After last season, it became pretty clear that the New Jersey Devils needed to get a little bigger and tougher. General manager Tom Fitzgerald followed that up by adding guys like Paul Cotter, Brenden Dillon,

The New Jersey Devils honored former coach Jacques Lemaire, inducting the 11-time Stanley Cup champion into the team's Ring of Honor. The 79-year-old Lemaire, who coached the Devils to their first championship in 1995,

On Wednesday night, the NHL revealed the New Jersey Devils‘ quarter-century team. Representing the best players who have ever donned the black and red

Scott Stevens. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images ... Stevens, a three-time Stanley Cup Champion, had a whopping 2,785 penalty minutes throughout his illustrious 22-year career.

Stevens served as the club's captain ... Drafted 27th overall in 1998, Scott Gomez was part of two Stanley Cup championships (2000, 2003), including winning the Cup in his rookie season.

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When each new year in NASCAR commences, there is always something new apparent when the haulers are unloaded and the crews go to work for the first time. In some cases, it's a new paint scheme or a new sponsor accompanying familiar names and numbers.

They helped broker the trade between the Avalanche and Hurricanes because by doing so they could get a third-round draft pick for Taylor Hall, who is in the last season of his contract and is a pending unrestricted free agent.

Key entries include Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, representing Hendrick Motorsports, and Denny Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner, racing for Joe Gibbs Racing.

The new NASCAR Cup Series season means faces in new places. This is also the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, an exhibition event, meaning there are several unique one-off entries in the race that will likely never be seen in the Cup Series again either.

With 32 teams and seemingly infinite storylines, it’s hard to keep track of all the weekly goings on during the NHL season. That’s why I’m here to help.

NICKLAS LIDSTROM IS THE BEST EUROPEAN DEFENSEMAN IN NHL HISTORY. IGNORING HIM IN 1989, THE LEAFS DRAFTED NONDESCRIPTS SCOTT THORNTON, ROB PEARSON AND STEVE BANCROFT.