2010–11 New Jersey Devils season

2010–11 New Jersey Devils
2010–11 New Jersey Devils
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	(As of Home Game #41) ; Arena Capacity: 17,625 ; Average Draw: 14,776 ; Percentage: 83.84% ; Total: 605,803
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)
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 37th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974,^[2] and 29th season since the franchise relocated to New Jersey to start the 1982–83 NHL season.

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[]

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[]

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 10–29–2 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[]

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[]

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[]

Divisional standings[]

Atlantic Division^[13]
v
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		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y-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[]

Eastern Conference
R	v t	Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
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
8.5
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[]

Pre-season[]

Preseason: 2-1-3 (Home: 2-0-1; Road: 0-1-2)

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record
1	September 21	Philadelphia Flyers	3-4 (SO)	Wells Fargo Center	19,288	0-0-1
2	September 23	New York Rangers	3-4 (OT)	Madison Square Garden	14,987	0-0-2
3	September 25	New York Rangers	4-5 (OT)	Prudential Center	13,821	0-0-3
4	September 28	Philadelphia Flyers	3-2	Prudential Center	10,124	1-0-3
5	October 1	New York Islanders	4-3	Prudential Center	13,596	2-0-3
6	October 2	New York Islanders	1-2	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	7,783	2-1-3

Win Loss Overtime/Shootout Loss

Regular season[]

2010-11 Game Log: 38-39-5, 81 Points (Home: 22-16-3; Road: 16-23-2)

October: 3-8-1, 7 Points (Home: 0-4-1; Road: 3-4-0)

Game	October	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record	Points
1	8	Dallas Stars	3-4 (OT)	Prudential Center	17,625	0-0-1	1
2	9	@ Washington Capitals	2-7	Verizon Center	18,398	0-1-1	1
3	11	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-3	Prudential Center	12,880	0-2-1	1
4	13	@ Buffalo Sabres	1-0 (OT)	HSBC Arena	18,690	1-2-1	3
5	15	Colorado Avalanche	2-3	Prudential Center	12,221	1-3-1	3
6	16	Boston Bruins	1-4	Prudential Center	13,056	1-4-1	3
7	21	@ Montreal Canadiens	3-0	Bell Centre	21,273	2-4-1	5
8	23	Buffalo Sabres	1-6	Prudential Center	14,228	2-5-1	5
9	24	@ New York Rangers	1-3	Madison Square Garden	18,200	2-6-1	5
10	27	@ San Jose Sharks	2-5	HP Pavilion	17,562	2-7-1	5
11	29	@ Anaheim Ducks	2-1	Honda Center	14,724	3-7-1	7
12	30	@ Los Angeles Kings	1-3	Staples Center	18,118	3-8-1	7

November: 5-6-1, 11 Points (Home: 4-1-1; Road: 1-5-0)

Game	November	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record	Points
13	1	@ Vancouver Canucks	0-3	Rogers Arena	18,860	3-9-1	7
14	3	@ Chicago Blackhawks	5-3	United Center	21,044	4-9-1	9
15	5	New York Rangers	0-3	Prudential Center	17,625	4-10-1	9
16	10	Buffalo Sabres	4-5 (SO)	Prudential Center	14,566	4-10-2	10
17	12	Edmonton Oilers	4-3 (OT)	Prudential Center	14,650	5-10-2	12
18	15	@ Boston Bruins	0-3	TD Garden	17,565	5-11-2	12
19	18	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	1-3	Air Canada Centre	19,271	5-12-2	12
20	20	@ St. Louis Blues	2-3	Scottrade Center	19,150	5-13-2	12
21	22	Washington Capitals	5-0	Prudential Center	14,107	6-13-2	14
22	24	Calgary Flames	2-1 (SO)	Prudential Center	13,202	7-13-2	16
23	26	@ New York Islanders	0-2	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	10,897	7-14-2	16
24	27	Philadelphia Flyers	2-1 (SO)	Prudential Center	17,625	8-14-2	18

