Gudbranson, Mike Santorelli and Scott Timmins scored against Carolina starter Cam Ward on three straight shots in a span of 1 minute, 54 seconds in the first period. That put Florida ahead 3-0 less than 6 minutes into the game. Nathan Paetsch also scored and Joe Callahan and Evgeny Dadonov had two assists apiece for
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Anton Babchuk scores in first game back
Anton Babchuk scored the lone goal for the Hurricanes in a 4-1 pre-season loss to Florida on Tuesday night. After a breakout 16 goal season in 2008-09, Babchuk spent last year in the KHL, but he’s making a return to the NHL this year and it looks like he’s going to make it count. Click
Mikael Samuelsson Prepared For Modified Schedule
The numerous shuttles have not gone unnoticed by the players, who usually look pretty closely at the schedule early, then go through most of the season without even knowing half the time who the next opponent is. At that point, once they get into the cadence of playing, all they want to know is when
Johan Hedberg ready to make Devils debut against Flyers
Every goaltender who signs with the Devils as a backup believes he will be the one who finally cuts Martin Brodeur’s workload and keeps the future Hall of Famer fresh for the playoffs. Johan Hedberg is no different. But when he is asked how many games he expects toplay this season if Brodeur remains healthy,
Ilya Kovalchuk Aside, Devils Landed Another Key Free Agent, Anton Volchenkov
Ilya Kovalchuk wasn’t the only free agent the Devils pursued with tenacity this summer. They needed to rebuild their defense corps and wasted no time getting Anton Volchenkov and Henrik Tallinder, locking up both veterans on the first day of free agency. Click Here To Continue Reading
Jay Grossman on SB Nation’s Rink Side Radio With Joe Fortunto
This week (September 20, 2010) Joe & Rink Side Radio are joined by special guest President and Player Agent Jay Grossman of PuckAgency, LLC. Click Here To Listen To Podcast
Anton Babchuk Enters Camp Lean And Mean, Brings Physicality To Team
Maurice had specific praise for defenseman Anton Babchuk, who appeared leaner from his first day in town and backed that up with his performance on the ice. Along with fellow blue-liner Tim Gleason, he was responsible for a few big hits that are seldom seen from veteran players this early in camp. “He was one of
Shirokov knows score this time
Sergei Shirokov has an iPad, dry sense of humour and better command of the English language. If his game matches the grasp of technology and delivery of one-liners, then the Russian winger might upstage the show he put on one year ago. Shirokov led the Vancouver Canucks in preseason scoring but was a deer in
Contract rejection didn’t tempt Ilya Kovalchuk to sign with another NHL team
There was never any chance that Ilya Kovalchuk would negotiate with another NHL team after his initial 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils was rejected by the league and an arbitrator declared him an unrestricted free agent again. But there was the thought of playing in Russia’s Kontinetal Hockey League. “I told Lou (Lamoriello) right away the only
Nashville Predators Goalie Pekka Rinne finds peace in contract, starting job
There’s a bit of a difference with Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne going into training camp this year. He’s a bit more joyful, more relaxed. There are no distractions. He doesn’t have Dan Ellis nipping at his heels for the No. 1 goalie spot. An Olympic decision does not loom, and he has the security of