# 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season

The 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 29th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.
The Devils posted a regular season record of 38 wins, 39 losses and 5 overtime/shootout losses for 81 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1995–96 season, ending their 13-season playoff streak. This was the first time the Devils finished the season with a losing record since the 1990–91 season. Their 174 goals scored were the lowest ever amount for the Devils in a non-lockout shortened season.

## Off-season

On April 26, 2010, Jacques Lemaire announced that he would retire from coaching. On June 17, the New Jersey Devils announced that John MacLean would become the 19th head coach in the franchise's history. On June 29, the Devils announced that former NHL player Adam Oates will be the assistant coach for the team for the 2010–11 season.
On July 19, Ilya Kovalchuk re-signed with the Devils to a 17-year, $102 million contract. The contract was front-loaded with minimal payments in the last few seasons, when Kovalchuk would be in his 40s and unlikely to play. The deal was subsequently rejected by the NHL as a circumvention of the NHL collective bargaining agreement. The Devils stated after the NHL rejection that they would appeal the decision under the "collective bargaining agreement" process. On August 8, arbitrator Richard Bloch upheld the NHL's rejection of the contract, rendering Kovalchuk an unrestricted free agent again. On September 4, the Devils re-submitted another contract to the NHL worth $100 million to be paid over 15 years. The deal was approved by the NHL the following week as part of an NHL–National Hockey League Players' Association agreement concerning contracts over five years in length.

## Regular season

An injury to Bryce Salvador allowed the Devils to avoid a major trade before the start of the regular season. They opened their regular season at home on October 8 with a 4–3 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars with only 20 players on the roster. Subsequent injuries to Anton Volchenkov and Brian Rolston, as well as a one-game suspension of Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond after a 7–2 loss to the Washington Capitals, dropped the roster size to 17. The team and management have been under scrutiny for the decision to dress as few as 15 men (and two goaltenders) as a result of having too few funds for an average-sized roster.
After an NHL-worst 9–22–2 start to the season, John MacLean was fired as head coach, and Jacques Lemaire, who had retired as the Devils' head coach in the off-season, was hired as interim head coach.
Following the trade of captain Jamie Langenbrunner, the Devils managed an astonishing turnaround. After the start of the second half of the season, the Devils saw a dramatic increase in offensive production, in addition to the outstanding performance by backup goaltender Johan Hedberg. The Devils turned their record around from 10 to 29–2 on January 9 to 32–32–4 by March 12, with a point percentage of over 80% during their 22–3–2 stretch. Following a win against New York Islanders on March 12, the Devils found themselves six points out of the final playoff berth with a game in hand on the eighth-placed New York Rangers, and a hope of making the playoffs for a 14th consecutive season had been renewed among the fans. The team faded, however, finishing 12 points behind the Rangers.
With the injured Zach Parise missing 69 of the Devils' 82 regular season games, the team struggled offensively, finishing 30th overall in goals scored with just 171 (excluding three shootout-winning goals). They also finished 30th overall in power-play goals scored, with 34, and power-play opportunities, with 237. However, the Devils were the most disciplined team in the league once again, with only 241 power-play opportunities against, and they tied the Los Angeles Kings for the fewest power-play goals allowed with 40.
At the conclusion of the season, head coach Jacques Lemaire announced that he would not return to coach the Devils in the 2011–12 season.

## Playoffs

Following a 3–1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on April 2, the Devils were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 1996.

## Media

This season was Mike Emrick's final season as the television play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Devils since he moved to NBC Sports. Steve Cangialosi would replace Emrick the following year. However, Chico Resch continued to be a TV color commentator. Radio coverage was still on WFAN with Matt Loughlin and Sherry Ross.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Atlantic Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 259 | 223 | 106 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 238 | 199 | 106 |
| 3 | New York Rangers | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 233 | 198 | 93 |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 174 | 209 | 81 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 229 | 264 | 73 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| R | vte | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 43 | 224 | 197 | 107 |
| 2 | y – Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 259 | 223 | 106 |
| 3 | y – Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 44 | 246 | 195 | 103 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 238 | 199 | 106 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 247 | 240 | 103 |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 216 | 209 | 96 |
| 7 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 245 | 229 | 96 |
| 8 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 233 | 198 | 93 |
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| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 35 | 236 | 239 | 91 |
| 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 251 | 85 |
| 11 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 174 | 209 | 81 |
| 12 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 29 | 223 | 269 | 80 |
| 13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 192 | 250 | 74 |
| 14 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 229 | 264 | 73 |
| 15 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 195 | 229 | 72 |
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