December: 2-11-0, 4 Points (Home: 2-6-0; Road: 0-5-0)

Game	December	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record	Points
25	2	Montreal Canadiens	1-5	Prudential Center	11,434	8-15-2	18
26	4	@ Philadelphia Flyers	3-5	Wells Fargo Center	19,657	8-16-2	18
27	6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	1-2	Consol Energy Center	18,185	8-17-2	18
28	10	@ Ottawa Senators	2-3	Scotiabank Place	16,471	8-18-2	18
29	11	Detroit Red Wings	1-4	Prudential Center	17,625	8-19-2	18
30	15	Phoenix Coyotes	3-0	Prudential Center	13,208	9-19-2	20
31	17	Nashville Predators	1-3	Prudential Center	14,137	9-20-2	20
32	18	@ Atlanta Thrashers	1-7	Philips Arena	17,024	9-21-2	20
33	21	@ Washington Capitals	1-5	Verizon Center	18,398	9-22-2	20
34	23	New York Islanders	1-5	Prudential Center	13,312	9-23-2	20
35	26	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-4	Prudential Center	5,329	9-24-2	20
36	29	New York Rangers	1-3	Prudential Center	17,625	9-25-2	20
37	31	Atlanta Thrashers	3-1	Prudential Center	13,492	10-25-2	22

January: 6-5-1, 13 Points (Home: 3-2-0; Road: 3-3-1)

Game	January	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record	Points
38	1	@ Carolina Hurricanes	3-6	RBC Center	16,107	10-26-2	22
39	4	Minnesota Wild	1-2	Prudential Center	13,257	10-27-2	22
40	6	Philadelphia Flyers	2-4	Prudential Center	15,098	10-28-2	22
41	8	@ Philadelphia Flyers	1-2	Wells Fargo Center	19,859	10-29-2	22
42	9	Tampa Bay Lightning	6-3	Prudential Center	16,194	11-29-2	24
43	14	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	5-2	St. Pete Times Forum	18,736	12-29-2	26
44	15	@ Florida Panthers	2-3 (OT)	BankAtlantic Center	17,825	12-29-3	27
45	17	@ New York Islanders	5-2	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	13,119	13-29-3	29
46	20	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-0	Prudential Center	14,890	14-29-3	31
47	22	@ Philadelphia Flyers	3-1	Wells Fargo Center	19,847	15-29-3	33
48	23	Florida Panthers	5-2	Prudential Center	15,109	16-29-3	35
49	26	@ Detroit Red Wings	1-3	Joe Louis Arena	20,066	16-30-3	35

February: 11-1-1, 23 Points (Home: 5-0-1; Road: 6-1-0)

Game	February	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record	Points
50	1	Ottawa Senators	2-1	Prudential Center	7,218	17-30-3	37
51	3	@ New York Rangers	3-2	Madison Square Garden	18,200	18-30-3	39
52	4	Florida Panthers	3-4 (OT)	Prudential Center	13,577	18-30-4	40
53	6	@ Montreal Canadiens	4-1	Bell Centre	21,273	19-30-4	42
54	8	Carolina Hurricanes	3-2 (OT)	Prudential Center	12,126	20-30-4	44
55	10	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	2-1 (OT)	Air Canada Centre	19,260	21-30-4	46
56	11	San Jose Sharks	2-1	Prudential Center	17,102	22-30-4	48
57	16	Carolina Hurricanes	3-2	Prudential Center	14,445	23-30-4	50
58	18	New York Rangers	1-0	Prudential Center	17,625	24-30-4	52
59	19	@ Carolina Hurricanes	4-1	RBC Center	17,890	25-30-4	54
60	22	@ Dallas Stars	1-0	American Airlines Center	13,652	26-30-4	56
61	25	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	1-2	St. Pete Times Forum	19,563	26-31-4	56
62	27	@ Florida Panthers	2-1	BankAtlantic Center	16,592	27-31-4	58

March: 8-5-1, 17 Points (Home: 5-2-0; Road: 3-3-1)

