Devils in the Details - 2/10/2014: Pulling Your Hair Edition

This section of the website is back! The lack of posts in the past month had to do with a family medical issue. Thanks for standing by while I was away.

Your links for today:

Devils Links

The Devils came up short ... again. A solid defensive effort wasn't enough to overcome the Capitals in a 3-0 loss. [Star-Ledger]

Jon Merrill has been assigned to Albany for the Olympic break. [Fire and Ice] [Star-Ledger]

Patrik Elias thinks the Devils need a little help on offense. Patrik Elias is a wise man. [Star-Ledger]

This happened:

#devils Martin Brodeur met with Lou Lamoriello Thursday to talk about his future with the team.

— Renaud Lavoie (@LavoieRenaud) February 9, 2014

Hockey Links

Alex Burrows done gone and pulled someone's hair again!

[via Puck Daddy]

Ilya Kovalchuk doesn't see the Olympics as a place for the KHL to prove itself. [PHT]

Word on the street is that a Vanek might be moved soon. Hmmm. [Cross Checks]

Max Pacioretty had an injury scare, but it sounds as if he will be good to go for the Olympics. [Eye on Hockey]

Team USA GM David Poile underwent surgery after being hit with a puck. Ouch. [Eye on Olympics]

Feel free to discuss these and any other hockey-related stories in the comments below.