Your daily dose of New Jersey Devils & other interesting links:
- Veterans reported to training camp for their physicals yesterday. Bryce Salvador passed his and impressed at least Zach Parise on the treadmill. - Fire & Ice
- Patrik Elias isn't interested in being the team's captain this season. - Fire & Ice
- Ilya Kovalchuk thinks the captaincy should be decided by the players and management. - Fire & Ice
- Steve Bernier turned down two-way contracts for try-out with the Devils. (From the same story, Rich Chere confirms that Steve Cangelosi will be the Devils' play-by-play announcer on MSG.) - NJ.com
- As part of a preview of the 2011-12 Puck Prospectus; Corey Pronman lists his top 100 NHL prospects. Devils have 3 of them, all are defensemen. - Puck Prospectus. (Disclosure: I helped Timo with the Devils section again, so when it comes out please buy it.)
- Scott Cullen doesn't think the Devils will bounce right back into the playoffs in 2011-12. - TSN
- Video: Behind the Scenes for the 2011 Devils Media Day - DevilsTV
- Travis Hughes points out that "clutch" is a lot like the Flyers' playoff runs since 1976. - Broad Street Hockey
- In The Interest of Fairness, Balance, & Equal Time: "Clutch" is also a lot like the Rangers' playoff runs since 1994 too.
- Not A Link But A Question: I asked this through @InLouWeTrust, so I'll ask it here too: Let's say Martin Brodeur wants to re-sign with the Devils for one more season. How much would you sign him for?