DEVILS TAKE SOME TIME TO GET GROWING

New Jersey Devils             

• DEVS NEED WAKE-UP CALL

  By MARK EVERSON

  October 9, 2007 -

  KANATA, Ont. - They're each on pace for 27.3 points this season. If Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus only score at that rate, the Devils will think one victory out of three impressive. Former...more >

• DEVILS' BACKLINE MUST ADJUST

  By MARK EVERSON

  October 8, 2007 -

  KANATA, Ont. - Brent Sutter's Devils are off and running. Running around, sometimes, too. The dual-edged sword of attacking hockey leaves them vulnerable to counterattack at times, and...more >

• DEVILS' BACKUP WEEKES STYMIES PANTHERS

  By MARK EVERSON

  October 7, 2007 -

  SUNRISE, Fla. - Take a photo. For this rare moment, Martin Brodeur has the Devils' second-best goaltending record this season. "I don't think that's happened too often in history...more >

• SUTTER SHAKING IT UP

  WEEKES COULD GET CALL IN GAME 2

  By MARK EVERSON

  October 6, 2007 -

  SUNRISE, Fla. - Brent Sutter just won't play it safe. His first three weeks as a rookie NHL coach have been marked by a string of dramatic moves for the Devils, and he was leaning toward making...more >

• DEVILS NO MATCH IN SUTTER'S COACHING DEBUT

  By MARK EVERSON

  October 5, 2007 -

  TAMPA, Fla. - Brent Sutter's NHL coaching debut was about as successful as his tactic of not assigning John Madden to shackle Vincent Lecavalier. Lecavalier's pair of goals erased the...more >

• SUTTER WON'T HAVE DEVILS FEELING TRAPPED

  By MARK EVERSON

  October 4, 2007 -

  TAMPA, Fla. - Martin Brodeur said fans might not recognize the Devils when they open their season here tonight, and it won't be because the stretchy new uniforms are much different. "We...more >

• DEVILS PREVIEW?

  NEW HOME, NEW COACH, NEW PROBLEMS?

  By MARK EVERSON

  October 4, 2007 -

  Heading to Newark, the Devils have to hope they're not heading south in the standings too. They don't look like much of an attraction, but that hasn't meant failure in the past. New...more >

• DEVILS BEGIN WITHOUT A CAPTAIN

  By MARK EVERSON

  October 3, 2007 -

  The Devils' new order continues under Brent Sutter. Two presumptive candidates for the captaincy didn't even make the rookie coach's list of temporary alternates. Neither John Madden...more >

• DEVILS STILL IN MARKET FOR MARKOV

  By MARK EVERSON

  September 30, 2007 -

  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The NHL's regular season began in England yesterday, the Devils completed their preseason last night, and yet, there's still a prize free-agent defenseman out there New...more >

• DEVS MAKE LINE CHANGE

  By MARK EVERSON

  September 29, 2007 -

  After putting the captaincy up for grabs, Brent Sutter is breaking up the Devils' vaunted checking combo of John Madden and Jay Pandolfo. "It's my feeling. I think it's a good...more >