2010–11 New Jersey Devils | |
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Division | 4th Atlantic |
Conference | 11th Eastern |
2010–11 record | 38–39–5 |
Home record | 22–16–3 |
Road record | 16–23–2 |
Goals for | 174 |
Goals against | 209 |
Team information | |
General manager | Lou Lamoriello |
Coach | John MacLean (Oct.–Dec.) Jacques Lemaire (interim, Dec.–Apr.) |
Captain | Jamie Langenbrunner (Oct.–Jan.) Vacant (Jan.–Apr.) |
Alternate captains | Patrik Elias Ilya Kovalchuk Zach Parise |
Arena | Prudential Center |
Average attendance | 14,776[1] |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ilya Kovalchuk (31) |
Assists | Patrik Elias (41) |
Points | Patrik Elias (62) |
Penalty minutes | David Clarkson (116) |
Plus/minus | Mark Fayne (+10) |
Wins | Martin Brodeur (23) |
Goals against average | Johan Hedberg (2.38) |
The 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 29th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2]
The Devils posted a regular season record of 38 wins, 39 losses and 5 overtime/shootout losses for 81 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1995–96 season, ending their 13-season playoff streak. This was the first time the Devils finished the season with a losing record since the 1990–91 season. Their 174 goals scored were the lowest ever amount for the Devils in a non-lockout shortened season.
Off-season
[edit]On April 26, 2010, Jacques Lemaire announced that he would retire from coaching.[3] On June 17, the New Jersey Devils announced that John MacLean would become the 19th head coach in the franchise's history.[4] On June 29, the Devils announced that former NHL player Adam Oates will be the assistant coach for the team for the 2010–11 season.[5]
On July 19, Ilya Kovalchuk re-signed with the Devils to a 17-year, $102 million contract. The contract was front-loaded with minimal payments in the last few seasons, when Kovalchuk would be in his 40s and unlikely to play. The deal was subsequently rejected by the NHL as a circumvention of the NHL collective bargaining agreement. The Devils stated after the NHL rejection that they would appeal the decision under the "collective bargaining agreement" process.[6] On August 8, arbitrator Richard Bloch upheld the NHL's rejection of the contract, rendering Kovalchuk an unrestricted free agent again.[7] On September 4, the Devils re-submitted another contract to the NHL worth $100 million to be paid over 15 years. The deal was approved by the NHL the following week as part of an NHL–National Hockey League Players' Association agreement concerning contracts over five years in length.[8]
Regular season
[edit]An injury to Bryce Salvador allowed the Devils to avoid a major trade before the start of the regular season. They opened their regular season at home on October 8 with a 4–3 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars with only 20 players on the roster. Subsequent injuries to Anton Volchenkov and Brian Rolston, as well as a one-game suspension of Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond after a 7–2 loss to the Washington Capitals, dropped the roster size to 17. The team and management have been under scrutiny for the decision to dress as few as 15 men (and two goaltenders) as a result of having too few funds for an average-sized roster.
After an NHL-worst 9–22–2 start to the season, John MacLean was fired as head coach, and Jacques Lemaire, who had retired as the Devils' head coach in the off-season, was hired as interim head coach.[9]
Following the trade of captain Jamie Langenbrunner, the Devils managed an astonishing turnaround. After the start of the second half of the season, the Devils saw a dramatic increase in offensive production, in addition to the outstanding performance by backup goaltender Johan Hedberg. The Devils turned their record around from 10 to 29–2 on January 9 to 32–32–4 by March 12, with a point percentage of over 80% during their 22–3–2 stretch. Following a win against New York Islanders on March 12, the Devils found themselves six points out of the final playoff berth with a game in hand on the eighth-placed New York Rangers, and a hope of making the playoffs for a 14th consecutive season had been renewed among the fans. The team faded, however, finishing 12 points behind the Rangers.
With the injured Zach Parise missing 69 of the Devils' 82 regular season games, the team struggled offensively, finishing 30th overall in goals scored with just 171 (excluding three shootout-winning goals). They also finished 30th overall in power-play goals scored, with 34, and power-play opportunities, with 237. However, the Devils were the most disciplined team in the league once again, with only 241 power-play opportunities against, and they tied the Los Angeles Kings for the fewest power-play goals allowed with 40.[10][11]
At the conclusion of the season, head coach Jacques Lemaire announced that he would not return to coach the Devils in the 2011–12 season.[12]
Playoffs
[edit]Following a 3–1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on April 2, the Devils were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 1996.
Media
[edit]This season was Mike Emrick's final season as the television play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Devils since he moved to NBC Sports. Steve Cangialosi would replace Emrick the following year. However, Chico Resch continued to be a TV color commentator. Radio coverage was still on WFAN with Matt Loughlin and Sherry Ross.
