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	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)

The 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, 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. On June 17, the New Jersey Devils announced that John MacLean would become the 19th head coach in the franchise's history. 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.

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. On August 8, arbitrator Richard Bloch held up the NHL's rejection of the contract, making Kovalchuk an unrestricted free agent again. 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.

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.

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.

At the conclusion of the season, Head Coach Jacques Lemaire announced he would not return to coach the Devils in the 2011–12 season.

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

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	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 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 G A PIM Martin Brodeur 56 3116 23 26 3 127 2.45 1313 .903 6 0 2 2 Johan Hedberg 34 1717 15 12 2 68 2.38 777 .912 3 0 1 4 Mike 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	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 24, 2011
Johan Hedberg	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 21, 2011
Johan Hedberg	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	To Nashville Predators Matthew Halischuk 2nd-round pick in 2011	To New Jersey Devils Jason Arnott
January 7, 2011	To Dallas Stars Jamie Langenbrunner	To New Jersey Devils Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2011
February 9, 2011	To San Jose Sharks Patrick Davis Michael Swift	To New Jersey Devils Jay Leach Steven Zalewski
February 28, 2011	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	Kitchener Rangers	3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract
Henrik Tallinder	Buffalo Sabres	4 years, $13.5 million
Anton Volchenkov	Ottawa Senators	6 years, $25.5 million
Johan Hedberg	Atlanta Thrashers	1 year, $1.5 million
Mark Fayne	Providence College	2 years, $1.085 million entry-level contract
Stephen Gionta	Lowell Devils	2 years, $1.025 million
Chad Wiseman	Springfield Falcons	1 year, $500,000
Adam Mair	Buffalo Sabres	1 year, $515,000
Joe Sova	Alaska Nanooks	2 years, $1.13 million entry-level contract
Keith Kinkaid	Union Dutchmen	2 years, $1.28 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Cory Murphy	ZSC Lions	2 years
Ilkka Pikkarainen	Timra IK	2 years
Paul Martin	Pittsburgh Penguins	5 years, $25 million
Martin Skoula	Avangard Omsk	1 year
Rob Niedermayer	Buffalo Sabres	1 year, $1.15 million
Ben Walter	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $500,000
Andrew Peters	Florida Panthers	1 year, $500,000
Yann Danis	Amur Khabarovsk	undisclosed
Mike Mottau	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	3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract
Jacob Josefson	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Eric Gelinas	3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract
David Clarkson	3 years, $8 million
Mark Fraser	1 year, $500,000
Tyler Eckford	1 year, $550,000
Olivier Magnan	1 year, $500,000
Harry Young	3 years, $1.61 million entry-level contract
Jean-Sebastien Berube	3 years, $1.595 million entry-level contract
Patrick Davis	1 year, $500,000
Tim Sestito	1 year, $500,000
Ilya Kovalchuk	15 years, $100 million
Mike Hoeffel	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.

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
30		Martin Brodeur	G	L	52	1990	Montreal, Quebec
23		David Clarkson	RW	R	40	2005	Toronto, Ontario
—		Matt Corrente	D	R	36	2006	Mississauga, Ontario
26		Patrik Elias (A)	LW	L	48	1994	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
34		Mark Fayne	D	R	37	2005	Nashua, New Hampshire
2		Mark Fraser	D	L	38	2005	Ottawa, Ontario
6		Andy Greene	D	L	42	2006	Trenton, Michigan
1		Johan Hedberg	G	L	51	2010	Leksand, Sweden
14		Adam Henrique	C	L	34	2008	Brantford, Ontario
16		Jacob Josefson	C	L	33	2009	Stockholm, Sweden
17		Ilya Kovalchuk (A)	LW	R	41	2010	Kalinin, Soviet Union
33		Jay Leach	D	L	45	2011	Syracuse, New York
11		Adam Mair	C	R	45	2010	Hamilton, Ontario
32		Nick Palmieri	RW	R	35	2007	Utica, New York
9		Zach Parise (A)	LW	L	40	2003	Minneapolis, Minnesota
10		Rod Pelley	C	L	40	2007	Kitimat, British Columbia
12		Brian Rolston	LW	L	51	2008	Flint, Michigan
29		Anssi Salmela	D	L	40	2010	Nokia, Finland
24		Bryce Salvador	D	L	48	2008	Brandon, Manitoba
25		Dave Steckel	C	L	42	2011	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7		Henrik Tallinder	D	L	45	2010	Stockholm, Sweden
20		Matt Taormina	D	L	38	2010	Washington Township, Michigan
21		Mattias Tedenby	LW	L	34	2008	Vetlanda, Sweden
22		Alexander Urbom	D	L	33	2009	Stockholm, Sweden
28		Anton Volchenkov	D	L	42	2010	Moscow, Soviet Union
5		Colin White	D	L	46	1996	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
19		Travis Zajac	C	R	39	2004	Winnipeg, Manitoba
18		Vladimir Zharkov	RW	L	36	2006	Elektrostal, Soviet Union
8		Dainius Zubrus	C	L	46	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

External links

• 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season at ESPN
• 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season at Hockey Reference