New Jersey Devils

It looks like the Devils were more worried about a defensive game than an Ilya Kovalchuk game.

 New Jersey got one of the best shot-blockers in the league.  But don't think that the team is the only winner here; Volchenkov has to be happy that he won't have to block those Brian Rolston bombs anymore.  The Russian defenseman was yet another piece that the Devils knew they needed.  He really brings more of a competitive edge to New Jersey as the league's best shot-blocker.

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nother one of those days is coming up though, yet it seems that there are few people outside of the New Jersey Devils’ fan base that know it.  Martin Brodeur is just 3 wins away from passing Hall-of-Famer Patrick Roy in the all-time wins mark, as well as only 3 shutouts away from Terry Sawchuk’s 103 shutout record.  So where is the media coverage?  Why is it that we are hearing more about Sydney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin’s quarrels than the great achievements set forth by Brodeur?

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port to win at the college and Olympic level before going on to a Stanley Cup winning team with the New Jersey Devils.  In addition, he was a two-time All-Star that amassed 923 points during his long NHL career.  Ken Morrow went to the New York Islanders in 1980 and became the only athlete to win Olympic gold and a Stanley Cup in the same year.

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