Standings
[edit]Divisional standings
[edit]GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 259 | 223 | 106 |
2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 238 | 199 | 106 |
3 | New York Rangers | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 233 | 198 | 93 |
4 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 174 | 209 | 81 |
5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 229 | 264 | 73 |
Conference standings
[edit]R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | z – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 43 | 224 | 197 | 107 | |
2 | y – Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 259 | 223 | 106 | |
3 | y – Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 44 | 246 | 195 | 103 | |
4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 238 | 199 | 106 | |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 247 | 240 | 103 | |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 216 | 209 | 96 | |
7 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 245 | 229 | 96 | |
8 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 233 | 198 | 93 | |
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9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 35 | 236 | 239 | 91 | |
10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 251 | 85 | |
11 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 174 | 209 | 81 | |
12 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 29 | 223 | 269 | 80 | |
13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 192 | 250 | 74 | |
14 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 229 | 264 | 73 | |
15 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 195 | 229 | 72 |
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division
Schedule and results
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]Preseason: 2-1-3 (home: 2-0-1; road: 0-1-2)
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Win Loss Overtime/Shootout Loss
Regular season
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October: 3-8-1, 7 Points (home: 0-4-1; road: 3-4-0)
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November: 5-6-1, 11 Points (home: 4-1-1; road: 1-5-0)
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December: 2-11-0, 4 Points (home: 2-6-0; road: 0-5-0)
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January: 6-5-1, 13 Points (home: 3-2-0; road: 3-3-1)
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February: 11-1-1, 23 Points (home: 5-0-1; road: 6-1-0)
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March: 8-5-1, 17 Points (home: 5-2-0; road: 3-3-1)
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April: 3-3-0, 6 Points (home: 3-1-0; road: 0-2-0)
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2010-11 Schedule
Win (2 Points) Loss (0 Points) Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point) |
Player statistics
[edit]Skaters
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
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Goaltenders
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Devils. Stats reflect time with Devils only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Devils only.
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
[edit]Awards
[edit]Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Award | Awarded | |||||||
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Martin Brodeur[14] | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 24, 2011 | |||||||
Johan Hedberg[15] | NHL Second Star of the Week | February 21, 2011 | |||||||
Johan Hedberg[16] | NHL Third Star of the Month | February 2011 |
Records
[edit]Player | Record (Amount) | Achieved |
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Milestones
[edit]Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
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Jason Arnott | 1,100th Career NHL Game | October 8, 2010 | |||||||
Matt Taormina | 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2010 | |||||||
Alexander Urbom | 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2010 | |||||||
Matt Taormina | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point |
October 13, 2010 | |||||||
Matthew Corrente | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point |
October 15, 2010 | |||||||
Matt Taormina | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 15, 2010 | |||||||
Jacob Josefson | 1st Career NHL Game | October 15, 2010 | |||||||
Olivier Magnan | 1st Career NHL Game | October 21, 2010 | |||||||
Alexander Vasyunov | 1st Career NHL Game | October 23, 2010 | |||||||
Alexander Vasyunov | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point |
October 29, 2010 | |||||||
Bradley Mills | 1st Career NHL Game | October 30, 2010 | |||||||
Bradley Mills | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point |
November 3, 2010 | |||||||
Stephen Gionta | 1st Career NHL Game | November 5, 2010 | |||||||
Mattias Tedenby | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point |
November 10, 2010 | |||||||
Mattias Tedenby | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 12, 2010 | |||||||
Alexander Vasyunov | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 12, 2010 | |||||||
Henrik Tallinder | 500th Career NHL Game | November 18, 2010 | |||||||
Patrik Elias | 900th Career NHL Game | November 20, 2010 | |||||||
Mark Fayne | 1st Career NHL Game | November 22, 2010 | |||||||
Johan Hedberg | 300th Career NHL Game | November 22, 2010 | |||||||
Colin White | 100th Career NHL Assist | December 4, 2010 | |||||||
Colin White | 700th Career NHL Game | December 6, 2010 | |||||||
Mark Fayne | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point |
December 15, 2010 | |||||||
Martin Brodeur | 1,100th Career NHL Game | December 23, 2010 | |||||||
Mark Fayne | 1st Career NHL Assist | December 26, 2010 | |||||||
Nick Palmieri | 1st Career NHL Goal | January 9, 2011 | |||||||
