|
|
| RECENT NHL TEAM NEWS |
| Coverwire Update |
| TOR |
1/10/2012 |
| At the half-way point of the season, the Leafs sit seventh in the Eastern conference with a 21-15-5 record for 47 points. Phil Kessel is second in the NHL in both points (48) and goals (24) and the surprising Joffrey Lupul is tied for fourth in the league with 47 points. |
|
| TAM |
1/10/2012 |
| After 40 games, the Lightning are a disappointing 17-20-3 for 37 points, the sixth-worst tally in the NHL. They are nine points out of a playoff spot and are just two points from cellar of the historically-pathetic Southeast division. |
|
| NJD |
12/4/2011 |
| Following Saturday's loss to Winnipeg on December 3, the Devils were 1-for-15 on the power play over their last four games, all of which have been losses. Even worse for New Jersey is that they have surrendered three shorthanded goals over that span, two of which have been equalizers or game-winning goals. Ilya Kovalchuk has been responsible for giving up the puck on several of the shorthanded tallies and is doing nothing to endear himself to his teammates with lackadaisical play in the defensive zone. |
|
| TAM |
12/2/2011 |
| With Victor Hedman's new five-year deal, the Lightning now have $29.35 million per year tied up in just five guys -- Vinny Lecavalier, Steven Stamkos, Marty St. Louis, Ryan Malone and Hedman. Lecavalier has an 11-year, $85 million deal ($7.727), Stamkos got a five-year, $37.5 million contract ($7.5) and Marty St. Louis is on a four-year, $22.5 million deal ($5.625). Malone is next on the list with a seven-year, $31.5 million deal ($4.5) and Hedman rounds out the lot. Hedman is the "cheapest" of the lot with a five-year, $20 million deal ($4.0). |
|
| NJD |
11/12/2011 |
| New Jersey is currently operating at an 11-percent clip on the power play heading into Saturday's game against Washington, but, more alarmingly, is the fact that the Devils are 0-for-8 in their last two games while surrendering two shorthanded goals. The Devils have been without Ilya Kovalchuk due to a leg injury, but the team wasn't exactly converting many chances with Kovalchuk out there. As usual, New Jersey simply can not be counted on for reliable production on the man-advantage. |
|
| CLM |
11/6/2011 |
| Former coach Ken Hitchcock was thought to be the heir-apparent if the Blue Jackets were to make a coaching change in the recent days but that option closed when he was hired by the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. Columbus is the worst team in the NHL at this point in the year. They have just five points and are 2-8-0 in their last 10 games. Changes may be imminent, particularly after they started the season with such high expectations. |
|
| STL |
11/6/2011 |
| The Blues fired Davis Payne as head coach and replaced him with Ken Hitchcock, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The Blues are off to a 6-7 start and sit in 13th place in the Western Conference. Hitchcock brings his .588 career winning percentage to St. Louis to lead a team that many think have the horses to reach the playoffs. |
|
| NJD |
10/4/2011 |
| The players waived by New Jersey Monday cleared waivers and will report to the AHL, according to the Bergen Record's Tom Gulitti. Among the waived are defensemen Matt Corrente, Peter Harrold and Jay Leach along with forwards Stephane Veilleux and Vladimir Zharkov. |
|
| NJD |
9/19/2011 |
| New Devils coach Pete DeBoer is encouraging the team's defenders to get involved in the attack, Henrik Tallinder told the Bergen Record's Tom Gulitti. One has to wonder if the shock collars that went off whenever a defender had the temerity to cross center ice have been discarded. DeBoer is preaching a more aggressive forecheck and attacking style, something more similar to former coach Brent Sutter's approach, but one has to wonder what kind of leash GM Lou Lamoriello has on the newly appointed DeBoer. |
|
|
