NEWARK, N.J. — Ilya Kovalchuk gave the New Jersey Devils 100 million reasons to smile on Tuesday night when he helped rally the home team to a 3-2 preseason victory against the Philadelphia Flyers at Prudential Center. Kovalchuk, who inked a 15-year, $100 million dollar contract with the Devils in the off-season, connected off a
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Talented Zherdev remains man of mystery for Flyers
BEHIND A TINTED visor, Nikolai Zherdev’s eyes are hidden like a poker player at the final table of a big tournament. Through 2 weeks in Philadelphia, Zherdev remains every bit of the enigma he was when he skated back to Russia in 2009 after an arbitration dispute with the New York Rangers. His shaded visor
Pekka Rinne Opens Preseason in Mid-Season Form
The first thing that came to mind tonight was the stellar play of Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne. With mostly rookies and younger players in front of him, Rinne looked like he was in mid-season form against most of Carolina’s core. He made two great saves where he had to move from post-to-post, one on Drayson
Kovalchuk welcomes challenge of being Devils’ $100 million villain
Ilya Kovalchuk has always been something of a target for the Rangers, notably Sean Avery. But will the Devils winger’s 15-year, $100 million contract and repercussions with the league now make him more of a target in road arenas for boo birds and fans holding signs? The Devils visit Madison Square Garden Thursday night for
Sergei Shirokov Impressive In Preseason Opener
The Canucks needed it. With only a handful of veterans, including Rick Rypien who left after five shifts because of a rib injury, Vancouver seemed disorientated in front of Schneider. The Canucks were out-shot 18-12 in the first two and the one goal that beat Schneider featured Niklas Hagman circling around Evan Oberg and Stefan
Evgeny Dadonov Assists Twice For Panthers in Preseason Opener
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
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,
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