Michael Rupp News

Martin Brodeur's Hall of Fame credentials received another boost, as the Devils netminder stopped all 22 shots he faced to post his 103rd career shutout in New Jersey's 3-0 win over Buffalo at HSBC Arena.

Michael Rupp #17 of the Pittsburgh Penguins scores the hat trick against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 30, 2009 in New York City.

" Toronto GM Brian Burke has always been a proponent of physical hockey, a style that's as reliant on using your fists as it is getting gritty in the corners.

Season series: first meeting. The Penguins went 3-1-2 against the Devils last season, including a win Nov.

As he was tweaking his roster ever so slightly during the offseason, New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello made it clear that there was one change he felt absolutely necessary for his team.

ATLANTIC DIVISION New Jersey Devils Last season: 51-27-4 - 106 points, third in conference, lost in conference quarter-finals to Carolina.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Elias Out Three to Six Weeks, Chance for Rookies to Stick with Big Club President/CEO/General Manager Lou Lamoriello announced this morning that center Patrik Elias has undergone surgery to break up an accumulation of scar tissue, and will likely miss three to six weeks.

In December of 2008 I was able to obstruct New Jersey Devils defenseman Paul Martin long enough to ask him a few questions about his life and interests away from the ice.

Jeff Frazee posted a 28-22-6 record and had a 2.62 GAA with AHL Lowell last season.

So, when does the comfort of a circle become a spiral, as in a death spiral? The answer to that question will start to reveal itself in the coming weeks and months as the deja-vu-all-over-again beat continues with the New Jersey Devils and Jacques Lemaire's return for a second go-round behind the Devils' bench.

He would choose Browns over Steelers and Tim Horton's ahead of Dunkin' Donuts. Still, Cleveland-born winger Michael Rupp , formerly of the New Jersey Devils , was all about the Penguins when the free-agent season opened at noon Wednesday.

For more than a decade, Lou Lamoriello and Martin Brodeur were unassailable. Lamoriello was the best GM in the NHL, and Brodeur was the best goaltender in the world.

Head coach Brent Sutter of the New Jersey Devils looks on as his team plays against the Pittsburgh Penguins during their game on October 17, 2007 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.