Haste Makes Waste — Proverb Not Coined By Ray Shero That’s right, the New Jersey Devils general manager didn’t originate the above bromide; he just follows that bit of advice to the letter as he builds an NHL contender. Which explains why New Jersey’s hockey boss doubled as Mister Cool during the recent Free Agent Frenzy […]
Where Do We Go From Here, Boys? — World War II song The Devils know where they’re going — up, up, up and up. That’s the consensus of the New Jersey high command, headed by general manager Ray Shero and coach John Hynes. Coming off an unexpectedly positive season, the general staff is planning to […]
Last September every so-called “expert” in hockey predicted that the Devils would wind up somewhere south of Tahiti and more likely in the subterranean depths of the National Hockey League. General manager Ray Shero sure fooled them. Wheeling and dealing from training camp through the Trade Deadline, Redoubtable Ray stunned the Figure Filberts with a […]