Preseason: 2-1-3 (home: 2-0-1; road: 0-1-2)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 21Philadelphia Flyers3-4 (SO)Wells Fargo Center19,2880–0–1
2September 23New York Rangers3-4 (OT)Madison Square Garden14,9870–0–2
3September 25New York Rangers4-5 (OT)Prudential Center13,8210–0–3
4September 28Philadelphia Flyers3-2Prudential Center10,1241–0–3
5October 1New York Islanders4-3Prudential Center13,5962–0–3
6October 2New York Islanders1-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum7,7832–1–3 :
Win  Loss  Overtime/Shootout Loss

### Regular season

2010-11 Game Log: 38-39-5, 81 Points (home: 22-16-3; road: 16-23-2) :
October: 3-8-1, 7 Points (home: 0-4-1; road: 3-4-0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
18Dallas Stars3-4 (OT)Prudential Center17,6250–0–11
29@ Washington Capitals2-7Verizon Center18,3980–1–11
311Pittsburgh Penguins1-3Prudential Center12,8800–2–11
413@ Buffalo Sabres1-0 (OT)HSBC Arena18,6901–2–13
515Colorado Avalanche2-3Prudential Center12,2211–3–13
616Boston Bruins1-4Prudential Center13,0561–4–13
721@ Montreal Canadiens3-0Bell Centre21,2732–4–15
823Buffalo Sabres1-6Prudential Center14,2282–5–15
924@ New York Rangers1-3Madison Square Garden18,2002–6–15
1027@ San Jose Sharks2-5HP Pavilion17,5622–7–15
1129@ Anaheim Ducks2-1Honda Center14,7243–7–17
1230@ Los Angeles Kings1-3Staples Center18,1183–8–17 :
November: 5-6-1, 11 Points (home: 4-1-1; road: 1-5-0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
131@ Vancouver Canucks0-3Rogers Arena18,8603–9–17
143@ Chicago Blackhawks5-3United Center21,0444–9–19
155New York Rangers0-3Prudential Center17,6254–10–19
1610Buffalo Sabres4-5 (SO)Prudential Center14,5664–10–210
1712Edmonton Oilers4-3 (OT)Prudential Center14,6505–10–212
1815@ Boston Bruins0-3TD Garden17,5655–11–212
1918@ Toronto Maple Leafs1-3Air Canada Centre19,2715–12–212
2020@ St. Louis Blues2-3Scottrade Center19,1505–13–212
2122Washington Capitals5-0Prudential Center14,1076–13–214
2224Calgary Flames2-1 (SO)Prudential Center13,2027–13–216
2326@ New York Islanders0-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,8977–14–216
2427Philadelphia Flyers2-1 (SO)Prudential Center17,6258–14–218 :
December: 2-11-0, 4 Points (home: 2-6-0; road: 0-5-0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
252Montreal Canadiens1-5Prudential Center11,4348–15–218
264@ Philadelphia Flyers3-5Wells Fargo Center19,6578–16–218
276@ Pittsburgh Penguins1-2Consol Energy Center18,1858–17–218
2810@ Ottawa Senators2-3Scotiabank Place16,4718–18–218
2911Detroit Red Wings1-4Prudential Center17,6258–19–218
3015Phoenix Coyotes3-0Prudential Center13,2089–19–220
3117Nashville Predators1-3Prudential Center14,1379–20–220
3218@ Atlanta Thrashers1-7Philips Arena17,0249–21–220
3321@ Washington Capitals1-5Verizon Center18,3989–22–220
3423New York Islanders1-5Prudential Center13,3129–23–220
3526Toronto Maple Leafs1-4Prudential Center5,3299–24–220
3629New York Rangers1-3Prudential Center17,6259–25–220
3731Atlanta Thrashers3-1Prudential Center13,49210–25–222 :
January: 6-5-1, 13 Points (home: 3-2-0; road: 3-3-1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
381@ Carolina Hurricanes3-6RBC Center16,10710–26–222
394Minnesota Wild1-2Prudential Center13,25710–27–222
406Philadelphia Flyers2-4Prudential Center15,09810–28–222
418@ Philadelphia Flyers1-2Wells Fargo Center19,85910–29–222
429Tampa Bay Lightning6-3Prudential Center16,19411–29–224
4314@ Tampa Bay Lightning5-2St. Pete Times Forum18,73612–29–226
4415@ Florida Panthers2-3 (OT)BankAtlantic Center17,82512–29–327
4517@ New York Islanders5-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum13,11913–29–329
4620Pittsburgh Penguins2-0Prudential Center14,89014–29–331
4722@ Philadelphia Flyers3-1Wells Fargo Center19,84715–29–333
4823Florida Panthers5-2Prudential Center15,10916–29–335
4926@ Detroit Red Wings1-3Joe Louis Arena20,06616–30–335 :
February: 11-1-1, 23 Points (home: 5-0-1; road: 6-1-0)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
501Ottawa Senators2-1Prudential Center7,21817–30–337
513@ New York Rangers3-2Madison Square Garden18,20018–30–339
524Florida Panthers3-4 (OT)Prudential Center13,57718–30–440
536@ Montreal Canadiens4-1Bell Centre21,27319–30–442
548Carolina Hurricanes3-2 (OT)Prudential Center12,12620–30–444
5510@ Toronto Maple Leafs2-1 (OT)Air Canada Centre19,26021–30–446
5611San Jose Sharks2-1Prudential Center17,10222–30–448
5716Carolina Hurricanes3-2Prudential Center14,44523–30–450
5818New York Rangers1-0Prudential Center17,62524–30–452
5919@ Carolina Hurricanes4-1RBC Center17,89025–30–454
6022@ Dallas Stars1-0American Airlines Center13,65226–30–456
6125@ Tampa Bay Lightning1-2St. Pete Times Forum19,56326–31–456
6227@ Florida Panthers2-1BankAtlantic Center16,59227–31–458 :
