The top New Jersey Devils stories taken from Internet Blog websites. http://www.njdevilsnews.com Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:22:20 -0400 njdevils.info Feed Builder (c) 2010 njdevils.info http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3510 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3510 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:07:18 -0400 Devils left wing Zach Parise has more than a passing interest in the never-ending Ilya Kovalchuk saga. Another quiet day passed as Kovalchuk remains unsigned despite the Devils being the only NHL team that is still saying publicly that it is trying to sign the unrestricted free agent left... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3509 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3509 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:22:13 -0400 There is no news to report today on the Devils’ pursuit of Ilya Kovalchuk. It was a very quiet Friday. It seems the Devils are waiting on Kovalchuk to make up his mind like the rest of us. I left a message for Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello this afternoon and have yet to hear back from... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3508 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3508 Interchangeable Parts Interchangeable Parts Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:52:17 -0400 Well, we made it one piece across the Atlantic, and have remained in one piece since disembarking in Amsterdam. And look who also got a stamp in his passport: Mats loves it here, cheering for the Netherlands with his new best friend Beesie. But don’t worry — if the Devils were... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3507 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3507 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:37:14 -0400 Another quiet afternoon has passed in the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes and Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said there was nothing new to report. “Nothing is different from yesterday or the day before,” Lamoriello said. It appears the Devils are intent to see this through to end—whether... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3506 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3506 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:52:21 -0400 It’s now been more than a week since Ilya Kovalchuk became an unrestricted free agent and he still hasn’t decided where he wants to sign. With the Los Angeles Kings telling the Los Angeles Times they have dropped out of the bidding again—at least for now—it looks like Kovalchuk has to... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3505 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3505 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:22:13 -0400 Once again the Devils appear to be the only NHL team trying to sign Ilya Kovalchuk. The Los Angeles Times reported early this morning that the Los Angeles Kings have once again dropped out of the bidding after determining they do no have the salary cap space to sign the undrestricted free agent... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3504 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3504 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:07:13 -0400 Ilya Kovalchuk’s camp has submitted a counterproposal contract offer to the Los Angeles Kings, but it might take the team until Thursday to respond, according to the Los Angeles Times. The L.A. Times reported that agent Jay Grossman’s counteroffer was “so complex—and the ramifications so... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3503 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3503 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:07:12 -0400 After the Los Angeles Kings said today that they have “re-engaged” with Ilya Kovalchuk’s agent, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello isn’t saying anything new on his stance on the bidding for unrestricted free agent left wing. “I have no comment on it,” Lamoriello said of the Kings... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3502 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3502 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:22:17 -0400 The Los Angeles Kings are back in on Ilya Kovalchuk, according to the Los Angeles Times. Kings general manager Dean Lombardi told the L.A. Times that his team is “re-engaged” and that Kovalchuk’s camp will make first counter-offer today. http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3501 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3501 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:52:17 -0400 Center Rob Niedermayer has signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Niedermayer, 35, had 10 goals and 12 assists in 71 games with the Devils in 2009-10 after signing a one-year, $1 million contract with them a week before the start of the season. He became an unrestricted free agent on... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3500 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3500 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:07:13 -0400 Russia’s Sport Express reports in the English-translated version of its website that left wing Ilya Kovalchuk is supposedly on the verge of signing with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. The report reads, “according to Sport Express information, Ilya Kovalchuk is close to... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3499 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3499 Interchangeable Parts Interchangeable Parts Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:37:13 -0400 By this time tomorrow, we will be on our way to the Netherlands for a week-long bacchanal of cheese, beer, wooden clogs, and hanging out with our non-Ookie sister. We don’t normally go places we have to fly to; in fact, the last airplane trip we took had Dallas as our destination. We had a... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3498 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3498 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:37:14 -0400 Since Jay Grossman posted on his Twitter account Monday evening that Ilya Kovalchuk had “narrowed down” his choices and “details to be finalized”, there has been no word from Kovalchuk’s agent. Grossman had tweeted earlier Monday that Kovalchuk would be making a decision on his future by... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3497 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3497 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:22:13 -0400 Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello called me back this morning, but had little to say about the team’s pursuit of and chances of re-signing left wing Ilya Kovalchuk. When I asked Lamoriello what the status of talks with Kovalchuk, he said. “Everything is status quo. There is nothing to... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3496 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3496 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:07:16 -0400 Welcome to Day 2 of the wait for Ilya Kovalchuk to announce his decision on where he will sign for next season and, likely, beyond. Kovalchuk’s agent, Jay Grossman, posted on his Twitter account shortly after noon Monday that his client would be making his decision before the end of the day... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3495 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3495 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:07:13 -0400 Devils defenseman Mark Fraser filed for arbitration today. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. today. Fraser, who will turn 24 on Sept. 29, had three goals and three assists in 61 NHL regular season games in 2009-10. http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3494 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3494 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:22:16 -0400 Left wing Ilya Kovalchuk has “narrowed down” his choices, but there will be no announcement tonight, his agent, Jay Grossman tweeted tonight. “Ilya Kovalchuk choices have been narrowed down, details to be finalized but no announcement tonight,” Grossman tweeted. Grossman had tweeted... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3493 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3493 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:07:13 -0400 There has been no word on Ilya Kovalchuk’s future since his agent, Jay Grossman, tweeted at noon (Eastern) that the unrestricted free agent left wing would be making a decision on his future today. Grossman has posted only one tweet since then and that was to express the condokences of his... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3492 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3492 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:22:20 -0400 Ilya Kovalchuk’s agent, Jay Grossman, tweeted today that his client is “looking” to make a decision today on where he will sign. As soon as he does, I will post it. The Los Angeles Kings still say they are out. ESPN.com’s Pierre Lebrun tweeted that Kings GM Dean Lombardi said today via... http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3491 http://www.njdevilsnews.com/content?type=b&id=3491 Fire & Ice Fire & Ice Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:52:13 -0400 In an article of the English-translated version of Russia’s Sport Express, Ilya Kovalchuk’s Russia-based agent says he is negotiating with SKA St Petersburg of the Kontintental Hockey League, but also admits its more likely that the unrestricted free agent left wing remains in the NHL. “To...