Game	March	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record	Points
63	2	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-1	Prudential Center	12,857	28-31-4	60
64	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-1 (OT)	Prudential Center	17,625	29-31-4	62
65	6	@ New York Islanders	3-2 (SO)	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	15,893	30-31-4	64
66	8	Ottawa Senators	1-2	Prudential Center	15,978	30-32-4	64
67	11	@ Atlanta Thrashers	3-2 (OT)	Philips Arena	16,073	31-32-4	66
68	12	New York Islanders	3-2 (OT)	Prudential Center	17,625	32-32-4	68
69	15	Atlanta Thrashers	4-2	Prudential Center	16,188	33-32-4	70
70	17	@ Ottawa Senators	1-3	Scotiabank Place	17,758	33-33-4	70
71	18	Washington Capitals	0-3	Prudential Center	17,625	33-34-4	70
72	20	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	3-0	Nationwide Arena	13,043	34-34-4	72
73	22	@ Boston Bruins	1-4	TD Garden	17,565	34-35-4	72
74	25	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	0-1 (SO)	Consol Energy Center	18,329	34-35-5	73
75	26	@ Buffalo Sabres	0-2	HSBC Arena	18,690	34-36-5	73
76	30	New York Islanders	3-2	Prudential Center	16,252	35-36-5	75

April: 3-3-0, 6 Points (Home: 3-1-0; Road: 0-2-0)

Game	April	Opponent	Score	Location	Attendance	Record	Points
77	1	Philadelphia Flyers	4-2	Prudential Center	17,625	36-36-5	77
78	2	Montreal Canadiens	1-3	Prudential Center	17,625	36-37-5	77
79	5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	2-4	Consol Energy Center	18,331	36-38-5	77
80	6	Toronto Maple Leafs	4-2	Prudential Center	14,207	37-38-5	79
81	9	@ New York Rangers	2-5	Madison Square Garden	18,200	37-39-5	79
82	10	Boston Bruins	3-2	Prudential Center	17,625	38-39-5	81

2010-11 Schedule

Win (2 Points) Loss (0 Points) Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point)

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Patrik Elias	81	21	41	62	-4	16
Ilya Kovalchuk	81	31	29	60	-26	28
Travis Zajac	82	13	31	43	-6	24
Brian Rolston	65	14	20	34	-6	34
Dainius Zubrus	79	13	17	30	-11	53
Jason Arnott^‡	62	13	11	24	-9	32
Andy Greene	82	4	19	23	-23	22
Mattias Tedenby	58	8	14	22	3	14
David Clarkson	82	12	6	18	-20	116
Nick Palmieri	43	9	8	17	9	6
Henrik Tallinder	82	5	11	16	-6	40
Mark Fayne	57	4	10	14	10	27
Jamie Langenbrunner^‡	31	4	10	14	-15	16
Rod Pelley	74	3	7	10	-9	27
Jacob Josefson	28	3	7	10	5	6
Anton Volchenkov	56	0	8	8	3	34
Anssi Salmela	48	1	6	7	-11	14
Colin White	69	0	6	6	-2	48
Zach Parise	13	3	3	6	-1	6
Matthew Corrente	22	0	6	6	-5	44
Alexander Vasyunov	18	1	4	5	0	0
Matt Taormina	17	3	2	5	-2	2
Adam Mair	65	1	3	4	-16	45
Vladimir Zharkov	38	2	2	4	3	2
Tim Sestito	36	0	2	2	-5	9
Mark Fraser	26	0	2	2	2	29
Bradley Mills	4	1	0	1	1	5
Alexander Urbom	8	1	0	1	-2	0
Dave Steckel^†	18	1	0	1	-3	2
Jay Leach	7	0	0	0	0	7
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond	2	0	0	0	−2	21
Tyler Eckford	4	0	0	0	-1	0
Olivier Magnan	18	0	0	0	-4	4
Stephen Gionta	12	0	0	0	-3	6
Adam Henrique	1	0	1	0	1	0

Goaltenders[]

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	A	PIM
Martin Brodeur	56	3116	23	26	3	127	2.45	1313	.903	6	2	2
Johan Hedberg	34	1717	15	12	2	68	2.38	777	.912	3	1	4
Mike McKenna	2	118	0	1	0	6	3.05	56	.893	0	0	0

^†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.

