have agreed on a new contract, believed to be a one-year deal for the 2013-14 season. General manager Lou Lamoriello said the Devils did not want to see Loktionov, who would have been a restricted free agent, play in Russia. "He's not going to Russia...." June 08

NHL.com "All players entering the NHL beginning next season could be required to wear a visor. The NHL's Competition Committee met Tuesday here. Among its recommendations was a proposal that would make visors mandatory for all players entering the League, starting in 2013-14. Under the proposal,..." June 05

TSN.ca "The NHL's Competition Committee has recommended the mandatory wearing of visors be grandfathered in at its meeting in Toronto on Tuesday. The use of shallower nets to be used next season as well as a hybrid icing rule to be tested in preseason were among other recommended rule changes proposed..." June 04

NHL.com "New Jersey Devils director of amateur scouting David Conte said he's excited that fans from the Garden State will have an opportunity to see what an NHL Draft is all about on June 30 at Prudential Center. Other than that, the draft will be business as usual. Except, of course, for the shorter..." June 02

Newark Star-Ledger "The Devils will not bring forwards Steve Sullivan or Matt D'Agostini back next season, general manager Lou Lamoriello told The Star-Ledger. Sullivan, 38, was re-acquired in a deadline day trade with the Phoenix Coyotes. He is an unrestricted free agent. "I don't think we'll be bringing Steve..." May 31

NHL.com "The 2013 NHL Awards winners will be revealed in two live television specials during the Stanley Cup Final. At 7 p.m. on the day of Game 2 of the Final, the winners of the Hart, Calder, Norris and Vezina trophies, along with the Ted Lindsay Award, will be announced as part of an hour-long show..." May 24

NHL.com "Yankee Stadium will host a doubleheader of a different sort this winter. The 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series will see the three New York City metropolitan NHL teams play a pair of games at the home of the New York Yankees. The New York Rangers will face the New Jersey Devils at 12:30 p.m...." May 15

NHL.com "The National Hockey League moved closer to an agreement to send its players to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia during a meeting in Stockholm on Friday. The meeting included representatives from the NHL, National Hockey League Players' Association, International Olympic Committee,..." May 10

North Jersey "Devils’ prospect Stefan Matteau will be at Madison Square Garden tonight with his father, Stephane, to watch the Rangers and the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. Stephane, a former Ranger, was scheduled to speak this afternoon to students from a school in the..." May 08

North Jersey "Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, who will turn 41 one week from today, has said many times already that he will come back next season and play out the second and final season on his contract. That doesn’t mean that next season will definitely be Brodeur’s last, though. “Not at all,” the future..." April 30

North Jersey "Missing the playoffs the season after going to the Stanley Cup Finals will not cost Pete DeBoer his job. DeBoer definitely will be back as coach of the Devils next season, general manager Lou Lamoriello said Monday. "I'll put it to rest. The season is over now," Lamoriello said after the..." April 30

NHL.com "By finishing with the fewest points in the regular season, the Florida Panthers had the best chance to land the No. 1 pick at the 2013 NHL Draft in June. But, on Monday, the Colorado Avalanche were the ones smiling. Colorado (16-25-7) was the winner of the 2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery..." April 29

Newark Star-Ledger "There should have been no question about whether Devils coach Pete DeBoer is returning for next season. But this is, after all, the Devils. So general manager Lou Lamoriello put to rest any questions when he said today that DeBoer will be back next season. "Yes. I've said all along. Put..." April 29

NHL.com "The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs will open Tuesday in Chicago with a matchup between the Presidents' Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild, who were the last team to clinch a playoff berth. The NHL released the playoff schedule Sunday night and it includes three Game 1s on..." April 29

North Jersey "After not getting many breaks over the final month and a half of their season, the Devils are hoping to get lucky for the second time in three years in the NHL Draft Lottery. By finishing 22nd overall with a 19-19-10 record and 48 points (the league’s ninth-worst record), the Devils have a 2.7..." April 29