March: 8-5-1, 17 Points (home: 5-2-0; road: 3-3-1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
632Tampa Bay Lightning2-1Prudential Center12,85728–31–460
644Pittsburgh Penguins2-1 (OT)Prudential Center17,62529–31–462
656@ New York Islanders3-2 (SO)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum15,89330–31–464
668Ottawa Senators1-2Prudential Center15,97830–32–464
6711@ Atlanta Thrashers3-2 (OT)Philips Arena16,07331–32–466
6812New York Islanders3-2 (OT)Prudential Center17,62532–32–468
6915Atlanta Thrashers4-2Prudential Center16,18833–32–470
7017@ Ottawa Senators1-3Scotiabank Place17,75833–33–470
7118Washington Capitals0-3Prudential Center17,62533–34–470
7220@ Columbus Blue Jackets3-0Nationwide Arena13,04334–34–472
7322@ Boston Bruins1-4TD Garden17,56534–35–472
7425@ Pittsburgh Penguins0-1 (SO)Consol Energy Center18,32934–35–573
7526@ Buffalo Sabres0-2HSBC Arena18,69034–36–573
7630New York Islanders3-2Prudential Center16,25235–36–575 :
April: 3-3-0, 6 Points (home: 3-1-0; road: 0-2-0)
GameAprilOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
771Philadelphia Flyers4-2Prudential Center17,62536–36–577
782Montreal Canadiens1-3Prudential Center17,62536–37–577
795@ Pittsburgh Penguins2-4Consol Energy Center18,33136–38–577
806Toronto Maple Leafs4-2Prudential Center14,20737–38–579
819@ New York Rangers2-5Madison Square Garden18,20037–39–579
8210Boston Bruins3-2Prudential Center17,62538–39–581 :
2010-11 Schedule
  Win (2 Points)
  Loss (0 Points)
  Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Patrik Elias | 81 | 21 | 41 | 62 | -4 | 16 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 81 | 31 | 29 | 60 | -26 | 28 |
| Travis Zajac | 82 | 13 | 31 | 43 | -6 | 24 |
| Brian Rolston | 65 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -6 | 34 |
| Dainius Zubrus | 79 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -11 | 53 |
| Jason Arnott$^‡$ | 62 | 13 | 11 | 24 | -9 | 32 |
| Andy Greene | 82 | 4 | 19 | 23 | -23 | 22 |
| Mattias Tedenby | 58 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 14 |
| David Clarkson | 82 | 12 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 116 |
| Nick Palmieri | 43 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
| Henrik Tallinder | 82 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 40 |
| Mark Fayne | 57 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner$^‡$ | 31 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -15 | 16 |
| Rod Pelley | 74 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 27 |
| Jacob Josefson | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Anton Volchenkov | 56 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 34 |
| Anssi Salmela | 48 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -11 | 14 |
| Colin White | 69 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 48 |
| Zach Parise | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| Matthew Corrente | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 44 |
| Alexander Vasyunov | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Taormina | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Adam Mair | 65 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -16 | 45 |
| Vladimir Zharkov | 38 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Tim Sestito | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 9 |
| Mark Fraser | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| Bradley Mills | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Alexander Urbom | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Steckel$^†$ | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| Jay Leach | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 21 |
| Tyler Eckford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Olivier Magnan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Stephen Gionta | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Adam Henrique | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Martin Brodeur | 56 | 3116 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 127 | 2.45 | 1313 | .903 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Johan Hedberg | 34 | 1717 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 68 | 2.38 | 777 | .912 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike McKenna | 2 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.05 | 56 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Devils. Stats reflect time with Devils only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Devils only.
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Martin Brodeur | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 24, 2011 |
| Johan Hedberg | NHL Second Star of the Week | February 21, 2011 |
| Johan Hedberg | NHL Third Star of the Month | February 2011 |

