2016–17 New Jersey Devils season explained

League:NHL
Season:2016–17
Year:2016
Team:New Jersey Devils
Division:Metropolitan
Divisionrank:8th
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:16th
Record:28–40–14
Homerecord:16–17–8
Roadrecord:12–23–6
Goalsfor:183
Goalsagainst:244
Generalmanager:Ray Shero
Coach:John Hynes
Captain:Andy Greene
Altcaptain:Michael Cammalleri
Adam Henrique
Travis Zajac
Arena:Prudential Center
Attendance:14,567[1]
Minorleague:Albany Devils (AHL)
Goalsleader:Kyle Palmieri (26)
Assistsleader:Taylor Hall (33)
Pointsleader:Taylor Hall
Kyle Palmieri (53)
Plusminusleader:Stefan Noesen (+4)
Pimleader:Miles Wood (86)
Winsleader:Cory Schneider (20)
Gaaleader:Keith Kinkaid (2.64)

The 2016–17 New Jersey Devils season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 35th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] New Jersey did not make the postseason for the fifth consecutive year. Also, this is the first time since the 1985–86 season that the Devils finished last in the conference.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log
Legend:

Media

This was Sherry Ross's final season as a radio color commentator as she was let go at the end of the season. The next season, Chico Resch would return as color commentator on WFAN with Matt Loughlin.

Player statistics

Final Stats[3]

Skaters
Regular season
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
80 26 27 53 2 46
72 20 33 53 −9 32
80 14 31 45 −8 33
82 20 20 40 −20 38
61 10 21 31 −9 21
80 3 28 31 −31 58
59 13 14 27 −16 35
70 8 16 24 −17 19
63 12 10 22 −7 39
65 8 11 19 −3 20
60 8 9 17 −21 86
66 4 9 13 −16 8
53 4 8 12 4 39
38 1 9 10 −1 16
53 4 5 9 −19 12
27 3 6 9 −10 26
32 6 2 8 4 22
43 4 3 7 −17 17
38 2 5 7 −6 14
82 1 6 7 −7 39
51 1 5 6 −9 24
25 2 2 4 1 2
43 2 2 4 −14 15
12 1 3 4 1 2
39 1 2 3 −11 29
11 0 3 3 −5 13
14 0 3 3 −5 30
23 1 1 2 −7 27
9 0 2 2 0 2
9 1 0 1 2 15
10 0 1 1 −5 4
4 0 0 0 −3 4
3 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 −1 0
3 0 0 0 −4 4
11 0 0 0 −2 12
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player
style=white-space:nowrap60 59 3,472:50 20 27 11 163 2.82 1,781 0.908 2 0 0 0
style=white-space:nowrap26 23 1,476:05 8 13 3 65 2.64 778 0.916 1 0 1 0
Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honors

Awards

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

DateRef
To Pittsburgh Penguins
DET's 3rd-round pick in 2016
To New Jersey Devils
Beau Bennett
[4]
To Edmonton Oilers
Adam Larsson
To New Jersey Devils
Taylor Hall
[5]
To Philadelphia Flyers
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017
To New Jersey Devils
Petr Straka
[6]
To Nashville Predators
Vernon Fiddler
To New Jersey Devils
4th-round pick in 2017
[7]
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Sergei Kalinin
To New Jersey Devils
Viktor Loov
[8]
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Kyle Quincey
To New Jersey Devils
Dalton Prout
[9]
To Nashville Predators
P. A. Parenteau
To New Jersey Devils
6th-round pick in 2017
[10]
To Florida Panthers
Reece Scarlett
To New Jersey Devils
Shane Harper
[11]
To Ottawa Senators
Brandon Gormley
To New Jersey Devils
Future considerations
[12]
To San Jose Sharks
BOS's 2nd-round pick (49th overall) in 2017
NSH's 4th-round pick (123th overall) in 2017
To New Jersey Devils
Mirco Mueller
SJS's 5th-round pick (143rd overall) in 2017
[13]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
3-year, $8 million [14]
1-year, $575,000 [15]
1-year, $575,000 [16]
1-year, $1.25 million [17]
1-year, $575,000 [18]
1-year, $700,000 [19]
1-year, $650,000 [20]
1-year, $1.25 million [21]
3-year, entry-level contract [22]
1-year, entry-level contract [23]
2-year, entry-level contract [24]
2-year, entry-level contract [25]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
4-year, $8.4 million [26]
1-year, $600,000 [27]
Colorado Avalanche 1-year, $600,000
1-year, $575,000 [28]
1-year, $750,000 [29]
1-year, $575,000 [30]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref
October 11, 2016 [31]
January 2, 2017 [32]
January 25, 2017 [33]

