New Jersey Devils News and notes, February 6, 2009

NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Devils notes: Rental plan - (The Bergen Record)
Gulitti: Big deals pay off for Lou Lamoriello - (The Bergen Record)
Devils make Ilya Kovalchuk's debut one to remember - (The Bergen Record)
Kovalchuk might end up on line with Zajac and Parise; Praise for Zharkov and Salmela - (Fire & Ice)
Pandolfo the hero as Devils rally for 4-3 win; Kovalchuk has two assist - (Fire & Ice)
Live post: Leafs lead 3-1 in the third period; Kovalchuk earns assist in first game as Devil - (Fire & Ice)
Who will play on Iyla Kovalchuk’s line tonight? - (Fire & Ice)
Devils’ players happy welcome Ilya Kovalchuk - (Fire & Ice)
Anssi Salmela knew he would be a Devil again - (Fire & Ice)
Lemaire on Kovalchuk: “There’s no doubt he’s going to make this team better.” - (Fire & Ice)
Elias won’t play tonight; Greene feeling better; Davis sent down to Lowell - (Fire & Ice)
Kovalchuk: “very excited” to be a Devil: ‘we’ll see how things go” with contract - (Fire & Ice)
Kovalchuk skating with Zubrus and Langenbrunner; Salmela inherits 29; Looks like Elias won’t play - (Fire & Ice)
Anssi Salmela sees lots of ice time in first game back with NJ Devils - (The Star Ledger)
NJ Devils spent too much time trying to get the puck to Ilya Kovalchuk - (The Star Ledger)
Ilya Kovalchuk has two assists in NJ Devils debut, a 4-3 comeback victory over Toronto Maple Leafs - (The Star Ledger)
NJ Devils-Toronto Maple Leafs: As they played - (The Star Ledger)
Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise figure to be deadly 1-2 punch for NJ Devils - (The Star Ledger)
Jacques Lemaire: Ilya Kovalchuk a game-changer for NJ Devils - (The Star Ledger)
Anssi Salmela knew he'd be back with NJ Devils some day - (The Star Ledger)
NJ Devils goalie Martin Brodeur on Ilya Kovalchuk: He's up there with Ovechkin - (The Star Ledger)
Ilya Kovalchuk thrilled to be with NJ Devils, but will he stay? - (The Star Ledger)
NJ Devils GM Lou Lamoriello flew to Washington to pick up Ilya Kovalchuk - (The Star Ledger)
Devils beat Toronto, 4-3, in Kovalchuk's debut - (The New York Post)
Ilya excited by trade to Devils - (The New York Post)
New Jersey Devils Ambushed Toronto Maple Leafs with 3 Third Period Goals, Win 4-3 - (In Lou We Trust)
Game #56 - Devils vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - (In Lou We Trust)
Ilya Kovalchuk's Devils debut, period-by-period - (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Toronto's Wilson wary of Kovy impact - (NewJerseyDevils.com)
New-look clubs collide - (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Mending Elias excited for Kovalchuk arrival - (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Devils strengthen status as Cup contenders - (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Langenbrunner, Parise Photo Shoot - (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Devils react to new Kovy-lution - (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Kovalchuk here to win - (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Kovalchuk's first day with the Devils - (NewJerseyDevils.com)
Stats - (Yahoo NHL)
Standings - (Yahoo NHL)
Devils Team Report - (Yahoo NHL)
Devils boss does it again - (Calgary Sun)
Leafs suffer late collapse - (The Kingston Whig-Standard)
Kovalchuk relishes new opportunity - (TheChronicleHerald.ca)
Russia's Kovalchuk sure to give Olympic opponents a devil of a time - (Kelowna.com)
Leafs blow lead late in third - (Toronto Star )
Leafs quickly revert to old ways - (Toronto Sun)
Don't blame Thrashers GM Waddell for decision to trade Kovalchuk - (Montreal Gazette)
The net effect - (National Post)
Devils-Rangers Preview - (CBSSports.com)
Waddell could face a cranky crowd Saturday night - (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

LOWELL DEVILS
Devils Shutout By Sharks, 3-0 - (LowellDevilsHockey.com)

TRENTON DEVILS
Finding the Right Fit: Ginand Excels in Trenton - (TrentonDevils.com)
Energized Devils Dethrone Royals, 4-1 - (TrentonDevils.com)
Chiefs Shutout Devils, 3-0 - (TrentonDevils.com)

OLYMPIC GAMES VANCOUVER 2010
Olympic goalies: O Canada, we stand on guard for thee - (Vancouver Sun)