John Hynes hasn’t forgotten. Just a year ago, The Hockey News‘ editors verbally interred his New Jersey Devils so far down the National Hockey League standings in a pre-season X-Ray that you’d have needed an electron microscope to find them. “The Devils’ rebuild has a long way to go,” The Game’s Bible concluded, which was […]
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 […]
Now what — for the Rangers, Islanders and Devils? Secure in the knowledge that they obtained the best possible draftees, the three locals are looking ahead to the ever-heart-throbbing Free Agent Frenzy beginning on July 1. In a rather unique situation, our trio of teams are confronting dilemmas in the crease. All are solvable but […]
By Leo Scaglione Jr. Special Contributor to MSGNetworks.com Ray Shero did something tonight for the first time since he took over as Devils general manager in 2015. He plucked a defenseman in the first round of the NHL Draft. After selecting a trio of forwards — Pavel Zacha (2015), Michael McLeod (2016) and Nico Hischier […]
