CANADIENS27 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 NHL.com. Defenseman Bryce Salvador has been signed to a three year $9.5 million contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted July 4, 2012 Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 I know, don't get why Brodeur and Salvador went to FA only to go back with the devils. I'm expecting Parise to go back with the devils as well. Maybe they were opting for more money and wanted to make Lou sweat a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I know, don't get why Brodeur and Salvador went to FA only to go back with the devils. I'm expecting Parise to go back with the devils as well. Maybe they were opting for more money and wanted to make Lou sweat a bit. It turns out I guessed right about Brodeur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Signed forward Krys Barch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 NHL.com. Named Scott Stevens and Matt Shaw assistant coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Signed forward Bobby Butler to a two way contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 NHL.com. New Jersey signs its first round pick Stefan to an entry level contract. No financial terms were released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 NHL.com. New Jersey signs defensemen Reece Scarlett and Damon Severson to entry level contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 NHL.com. Kovalchuk is back in Russia skating and working out according to the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 A lockout won't do teams is financial difficulties such as the Devils, BJ's, Isles, Yotes and Preds any favours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie6898 Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 A lockout won't do teams is financial difficulties such as the Devils, BJ's, Isles, Yotes and Preds any favours. Agreed it will prove to Gary Bettman if he still has his job that some of those teams need to be moved to Canada, a more hockey country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Agreed it will prove to Gary Bettman if he still has his job that some of those teams need to be moved to Canada, a more hockey country. The salary cap does even out the playing field some. They`d probably have a better chance surviving in Canada since Canadians love their hockey and the NHL team won`t have to compete for fans/TV coverage against the NFL, NBA and MLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 The salary cap does even out the playing field some. They`d probably have a better chance surviving in Canada since Canadians love their hockey and the NHL team won`t have to compete for fans/TV coverage against the NFL, NBA and MLB. They could lower the cap to 50 mil. and some US teams would still find a way to lose money. I don't understand why the NHL even considers the Sunbelt teams, to be a viable option, as far as being a money-maker. I am sure that, "back in the day" (1967) when they expanded to 12 teams that there were no equalization payments. You either sank or swam (California Golden Seals,,anyone?). I REALLY do not know why the BOG/Owners, permits this. Most of the NHL teams have to compete with either the NFL, NBA, or Baseball leagues, for fan support. Those leagues have been established for years, and most of those die-hard fans will not try something new. I TRULY believe, that teams in Quebec, Hamilton, another team in T.O. (more reason to hate the T.O. teams ), and maybe (hopefully) Kitchener, maybe , even Halifax/Dartmouth, would help solve some of the problems with the league. IMO, teams there, would make a run for the money, compared to the loser teams in the U.S. Why the NHL persists in going overseas to promote the game, is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 They could lower the cap to 50 mil. and some US teams would still find a way to lose money. I don't understand why the NHL even considers the Sunbelt teams, to be a viable option, as far as being a money-maker. I am sure that, "back in the day" (1967) when they expanded to 12 teams that there were no equalization payments. You either sank or swam (California Golden Seals,,anyone?). I REALLY do not know why the BOG/Owners, permits this. Most of the NHL teams have to compete with either the NFL, NBA, or Baseball leagues, for fan support. Those leagues have been established for years, and most of those die-hard fans will not try something new. I TRULY believe, that teams in Quebec, Hamilton, another team in T.O. (more reason to hate the T.O. teams ), and maybe (hopefully) Kitchener, maybe , even Halifax/Dartmouth, would help solve some of the problems with the league. IMO, teams there, would make a run for the money, compared to the loser teams in the U.S. Why the NHL persists in going overseas to promote the game, is beyond me. Atlanta flames as well crumbled, so did a Seattle team. Not sure if they were part of the first or 2nd expansion. The cities/towns you mentioned that are in Canada are great cities/town for jr hockey. Not sure Kitchener is big enough for an NHL team. My x-wife was from that region and although Kitchener/Cambridge are great for OHL teams, not sure they could survive in the NHL. The one thing that US cities have over most Canadian cities is population. Hockey has obviously grown in the states over the past 30-40 years. I'm with you, why is Gary so set on Phoenix and places like Las Vegas? They tried Atlanta twice and it didn't work. Why not give a city like Hartford another shot or another city in the northern states? It seems kinda simple to me, first try and AHL team and see how it goes. If the AHL team thrives in that market (like really thrives), move the AHL team then try an NHL team. It sucks for the AHL team to have to move and I'm sure the AHL will having something to say about it. But it seems like a good way to see if there is interest in hockey in the region. But you get the point I'm getting at, do some research, see how hockey works on the lower levels and then move on from there. Was so funny last year, Winnipeg kept getting excited over the possibility of the yotes coming back home and becoming the Jets. Sale looked good, then it didn't, Bettman kept sticking his nose in there and basically forcing Phoenix to keep the yotes(despite not having an owner for over a year). When Winnipeg were finally denied, they said, "hey Gary, what about the thrashers?", Gary's reply,"The who... Oh yeah, you can have them, they're yours...". He didn't bat an eyelash over the thrashers moving(took him 5 seconds to decide), but the yotes... That would be like moving an original 6 team. And really, it may have caused some stir with the divisions, but the conferences would've stayed the same. Winnipeg has always been considered a western team. I have never been able to figure out bettman's obsession with hockey in the desert. Why isn't he that protective of a team like the isles who have history, Stanley Cup history and some of the best players of the late 70's and early 80's? There has to be a lot going on behind the scenes that we aren't aware of, just doesn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 NHL.com. New Jersey send its first round pick Stefan Matteau to its junior team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 NHL.com. Kovalchuk becomes the latest to sign with the KHL going to SKA St. Petersburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 NHL.com. Adam Henrique, who scored 51 points with New Jersey last season and is playing for the Albany Devils this season, will miss 4-6 weeks after injuring the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. The injury occured in a game against Wilkes-Barrie Scranton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 New Jersey's top farm team, Albany, signs center Stephen Gionta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 NHL.com. Jeff Van der Beek has become the sole owner of the Devils after refinancing the team's debt and bought out his partners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever_Habs10 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Lamoriello: Kovalchuk will be here Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 NHL.com. Devils sign Travis Zajac to an 8 year $46 million deal to start with the 2013-14 season. Terms were not disclosed by the team, the terms were reported by ESPN.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever_Habs10 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 NHL.com. Devils sign Travis Zajac to an 8 year $46 million deal to start with the 2013-14 season. Terms were not disclosed by the team, the terms were reported by ESPN.com. Travis Zajac will be a New Jersey Devil for the foreseeable future. The club announced that the 27-year-old signed a long-term contract on Wednesday that, according to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com, is worth $46 million over eight years, with a yearly cap hit of $5.75 million. Full Story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_rocket Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Over-payment, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Pete DeBoer announces that Bryce Salvador has been named captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 New Jersey assigns right wing Cam Jannsen to Albany of the AHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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