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New Jersey Devils information, The New Jersey Devils were founded in 1974 and compete in the Atlantic Eastern division. They serve as one of the NHL's most popular franchises, winning three Stanley Cups, four Conference championships, and seven division championships.

2005-2006 saw the 5th division title in the last ten years for the New Jersey Devils. The Devils also saw their relationship with Larry Robinson end with his resignation in December last year. This move sparked GM Lou Lamoriello to take over the helm leading the Devils to a 32-18 record under his brief tenure as a coach. After falling to the Carolina Hurricanes in the conference semifinals, Lamoriello decided to hire Claude Julien (ex-Nordiques defensemen and most recently former Montreal Canadiens head coach) to compliment the Devils stingy defense ethic.

On the offensive side of the puck, the Devils were able to prove that they can score goals just as well as any other team. Not a difficult task with guys like Brian Gionta (48G-41A) and Scott Gomez (33G-51A) leading the way. Even with Patrik Elias missing the first half of the season due to injury, the Devils still found ways to score goals with the help of rookie Zach Parise, veteran Jamie Langenbrunner helping out on the power-play, and Brian Rafalski notching 43 assists. They ended the season losing to the Hurricanes in the Conference semi finals. They have failed to make it past this point in the last two seasons as well, losing to the Senators in 2007 and earlier in the quarterfinals to the Rangers in 2008. In 2009 the trend repeated, this time defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the quarterfinals.

With years of building from the stellar offense of Langenbrunner and Elias, the always-reliable defense unit led by Martin Brodeur, and the emergence of Zach Parise, the Devils should give fans plenty to cheer about as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference in 2009-2010.

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• Posted Fri, Oct 30, 2009 in Boston Bruins Devils Edge Bruins In Final Minutes

  The New Jersey Devils were able to slip two goals by goalie Tim Thomas, the go-ahead score with just over a minute to play for them to battle over the Boston Bruins 2-1 last night at the TD Garden. Despite collecting 25 saves, the only moments in Thomas’s mind were the two that got by. “I [...]

• Posted Tue, Oct 6, 2009 in New Jersey Devils Rangers Outplay Winless Devils

  New York Rangers defensemen Matt Gilroy scored the games final goal at the end of the second period as New York held on to win over the New Jersey Devils 3-2 yesterday in Newark, New Jersey.  The Devils for the first time since 2002 have lost their intitial two regular season contests.  The Rangers were down 2-1 early on but [...]

• Posted Fri, Apr 10, 2009 in Sports NHL Eastern Conference Playoffs Preview

  In the midst of the final week of the regular season, teams are preparing for the tough playoff road ahead in a tight Eastern Conference.  The Boston Bruins hold the best record in the league at 51-18 with three games to go before the opening rounds.  After making an early exit in the quarterfinals last [...]

• Posted Tue, Mar 24, 2009 in Sports Bruins End Skid With Win Over New Jersey
• Posted Wed, Dec 24, 2008 in Boston Bruins Bruins, Thomas Shutout Devils
• Posted Wed, Jul 2, 2008 in Chicago Blackhawks NHL Off-Season News - Free Agent Signings
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• Posted Sun, Jan 20, 2008 in New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils 2008 Mid-Season Report