2010–11 New Jersey Devils season

2010–11 New Jersey Devils
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	11th Eastern
2010–11 record	38–39–5
Home record	22–16–3
Road record	13–22–2
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[1]
Team leaders
Goals	Ilya Kovalchuk (31)
Assists	Patrik Elias (41)
Points	Patrik Elias (62)
Penalties in 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 37th season for the National Hockey League 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 five 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 171 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]

Ilya Kovalchuk chose to re-sign with the Devils on July 19 for $102 million over 17 years. The deal 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 rejected by the NHL as a circumvention of the 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 held up the NHL's rejection of the contract, making 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-NHLPA 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. The Devils were, however, 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 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.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division^[13]

		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		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 Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias 81 21 41 62 -4 16 Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk 81 31 29 60 -26 28 Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac 82 13 31 43 -6 24 Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston 65 14 20 34 -6 34 Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus 79 13 17 30 -11 53 Arnott, JasonJason Arnott^‡ 62 13 11 24 -9 32 Greene, AndyAndy Greene 82 4 19 23 -23 22 Tedenby, MattiasMattias Tedenby 58 8 14 22 3 14 Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson 82 12 6 18 -20 116 Palmieri, NickNick Palmieri 43 9 8 17 9 6 Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder 82 5 11 16 -6 40 Fayne, MarkMark Fayne 57 4 10 14 10 27 Langenbrunner, JamieJamie Langenbrunner^‡ 31 4 10 14 -15 16 Pelley, RodRod Pelley 74 3 7 10 -9 27 Josefson, JacobJacob Josefson 28 3 7 10 5 6 Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov 56 0 8 8 3 34 Salmela, AnssiAnssi Salmela 48 1 6 7 -11 14 White, ColinColin White 69 0 6 6 -2 48 Parise, ZachZach Parise 13 3 3 6 -1 6 Corrente, MatthewMatthew Corrente 22 0 6 6 -5 44 Vasyunov, AlexanderAlexander Vasyunov 18 1 4 5 0 0 Taormina, MattMatt Taormina 17 3 2 5 -2 2 Mair, AdamAdam Mair 65 1 3 4 -16 45 Zharkov, VladimirVladimir Zharkov 38 2 2 4 3 2 Sestito, TimTim Sestito 36 0 2 2 -5 9 Fraser, MarkMark Fraser 26 0 2 2 2 29 Mills, BradleyBradley Mills 4 1 0 1 1 5 Urbom, AlexanderAlexander Urbom 8 1 0 1 -2 0 Steckel, DaveDave Steckel^† 18 1 0 1 -3 2 Leach, JayJay Leach 7 0 0 0 0 7 Letourneau-Leblond, Pierre-LucPierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond 2 0 0 0 −2 21 Eckford, TylerTyler Eckford 4 0 0 0 -1 0 Magnan, OlivierOlivier Magnan 18 0 0 0 -4 4 Gionta, StephenStephen Gionta 12 0 0 0 -3 6 Henrique, AdamAdam Henrique 1 0 1 0 1 0

Goaltenders

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

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] Alaska Nanooks 2 years, $1.13 million entry-level contract Keith Kinkaid[27] Union Dutchmen 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

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Jay Pandolfo None N/A Lost via retirement Player 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 US 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] # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 30 Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G L 44 1990 Montreal, Quebec 23 Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson RW R 32 2005 Toronto, Ontario — Corrente, MattMatt Corrente  D R 28 2006 Mississauga, Ontario 26 Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias (A) LW L 40 1994 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia 34 Fayne, MarkMark Fayne D R 29 2005 Nashua, New Hampshire 2 Fraser, MarkMark Fraser D L 30 2005 Ottawa, Ontario 6 Greene, AndyAndy Greene D L 34 2006 Trenton, Michigan 1 Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg G L 43 2010 Leksand, Sweden 14 Henrique, AdamAdam Henrique C L 26 2008 Brantford, Ontario 16 Josefson, JacobJacob Josefson C L 25 2009 Stockholm, Sweden 17 Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk (A) LW R 33 2010 Kalinin, Soviet Union 33 Leach, JayJay Leach D L 37 2011 Syracuse, New York 11 Mair, AdamAdam Mair C R 37 2010 Hamilton, Ontario 32 Palmieri, NickNick Palmieri RW R 27 2007 Utica, New York 9 Parise, ZachZach Parise (A) LW L 32 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota 10 Pelley, RodRod Pelley C L 32 2007 Kitimat, British Columbia 12 Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston LW L 43 2008 Flint, Michigan 29 Salmela, AnssiAnssi Salmela D L 32 2010 Nokia, Finland 24 Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador  D L 40 2008 Brandon, Manitoba 25 Steckel, DaveDave Steckel C L 34 2011 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 7 Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder D L 37 2010 Stockholm, Sweden 20 Taormina, MattMatt Taormina  D L 30 2010 Washington Township, Michigan 21 Tedenby, MattiasMattias Tedenby LW L 26 2008 Vetlanda, Sweden 22 Urbom, AlexanderAlexander Urbom D L 25 2009 Stockholm, Sweden 28 Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov D L 34 2010 Moscow, Soviet Union 5 White, ColinColin White D L 38 1996 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 19 Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac C R 31 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba 18 Zharkov, VladimirVladimir Zharkov RW L 28 2006 Elektrostal, Soviet Union 8 Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus C L 38 2007 Elektrėnai, Soviet Union See also 2010–11 NHL season 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 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 http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011.html http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011_games.html 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 Devils sign prospect Eric Gelinas, add D Dan Kelly Devils sign D Tallinder and Volchenkov Devils sign G Johan Hedberg New Jersey Signs Nine Players Devils sign Mair, assign Leblond to AHL Devils sign F Mike Hoeffel, D Joe Sova 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 18 August 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 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 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season at ESPN 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season at Hockey Reference