North Jersey "In some ways, it’s doesn’t feel like Dainius Zubrus has already been with the Devils for six seasons. Just two days after Scott Gomez left the Devils to sign with the rival Rangers, the Devils signed Zubrus to a six-year, $20.4 million contract to help fill the hole Gomez’s departure created at..." April 26

Newark Star-Ledger "David Clarkson collected his team-leading 15th goal and Ilya Kovalchuk scored in the third period as the Devils marked their final home game of the season with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday night at Prudential Center. Patrik Elias assisted on two goals for the..." April 26

NHL.com "The team holding the top pick in the 2013 NHL Draft will need to consider one important question prior to stepping to the podium to announce its selection on June 30 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. What do we need right now? Is it a poised and polished minute-munching, two-way..." April 24

Bergen Record "Martin Brodeur, who will turn 41 on May 6, again stated Tuesday that he plans to honor the final year on his contract and return for a 20th NHL season. “I had a fun year,” said Brodeur, the NHL’s all-time leader in wins and shutouts. “I felt really good playing again. I’m just looking forward..." April 24

Newark Star-Ledger "Having already been eliminated from playoff contention, the Devils scored two power play goals on their way to a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens tonight at Prudential Center. Patrik Elias notched his 14th goal and Steve Sullivan also scored on the power play. Jacob Josefson scored his..." April 24

Yahoo! Sports "There is no longer a big-league baseball team in Montreal, but the closest junior hockey team apparently has a new designated quitter. New Jersey Devils first-round pick Stefan Matteau's turbulent season, which has included being suspended by the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada for rough play,..." April 22

New York Post "This was not about the opponent, not about the way last season ended or the way this one might. For the Rangers, this was about another two points that just happened to come at the expense of the Devils, a 4-1 triumph yesterday at the Garden that eliminated their cross-river rival from playoff..." April 22

New York Post "From the Final in 2012 to Finality in 2013. And when Martin Brodeur was asked if he could define the difference in the Devils from one year to the next in the moments following regular-season Game 45 elimination from playoff contention with yesterday’s 4-1 Garden defeat to the Rangers, the..." April 22

North Jersey "Devils RW Ilya Kovalchuk appeared to be grimacing in pain as he rotated his right shoulder when the sat down in the penalty box (hooking) with 4:40 left in regulation Sunday. "Just stretching," insisted Kovalchuk, who missed 11 games with a right shoulder injury before returning Saturday..." April 22

Newark Star-Ledger "Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello confirmed that 19-year-old prospect Stefan Matteau has been released by Blainville-Boisbrand (QMJHL) after leaving the junior team during the playoffs. Matteau, the Devils' first pick (29th overall) in the 2012 NHL entry draft, was benched during the third..." April 22

NHL.com "In celebration of Earth Day, NHL Green has teamed up with Sterling Planet, the United States' leading retail provider of environmental assets for corporate, utility and government clients, to attempt to mitigate the environmental impact of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the second..." April 22

Newark Star-Ledger "Devils captain Bryce Salvador was examined by a hand specialist today and he will not play in the final three games this season. No surgery is necessary, at least at this time. Salvador was struck on the top of his right thumb where it meets the wrist by a Zdeno Chara slap shot on April 10...." April 22

North Jersey "The Devils had vowed to fight to the end, but didn’t put up much of a fight at all Sunday afternoon with their season on the line against their biggest rivals. The Devils’ last meaningful game of the 2012-13 season culminated in frustration, with coach Pete DeBoer being ejected and fans..." April 22

Newark Star-Ledger "Never one to pass up a chance to rib one of his teammates, Devils goalie Martin Brodeur assessed Ilya Kovalchuk’s performance in his first game back since injuring his right shoulder on March 23. “We scored six goals and he didn’t even have an assist,” Brodeur joked. Then Brodeur added:..." April 21

