by Neal McHale | Feb 25, 2018 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
NEWARK–On a night to immortalize number 26, the owner of seemingly every offensive record in Devils history, there seemed to be room for reflection. Not only on the career of Patrik Elias, the Czech-born winger, that played his entire career in New Jersey, but...
by Neal McHale | Mar 31, 2017 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils
As the story goes, it was late into the evening on July 1, 2006. It was the first day of NHL free agency and for the first time in his career, Patrik Elias had reached free agency. New Jersey had made attempts to lock up its core—signing Jamie Langenbrunner days...
by Neal McHale | Apr 10, 2016 | New Jersey Devils
The Devils announced several transactions on Friday and many of which will impact the team’s lineup in Saturday’s season finale versus the Maple Leafs. New Jersey Executive Vice President/General Manager Ray Shero announced the recall of 2015 first-round...
by Neal McHale | Apr 10, 2016 | New Jersey Devils
The Devils ended the season a high note, defeating the Maple Leafs 5-1 at home in a game that featured a small sample of the future and paid homage to one of the franchise’s most memorable players. With losses in six of their last seven and their three prior...
by Neal McHale | Apr 8, 2016 | New Jersey Devils
It was another pride-on-the-line game for the Devils Thursday night in Newark versus the Lightning. And for the second time in as many games, pride faltered as the Devils were downed 4-2. Thursday’s loss was New Jersey’s fourth-straight and sixth in their...