Jason Arnott | 500th Career NHL Assist | January 17, 2011 | |||||||
Vladimir Zharkov | 1st Career NHL Goal | January 17, 2011 | |||||||
Dainius Zubrus | 300th Career NHL Assist | February 3, 2011 | |||||||
Jacques Lemaire | 600th Career NHL Win (coach) | February 10, 2011 | |||||||
Patrik Elias | 800th Career NHL Point | February 19, 2011 | |||||||
Anton Volchenkov | 100th Career NHL Point | February 19, 2011 | |||||||
Adam Mair | 600th Career NHL Game | March 6, 2011 | |||||||
Jacob Josefson | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point |
March 6, 2011 | |||||||
Jacob Josefson | 1st Career NHL Goal | March 12, 2011 | |||||||
Anssi Salmela | 100th Career NHL Game | March 17, 2011 | |||||||
Dave Steckel | 300th Career NHL Game | March 20, 2011 | |||||||
Travis Zajac | 400th Career NHL Game | March 25, 2011 | |||||||
Rod Pelley | 200th Career NHL Game | March 30, 2011 | |||||||
Brian Rolston | 400th Career NHL Assist | April 1, 2011 | |||||||
Ilya Kovalchuk | 700th Career NHL Game 700th Career NHL Point |
April 6, 2011 | |||||||
Adam Henrique | 1st Career NHL Game | April 10, 2011 | |||||||
Alexander Urbom | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point |
April 10, 2011 | |||||||
David Clarkson | 100th Career NHL Point | April 10, 2011 |
Transactions
[edit]The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | |
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June 19, 2010[17] | To Nashville Predators Matthew Halischuk 2nd-round pick in 2011 |
To New Jersey Devils Jason Arnott |
January 7, 2011[18] | To Dallas Stars Jamie Langenbrunner |
To New Jersey Devils Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2011[a] |
February 9, 2011[19] | To San Jose Sharks Patrick Davis Michael Swift |
To New Jersey Devils Jay Leach Steven Zalewski |
February 28, 2011[20] | To Washington Capitals Jason Arnott |
To New Jersey Devils Dave Steckel 2nd-round pick in 2012 |
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Lost via waivers
[edit]Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers |
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Jay Pandolfo | None | N/A |
Player signings
[edit]Player | Contract terms |
Mattias Tedenby[37] | 3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract |
Jacob Josefson[37] | 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract |
Eric Gelinas[21] | 3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract |
David Clarkson[38] | 3 years, $8 million |
Mark Fraser[39] | 1 year, $500,000 |
Tyler Eckford[24] | 1 year, $550,000 |
Olivier Magnan[24] | 1 year, $500,000 |
Harry Young[24] | 3 years, $1.61 million entry-level contract |
Jean-Sebastien Berube[24] | 3 years, $1.595 million entry-level contract |
Patrick Davis[24] | 1 year, $500,000 |
Tim Sestito[24] | 1 year, $500,000 |
Ilya Kovalchuk[40] | 15 years, $100 million |
Mike Hoeffel[26] | 2 years, $1.325 million entry-level contract |
Draft picks
[edit]New Jersey's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Club Team |
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2 | 38 (from Atlanta) | Jon Merrill | D | ![]() |
U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
3 | 84 | Scott Wedgewood | G | ![]() |
Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
4 | 114 | Joe Faust | D | ![]() |
Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MN) |
6 | 174 | Maxime Clermont | G | ![]() |
Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
7 | 204 | Mauro Jorg | RW | ![]() |
HC Lugano (NLA) |
Farm teams
[edit]The Albany Devils (relocated from Lowell) of the American Hockey League and the Trenton Devils of the ECHL remain the New Jersey Devils' minor league affiliates for the 2010–11 season.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 2010-11 New Jersey Devils Regular Season Attendance Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- ^ Jacques Lemaire Retires
- ^ "MacLean introduced as new head coach – New Jersey Devils – News". Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ Adam Oates named Assistant Coach
- ^ "Lamoriello statement on Kovalchuk signing" (Press release). New Jersey Devils. July 22, 2010.
- ^ Kovalchuk a free agent after arbitrator ruling
- ^ Devils, Kovalchuk finally seal the deal, [Miami Herald]
- ^ "DEVILS FIRE HEAD COACH MACLEAN, LEMAIRE BACK BEHIND THE BENCH". Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ "2010-11 NHL Summary".
- ^ "2010-11 NHL Schedule and Results".
- ^ Lemaire won't return as Devils coach
- ^ "2010–11 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
- ^ Thomas tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
- ^ Antti Niemi tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
- ^ Toews tops February's 'Three Stars of the Month'
- ^ Arnott is Back!
- ^ Langenbrunner traded to Dallas
- ^ Devils acquire Jay Leach & Steve Zalewski
- ^ C David Steckel acquired from Washington
- ^ a b Devils sign prospect Eric Gelinas, add D Dan Kelly
- ^ a b Devils sign D Tallinder and Volchenkov
- ^ Devils sign G Johan Hedberg
- ^ a b c d e f g h i New Jersey Signs Nine Players
- ^ Devils sign Mair, assign Leblond to AHL
- ^ a b Devils sign F Mike Hoeffel, D Joe Sova Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Devils ink G Keith Kinkaid to entry-level deal
- ^ Commitments Cory Murphy
- ^ Joachim Sandström (May 27, 2010). "NHL-meriterade Pikkarainen valde Timrå" [NHL-merited Pikkarainen chose Timrå]. timraik.se (in Swedish). Timrå IK. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Martin
- ^ After ten seasons Skoula farewells the NHL, heads to Omsk joining Jagr Archived July 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH ROB NIEDERMAYER
- ^ Avalanche Signs Yip
- ^ Panthers Ink LW Andrew Peters
- ^ When Will Mike Mottau Get Signed by a NHL Team?
- ^ ISLANDERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH MIKE MOTTAU
- ^ a b Devils sign top picks Tedenby, Josefson
- ^ Devils re-sign David Clarkson
- ^ Devils, Fraser avoid arbitration
- ^ Signed, sealed, delivered