North Jersey "The Rangers, suddenly an offensive juggernaut with 18 goals in their past three games, strengthened their playoff pursuit while officially ending the Devils’ postseason chances. Ryan Callahan scored twice as the Rangers beat the Devils, 4-1, at Madison Square Garden this afternoon. The..." April 21

Newark Star-Ledger "Who takes the blame if the Devils miss the playoffs after going all the way to the Stanley Cup Final last year? Often, it is the coach, but there are few who think Pete DeBoer is mainly at fault if the Devils miss. “We’re in a tough spot, but the reason we’re still fighting for a playoff..." April 20

Bergen Record "Ilya Kovalchuk seemed happy today he got a haircut Thursday. “You’ve got to look good, you know,” Kovalchuk said. “We’re going to be on national TV (Sunday vs. Rangers).” It sounded today as if Kovalchuk is preparing to go back on camera and play after missing the last 11 games with a right..." April 20

CSN Philly "Those are Scott Hartnell’s words after a numbing 3-0 loss by the Flyers on Thursday night to the New Jersey Devils. The defeat reduced the Flyers' elimination number to two points. A Rangers’ victory Friday at Buffalo will officially knock the Flyers out of playoff contention. “There have..." April 19

Newark Star-Ledger "It is not something the Devils want to contemplate, but by this weekend the season could be over for Ilya Kovalchuk, captain Bryce Salvador, as well as the entire team. Neither Kovalchuk (right shoulder) nor Salvador (right wrist) will play in tomorrow night’s game against the Philadelphia..." April 18

New York Daily News "The Bronx is freezing. The NHL is planning an outdoor Stadium Series for next season headlined by two Rangers games at Yankee Stadium, one against the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 26 and another against the Islanders on Jan. 29, the Daily News has confirmed. TSN first reported the planned..." April 17

ESPN.com "The NHL is in the final planning stages of its much-anticipated series of outdoor stadium games next season with six outdoor contests set to take place in football and baseball stadiums across North America, sources familiar with the plan confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday. The series will start..." April 17

Bergen Record "Someday the Devils will score a goal and maybe even win a game. Monday was not that day. The Devils have lost a mind-numbing 10 consecutive games after losing 2-0 for the second game in a row – this time to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre. Phil Kessel broke a scoreless tie..." April 16

Bergen Record "Right wing Ilya Kovalchuk missed his 10th game in a row with a right-shoulder injury he sustained March 23 against Florida. He did not accompany the team to Toronto but skated on his own at Prudential Center. Kovalchuk also skated on his own Sunday rather than practice with the team. Devils..." April 16

Newark Star-Ledger "Patrik Elias said coach Pete DeBoer and his staff shouldn’t be blamed for the 10-game losing streak. “It’s not an easy job they have right now,” Elias said. “We don’t know what to say and they don’t know what to say. It seems like there is no justice out there for us right now. It’s not just..." April 16

Toronto Star "If the Air Canada Centre was sound asleep for most of Monday night, it’s at least partly because the Maple Leafs, in the first 40 minutes of their game against the New Jersey Devils, managed to put five shots on goal. Two periods, zero goals, next to zero drama — you could hear the collective..." April 16

Bergen Record "Seemingly every player superstition has been tried, the coaching manual nearly exhausted. So far, nothing has helped the Devils get a win. They’ve lost nine consecutive games (0-5-4) heading into tonight’s contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre, a slide that’s dropped them..." April 15

Newark Star-Ledger "Devils coach Pete DeBoer has been around hockey all his adult life. He has been a witness to hot streaks and demoralizing slumps. He knows the puck can be your best friend or your worst enemy. He accepts that. But he says the current run of misfortune that has threatened to unhinge the Devils’..." April 14

Newark Star-Ledger "High-scoring winger Ilya Kovalchuk isn’t ready to drive the Devils’ stalled offense just yet. Kovalchuk, who said Thursday afternoon that he’s not interested in returning from his right shoulder injury, only to be a "passenger" on the bench, didn’t participate in Friday’s morning skate at the..." April 13