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DEVILS NEAR ODUYA DEAL

The Devils are believed to be on the verge of re-signing unrestricted free agent defenseman Johnny Oduya, while allowing their only Selke Trophy winner, John Madden, and team-record single-season goal-scorer Brian Gionta to walk as unrestricted...

DEVILS NEAR ODUYA DEAL

The Devils are believed to be on the verge of re-signing unrestricted free agent defenseman Johnny Oduya, while allowing their only Selke Trophy winner, John Madden, and team-record single-season goal-scorer Brian Gionta to walk as unrestricted free agents tomorrow. The Post first reported on June 18 the initiation of contract talks between the Devils and...

DEVILS BEEF UP DEFENSE

They spelled Devils with Big D yesterday. On purpose. "We wanted to really put an emphasis on size and strength on the blue line," general manager Lou Lamoriello said after drafting four defensemen 6-foot-3 or taller among his six picks in...

DEVILS TRADE UP FOR SWEDISH CENTER

Grabbing a Swedish forward with their first-round pick for the second straight year and third in five, the Devils traded up to select passed-over center Jacob Josefson with the 20th overall pick last night at the NHL Entry Draft in Montreal. "He...

DEVS DRAFT FOR SUCCESS

Richly deserved as it is, Lou Lamoriello wouldn't have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame Tuesday on the strength of his drafting the past 10 years. He might not even have kept his job. Because of the Devils' record of success, their GM...

DEVILS' LAMORIELLO CALLS HIS SELECTION 'COMPLETE SURPRISE'

His voice, even more than his words, told how much his long, long overdue election to the Hockey Hall of Fame means to Devils GM Lou Lamoriello. Lamoriello was selected yesterday for Nov. 9 induction as a team builder, along with players Brian...

EX-DEVILS COACH LANDS IN CALGARY

It would be the worst hockey treason around here since Mike Keenan was caught talking about jumping from the Rangers during the 1994 playoffs, except that the guy who would feel most betrayed, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello, says Brent...

SUTTER CLOSE TO FLAME JOB

Sources say former Devils coach Brent Sutter is close to becoming Flames coach under brother and Calgary GM Darryl Sutter. Those sources say Sutter is under serious consideration by Flames ownership for the job that became vacant when Mike Keenan...

DINEEN MAY BE A DEVILS TARGET

Add another name to the list of possible candidates to succeed Brent Sutter as Devils coach: former Flyer captain, Whaler and Hurricane Kevin Dineen. Dineen has coached the AHL's Portland Pirates since the 2005-06 season, and joins Jacques...

DEVS WANT ODUYA TO SAY 'I DO'

General manager Lou Lamoriello has begun initial talks aimed at keeping vital defenseman Johnny Oduya, an unrestricted free agent, with the Devils, The Post has learned. The discussions were strictly preliminary, agent Don Meehan told The Post...

SUTTER GETS OFF DEVILS' HOT SEAT

The candidates are mighty and many: Peter Laviolette, Mike Keenan, Jacques Lemaire, Ted Nolan, Guy Carbonneau, Marc Crawford, Craig MacTavish, John MacLean and certainly others. The Devils' next issue is finding their 11th coach in 12 seasons. They...

SUTTER'S EXIT SHOCKS MADDEN

The departure of Brent Sutter could mean some of the upcoming unrestricted Devils may stick around. The next coach of the Devils surely should have the chance to decide for himself on four-time Selke Trophy nominee John Madden, team-record...

REPORT: SUTTER STEPS DOWN AS DEVILS COACH

CTV Calgary is reporting Brent Sutter has stepped down as head coach of the Devils. The Post first reported in February the possibility that Sutter might not return this season, when his repeated answer to the issue raised by sources was "No...

SUTTER STILL UP IN AIR

Another weekend to ponder returning to New Jersey didn't bring a decision from Brent Sutter. Sutter told The Post yesterday he still hasn't decided on coming back for a third season behind the Devils' bench. "It has to be done very soon because...

MADDEN IN DEVILS' LIMBO

KA-3 Less than a month from unrestricted free agency, Devils center John Madden told The Post there has been "zero, nada," discussion with New Jersey on a new contract. The four-time Selke Trophy nominee and 2001 winner said he is not discouraged...