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref
Reid BoucherNashville PredatorsDecember 3, 2016[34]
Reid BoucherVancouver CanucksJanuary 4, 2017[35]

Lost via retirement

DatePlayerRef
[36]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
2-year, $2.6 million [37]
2-year, $2.275 million [38]
1-year, $725,000 [39]
1-year, $1.1 million [40]
1-year, $800,000 [41]
5-year, $23.25 million [42]
1-year, $600,000 [43]
1-year, $715,000 [44]
3-year, $2.775 entry-level contract [45]
3-year, $2.775 entry-level contract
3-year, $4.275 entry-level contract [46]
3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [47]
3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [48]
1-year, 2-way contract, $650,000 [49]
3-year, entry-level contract [50]

Draft picks

See also: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks. Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
1121CMississauga Steelheads (OHL)
241Nathan BastianRWMississauga Steelheads (OHL)
3732Joey AndersonRWU.S. NTDP (USHL)
3803Brandon GignacCShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
4102Mikhail MaltsevLW RussiaRussia U18 (MHL)
41054Evan CormierGSaginaw Spirit (OHL)
5132Yegor RykovD RussiaSKA-1946 (MHL)
6162Jesper BrattLW/RW SwedenAIK IF (Swe-2)
7192Jeremy DaviesDBloomington Thunder (USHL)
Notes
  1. The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent a first-round pick (11th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for the Islanders' third-round pick in 2016 (80th overall) and this pick.[51]
  2. The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent a second-round pick in 2015 to Ottawa in exchange for Dallas' second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition—New Jersey will receive a fourth-round pick in 2015 or a third-round pick in 2016 at their choice—was converted when New Jersey did not take the 109th pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[52]
  3. The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (11th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (12th overall) and this pick.[51]

Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Shane Prince and a seventh-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[53] The condition—Ottawa will receive the lower of New York or Vancouver's third-round pick in 2016[54] —was converted on March 25, 2016, when the Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention ensuring that they would finish behind the Islanders in the overall league standings.