Note:

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[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
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[]

Player	Record (Amount)	Achieved

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
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[]

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades[]

Date	Details
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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^ Condition satisfied.

Free agents acquired[]

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Dan Kelly^[21]	Kitchener Rangers	3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Henrik Tallinder^[22]	Buffalo Sabres	4 years, $13.5 million
Anton Volchenkov^[22]	Ottawa Senators	6 years, $25.5 million
Johan Hedberg^[23]	Atlanta Thrashers	1 year, $1.5 million
Mark Fayne^[24]	Providence College	2 years, $1.085 million entry-level contract
Stephen Gionta^[24]	Lowell Devils	2 years, $1.025 million
Chad Wiseman^[24]	Springfield Falcons	1 year, $500,000
Adam Mair^[25]	Buffalo Sabres	1 year, $515,000
Joe Sova^[26]	University of Alaska Fairbanks	2 years, $1.13 million entry-level contract
Keith Kinkaid^[27]	Union College	2 years, $1.28 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost[]

Player	New team	Contract terms
Cory Murphy^[28]	ZSC Lions	2 years
Ilkka Pikkarainen^[29]	Timra IK	2 years
Paul Martin^[30]	Pittsburgh Penguins	5 years, $25 million
Martin Skoula^[31]	Avangard Omsk	1 year
Rob Niedermayer^[32]	Buffalo Sabres	1 year, $1.15 million
Ben Walter^[33]	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $500,000
Andrew Peters^[34]	Florida Panthers	1 year, $500,000
Yann Danis^[35]	Amur Khabarovsk	undisclosed
Mike Mottau^[36]	New York Islanders	2 years, $1.6 million

Lost via waivers[]

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Jay Pandolfo	None	N/A

Player signings[]

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[]

New Jersey's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Club Team
2	38 (from Atlanta)	Jon Merrill	D	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
3	84	Scott Wedgewood	G	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4	114	Joe Faust	D	United States	Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MN)
6	174	Maxime Clermont	G	Canada	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
7	204	Mauro Jorg	RW	Switzerland	HC Lugano (NLA)

Final roster[]

Updated April 10, 2011.^[41]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
30	Martin Brodeur	G	L	49	1990	Montreal, Quebec
23	David Clarkson	RW	R	37	2005	Toronto, Ontario
—	Matt Corrente	D	R	33	2006	Mississauga, Ontario
26	Patrik Elias (A)	LW	L	45	1994	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
34	Mark Fayne	D	R	34	2005	Nashua, New Hampshire
2	Mark Fraser	D	L	35	2005	Ottawa, Ontario
6	Andy Greene	D	L	39	2006	Trenton, Michigan
1	Johan Hedberg	G	L	48	2010	Leksand, Sweden
14	Adam Henrique	C	L	31	2008	Brantford, Ontario
16	Jacob Josefson	C	L	30	2009	Stockholm, Sweden
17	Ilya Kovalchuk (A)	LW	R	38	2010	Kalinin, Soviet Union
33	Jay Leach	D	L	42	2011	Syracuse, New York
11	Adam Mair	C	R	42	2010	Hamilton, Ontario
32	Nick Palmieri	RW	R	32	2007	Utica, New York
9	Zach Parise (A)	LW	L	37	2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota
10	Rod Pelley	C	L	37	2007	Kitimat, British Columbia
12	Brian Rolston	LW	L	48	2008	Flint, Michigan
29	Anssi Salmela	D	L	37	2010	Nokia, Finland
24	Bryce Salvador	D	L	45	2008	Brandon, Manitoba
25	Dave Steckel	C	L	39	2011	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7	Henrik Tallinder	D	L	42	2010	Stockholm, Sweden
20	Matt Taormina	D	L	35	2010	Washington Township, Michigan
21	Mattias Tedenby	LW	L	31	2008	Vetlanda, Sweden
22	Alexander Urbom	D	L	31	2009	Stockholm, Sweden
28	Anton Volchenkov	D	L	39	2010	Moscow, Soviet Union
5	Colin White	D	L	44	1996	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
19	Travis Zajac	C	R	36	2004	Winnipeg, Manitoba
18	Vladimir Zharkov	RW	L	33	2006	Elektrostal, Soviet Union
8	Dainius Zubrus	C	L	43	2007	Elektrėnai, Soviet Union

