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Since the stunning departure of Ilya Kovalchuk for a bottomless pit of rubles overseas, the Devils have mostly concentrated on locking up their own RFA’s as GM Lou Lamoriello attempts to regroup and retool the team a little more before … Continue reading →

Michael St. Croixedmontonsun.com When it comes to prospects, the Rangers boast few scorers in their system. The recent second round swap with the Canadiens that sent Christian Thomas to Montreal for Danny Kristo could pan out. That story will be … Continue reading →

Josh Bailey has re-signed with the Islanders avoiding arbitration.Getty Images The Islanders announced the re-signing of Josh Bailey to a five-year contract worth $16.5 million avoiding arbitration. The 23-year old former ’08 first round pick showed improvement overall in his … Continue reading →

cbssportsline.ca Ilya Kovalchuk is officially a member of SKA St. Petersburg. The former Devil reached agreement on a four-year contract. It’s reported that he’ll earn $10 million per season. That would mean the 30-year old Russian returns home to star … Continue reading →

Reid Boucher theobserver.ca This summer, we’ll be taking a closer look at the top prospects of the Devils, Islanders, Rangers and Sabres. The list will include each teams’ recent draft picks. Stay tuned for in depth features on your team’s … Continue reading →

When Ilya Kovalchuk signed a fifteen-year contract to stay with the Devils after his rent-a-player stint in 2010, it seemed as if he had made a commitment to play out his career here, a rarity among big Devil UFA’s who … Continue reading →

The Devils are more than one player under Hall Of Fame general manager Lou Lamoriello. Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello spoke to reporters following Ilya Kovalchuk’s retirement from the NHL. According to SovSport’s Pavel Lysenkov, the 30-year old Russian sniper will … Continue reading →

Ilya Kovalchuk stunned hockey by retiring today.Getty Images There are moments when you stop what you’re doing as if frozen. It happened to me when I was interning for Stan Fischler and he told me that Mario Lemieux was coming … Continue reading →

Marek Zidlicky (right) will get to do more celebrations with the Devils for one more year.Getty Images Marek Zidlicky is returning to the Devils for one more year. The 36-year old veteran defenseman reached agreement with New Jersey last night … Continue reading →

Carl Hagelin (pictured above) is excited about re-signing with the Rangers.Photoy courtesy nydailynews.com Two days after getting Ryan McDonagh done, Rangers President and GM Glen Sather took another step towards keeping our core by re-signing Carl Hagelin to a two-year $4.5 … Continue reading →