  1. The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Lee Stempniak to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.[55]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-2017 NHL Attendance . ESPN.com . May 27, 2020.
  2. Book: National Hockey League . The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 . 2010 . Triumph Books . 83 . 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. Web site: 2016–2017 Regular Season Stats – Points – New Jersey Devils – Statistics. New Jersey Devils. March 1, 2017.
  4. Web site: Devils acquire Bennett from Pittsburgh. NHL. June 25, 2016. June 25, 2016.
  5. Web site: Devils acquire Taylor Hall from Edmonton. NHL. June 29, 2016. June 29, 2016.
  6. Web site: Flyers acquire conditional 7th round pick from Devils. NHL. November 14, 2016. November 12, 2016.
  7. Web site: Predators Acquire Vernon Fiddler from Devils. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. February 6, 2017. February 4, 2017.
  8. Web site: Maple Leafs acquire Sergey Kalinin from Devils for Viktor Loov . . February 18, 2017 . February 18, 2017.
  9. Web site: Devils acquire defenseman Dalton Prout from Columbus . New Jersey Devils . March 1, 2017 . March 1, 2017.
  10. Web site: Devils acquire 6th Rd pick in exchange for Parenteau . New Jersey Devils . March 1, 2017 . March 1, 2017.
  11. Web site: Devils acquire forward Shane Harper from Florida . New Jersey Devils . March 1, 2017 . March 1, 2017.
  12. News: Sportsnet . Senators acquire defenceman Brandon Gormley from Devils . March 6, 2017.
  13. Web site: Devils acquire D Mirco Mueller and pick No. 143 from San Jose. NHL.com. June 18, 2017. June 17, 2017.
  14. Web site: DEVILS SIGN DEFENSEMAN BEN LOVEJOY TO THREE-YEAR CONTRACT. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  15. Web site: DEFENSEMAN ANDREW MACWILLIAM SIGNS ONE-YEAR CONTRACT. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  16. Web site: DEVILS SIGN RW CARTER CAMPER TO ONE-YEAR DEAL. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  17. Web site: FIDDLER SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH DEVILS. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  18. Web site: DEVILS SIGN DEFENSEMAN KARL STOLLERY TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  19. Web site: GAZDIC INKS ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH DEVILS. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  20. Web site: DEVILS SIGN DEFENSEMAN BRANDON GORMLEY TO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT. nhl.com. August 2, 2016.
  21. Web site: Devils Agree To Terms With D Kyle Quincey. nhl.com. September 29, 2016.
  22. Web site: Devils Sign D Colby Sissons. nhl.com. October 5, 2016.
  23. Web site: Devils Sign F Kevin Rooney to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. March 1, 2017.
  24. Web site: Devils Sign Michael Kapla to Entry-Level Deal. nhl.com. March 30, 2017.
  25. Web site: Devils Sign D Yaroslav Dyblenko to entry-level deal. NHL.com. May 11, 2017. April 20, 2017.
  26. Web site: Sharks Sign Defenseman David Schlemko. Sharks.nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
  27. Web site: Avalanche Signs Fedor Tyutin. Avalanche.nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
  28. Web site: Penguins Sign Defenseman David Warsofsky. Avalanche.nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
  29. Web site: Blackhawks agree to terms with forward Jordin Tootoo. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  30. Web site: One-year, two-way contract for Bobby Farnham. Canadiens.com. July 22, 2016.
  31. Web site: Devils claim Parenteau off waivers. NHL.com. October 12, 2016. October 11, 2016.
  32. Web site: Gross. Andrew. Boucher returns, Auvitu sent down, Hall to play. North Jersey. January 3, 2017. January 2, 2017.
  33. Web site: Ryan. Chris. 187 shares Devils claim RW Stefan Noesen off waivers from Anaheim Ducks. NJ.com. January 26, 2017. January 25, 2017.
  34. News: Ryan. Chris. Devils' Reid Boucher claimed by Predators on waivers. December 3, 2016. The Star-Ledger. December 3, 2016. Nashville, Tennessee.
  35. Web site: Ryan. Chris. Canucks claim Reid Boucher. NHL.com. January 4, 2017. January 4, 2017.
  36. Web site: Caldwell. Dave. Patrik Elias, Cornerstone of the Devils' Championship Era, Is Retiring. The New York Times. May 9, 2017. March 31, 2017.
  37. Web site: SMITH-PELLY INKS TWO-YEAR DEAL WITH DEVILS. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  38. Web site: DEVILS RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN JON MERRILL TO A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  39. Web site: DEVILS RE-SIGN FORWARD BEAU BENNETT TO A ONE-YEAR DEAL. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  40. Web site: DEVILS RE-SIGN C JACOB JOSEFSON TO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  41. Web site: KALININ RE-SIGNED TO ONE-YEAR DEAL. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  42. Web site: DEVILS RE-SIGN KYLE PALMIERI TO A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT. nhl.com. July 11, 2016.
  43. Web site: DEVILS RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN REECE SCARLETT TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT. nhl.com. July 11, 2016.
  44. Web site: DEVILS SIGN LW REID BOUCHER TO ONE-YEAR DEAL. nhl.com. August 15, 2016.
  45. Web site: Devils Sign Prospects Blake Speers, Colton White. nhl.com. September 22, 2016.
  46. Web site: Devils sign 2016 first-round pick Michael McLeod. nhl.com. October 17, 2016.
  47. Web site: Devils sign forward Nathan Bastian. nhl.com. May 29, 2017.
  48. Web site: Devils Sign Forward Brandon Gignac. njdevilspr.com. May 29, 2017.
  49. Web site: Devils Re-Sign Defenseman Viktor Loov. NHL.com. May 11, 2017. May 9, 2017.
  50. Web site: Born. Brian. Devils Sign Jesper Bratt to Entry-Level Contract. NHL.com. May 15, 2017. May 12, 2017.
  51. Web site: Senators select C Brown with 11th pick. June 24, 2016. June 24, 2016.
  52. Web site: Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend. June 27, 2015. June 27, 2015.
  53. Web site: Senators trade F Prince to Islanders. February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016.
  54. Web site: Islanders acquire goalie Neuvirth, forward Kennedy. March 2, 2015. March 2, 2015.
  55. Web site: Devils acquire second- and fourth-round picks from Boston. February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016.