Farm teams[]

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.

References[]

^ 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
^ http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531957
^ 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 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
^ "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 2010-08-18. 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
^ "New Jersey Devils - Team - Roster". New Jersey Devils. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2011-03-26.

External links[]

[19] Condition satisfied.

[1] 2010-11 New Jersey Devils Regular Season Attendance Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine

[2] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[3] Jacques Lemaire Retires

[4] ttp://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531957

[5] Adam Oates named Assistant Coach

[6] "Lamoriello statement on Kovalchuk signing" (Press release). New Jersey Devils. July 22, 2010.

[7] Kovalchuk a free agent after arbitrator ruling

[8] Devils, Kovalchuk finally seal the deal, [Miami Herald]

[9] "DEVILS FIRE HEAD COACH MACLEAN, LEMAIRE BACK BEHIND THE BENCH". Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2017-12-07.

[10] "2010-11 NHL Summary".

[11] "2010-11 NHL Schedule and Results".

[12] Lemaire won't return as Devils coach

[standings-div-13] "2010–11 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.

[14] Thomas tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'

[15] Antti Niemi tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'

[16] Toews tops February's 'Three Stars of the Month'

[17] Arnott is Back!

[18] Langenbrunner traded to Dallas

[20] Devils acquire Jay Leach & Steve Zalewski

[21] C David Steckel acquired from Washington

[devils.nhl.com-22] Devils sign prospect Eric Gelinas, add D Dan Kelly

[ReferenceA-23] Devils sign D Tallinder and Volchenkov

[24] Devils sign G Johan Hedberg

[SignNine-25] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ New Jersey Signs Nine Players

[26] Devils sign Mair, assign Leblond to AHL

[HoeffelSova-27] Devils sign F Mike Hoeffel, D Joe Sova Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine

[28] Devils ink G Keith Kinkaid to entry-level deal

[29] Commitments Cory Murphy

[30] 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 2010-08-18. Retrieved September 19, 2010.

[31] Penguins Sign Defenseman Martin

[32] After ten seasons Skoula farewells the NHL, heads to Omsk joining Jagr Archived July 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[33] SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH ROB NIEDERMAYER

[34] Avalanche Signs Yip

[35] Panthers Ink LW Andrew Peters

[36] When Will Mike Mottau Get Signed by a NHL Team?

[37] ISLANDERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH MIKE MOTTAU

[ReferenceB-38] Devils sign top picks Tedenby, Josefson

[39] Devils re-sign David Clarkson

[40] Devils, Fraser avoid arbitration

[41] Signed, sealed, delivered

[42] "New Jersey Devils - Team - Roster". New Jersey Devils. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2011-03-26.

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v t 2010–11 NHL season
Atlantic	New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins
Northeast	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs
Southeast	Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
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Pacific	Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks
See also	Draft NHL Challenge Winter Classic Heritage Classic Oil Change All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines Penguins–Islanders brawl Vancouver riot

2010–11 New Jersey Devils season

Contents

Off-season[]

Regular season[]

Playoffs[]

Media[]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Conference standings[]

Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Goaltenders[]

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Free agents acquired[]

Free agents lost[]

Lost via waivers[]

Player signings[]

Draft picks[]

Final roster[]

See also[]

Farm teams[]

References[]

External links[]