New Jersey Devils News and Notes, March 2, 2010

NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Martin Brodeur's gold not like his 2002 gold - (The Bergen Record)
Using Olympics as bargaining chip with union could backfire on NHL - (The Bergen Record)
Kovalchuk calls KHL talk “just rumors”; Elias believes Jagr wants to NHL return; More ratings info - (Fire & Ice)
Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur sees Olympic torch passed to next generation - (Fire & Ice)
Brodeur, Kovalchuk, Elias at Devils’ practice; Langenbrunner, Parise to arrive later today - (Fire & Ice)
Big ratings for U.S.-Canada Olympic gold medal game - (Fire & Ice)
NJ Devils forward Patrik Elias: Jaromir Jagr could return to NHL - (The Star Ledger)
NJ Devils' Jacques Lemaire: 1972 Summit Series win vs. Russia was bigger than taking U.S. gold - (The Star Ledger)
NJ Devils winger Ilya Kovalchuk wants NHL players at Sochi Olympics - (The Star Ledger)
Back with NJ Devils, Martin Brodeur reflects on losing the No. 1 spot with Canada - (The Star Ledger)
Martin Brodeur back with NJ Devils after Olympics; Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner still on way - (The Star Ledger)
NJ Devils afternoon links: Ilya Kovalchuk will be pursued by Russian KHL this offseason - (The Star Ledger)
Devils' Parise returning with silver, pride - (The New York Post)
Benched Brodeur 'really got into' Canada's gold-medal march - (The New York Post)
Canada puts USA 'miracle' on ice - (The New York Post)
A final to remember forever - (The New York Post)
Game 62 Preview: New Jersey Devils at San Jose Sharks - (In Lou We Trust)
Ranking the Devils' Individual Performances at the 2010 Winter Olympics - (In Lou We Trust)
The March Ahead for the New Jersey Devils - (In Lou We Trust)
New Jersey-San Jose Preview - (Msgnetwork)
KHL poised to offer Kovalchuk huge deal - (FOXSports.com)
NHL Standings - (Yahoo NHL)
New Jersey Devils' players stats - (Yahoo NHL)
New Jersey Devils Team Report - (Yahoo NHL)
Devils-Sharks Preview - (SportingNews.com)
Cam Inman: After Olympics, San Jose Sharks can picture their next goal - (San Jose Mercury News)
Kawakami: Nabokov ready to go - (San Jose Mercury News)
The Olympic Hangover And Other Myths - (San Francisco Chronicle)
Thrashers and Devils Since the Big Trade - (Bird Watchers Anonymous)
Brodeur understands Olympic benching - (Canada.com)

Rested, Hopefully Determined Martin Brodeur Returns to New Jersey Devils - (Bleacher Report)

LOWELL DEVILS
5 Burning questions: Louis Robitaille - (LowellDevilsHockey.com)

AROUND THE NHL
THN.com Blog: Goodbye Olympics, hello trade deadline - (The Hockey News)
THN.com Blog: Olympic implications - (The Hockey News)
THN.com Blog: Getting the goalie jitters - (The Hockey News)
Rumor Roundup: Deadline looms - (The Hockey News)
More buyers than sellers - (Edmonton Journal)
NHL power rankings - (Sportsnet.ca)

OLYMPIC GAMES VANCOUVER 2010
NHL would be foolish not to let players compete in 2014 Olympics - (Boston Herald)

MISCELLANEOUS
USA-Canada Most Watched Hockey Game In 30 Years - (WITN)
190 Million People Watched Olympics in US, 2nd Most-Watched Winter Olympics - (TVbytheNumbers)