### Records

| Player | Record (Amount) | Achieved |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Jason Arnott | 1,100th Career NHL Game | October 8, 2010 |
| Matt Taormina | 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2010 |
| Alexander Urbom | 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2010 |
| Matt Taormina | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 13, 2010 |
| Matthew Corrente | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 15, 2010 |
| Matt Taormina | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 15, 2010 |
| Jacob Josefson | 1st Career NHL Game | October 15, 2010 |
| Olivier Magnan | 1st Career NHL Game | October 21, 2010 |
| Alexander Vasyunov | 1st Career NHL Game | October 23, 2010 |
| Alexander Vasyunov | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 29, 2010 |
| Bradley Mills | 1st Career NHL Game | October 30, 2010 |
| Bradley Mills | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | November 3, 2010 |
| Stephen Gionta | 1st Career NHL Game | November 5, 2010 |
| Mattias Tedenby | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | November 10, 2010 |
| Mattias Tedenby | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 12, 2010 |
| Alexander Vasyunov | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 12, 2010 |
| Henrik Tallinder | 500th Career NHL Game | November 18, 2010 |
| Patrik Elias | 900th Career NHL Game | November 20, 2010 |
| Mark Fayne | 1st Career NHL Game | November 22, 2010 |
| Johan Hedberg | 300th Career NHL Game | November 22, 2010 |
| Colin White | 100th Career NHL Assist | December 4, 2010 |
| Colin White | 700th Career NHL Game | December 6, 2010 |
| Mark Fayne | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | December 15, 2010 |
| Martin Brodeur | 1,100th Career NHL Game | December 23, 2010 |
| Mark Fayne | 1st Career NHL Assist | December 26, 2010 |
| Nick Palmieri | 1st Career NHL Goal | January 9, 2011 |
| Jason Arnott | 500th Career NHL Assist | January 17, 2011 |
| Vladimir Zharkov | 1st Career NHL Goal | January 17, 2011 |
| Dainius Zubrus | 300th Career NHL Assist | February 3, 2011 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 600th Career NHL Win (coach) | February 10, 2011 |
| Patrik Elias | 800th Career NHL Point | February 19, 2011 |
| Anton Volchenkov | 100th Career NHL Point | February 19, 2011 |
| Adam Mair | 600th Career NHL Game | March 6, 2011 |
| Jacob Josefson | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | March 6, 2011 |
| Jacob Josefson | 1st Career NHL Goal | March 12, 2011 |
| Anssi Salmela | 100th Career NHL Game | March 17, 2011 |
| Dave Steckel | 300th Career NHL Game | March 20, 2011 |
| Travis Zajac | 400th Career NHL Game | March 25, 2011 |
| Rod Pelley | 200th Career NHL Game | March 30, 2011 |
| Brian Rolston | 400th Career NHL Assist | April 1, 2011 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 700th Career NHL Game 700th Career NHL Point | April 6, 2011 |
| Adam Henrique | 1st Career NHL Game | April 10, 2011 |
| Alexander Urbom | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | April 10, 2011 |
| David Clarkson | 100th Career NHL Point | April 10, 2011 |

## Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 19, 2010 | To Nashville Predators Matthew Halischuk 2nd-round pick in 2011 | To New Jersey Devils Jason Arnott |
| January 7, 2011 | To Dallas Stars Jamie Langenbrunner | To New Jersey Devils Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2011 |
| February 9, 2011 | To San Jose Sharks Patrick Davis Michael Swift | To New Jersey Devils Jay Leach Steven Zalewski |
| February 28, 2011 | To Washington Capitals Jason Arnott | To New Jersey Devils Dave Steckel 2nd-round pick in 2012 |

### Lost via waivers

| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers |
| Jay Pandolfo | None | N/A |

### Player signings

| Player | Contract terms |
| Mattias Tedenby | 3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract |
| Jacob Josefson | 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract |
| Eric Gelinas | 3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract |
| David Clarkson | 3 years, $8 million |
| Mark Fraser | 1 year, $500,000 |
| Tyler Eckford | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Olivier Magnan | 1 year, $500,000 |
| Harry Young | 3 years, $1.61 million entry-level contract |
| Jean-Sebastien Berube | 3 years, $1.595 million entry-level contract |
| Patrick Davis | 1 year, $500,000 |
| Tim Sestito | 1 year, $500,000 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 15 years, $100 million |
| Mike Hoeffel | 2 years, $1.325 million entry-level contract |

## Draft picks

New Jersey's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Club Team |
| 2 | 38 (from Atlanta) | Jon Merrill | D | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 3 | 84 | Scott Wedgewood | G | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 4 | 114 | Joe Faust | D | United States | Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MN) |
| 6 | 174 | Maxime Clermont | G | Canada | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 204 | Mauro Jorg | RW | Switzerland | HC Lugano (NLA) |

## Farm teams

The Albany Devils (relocated from Lowell) of the American Hockey League and the Trenton Devils of the ECHL remain the New Jersey Devils' minor league affiliates for the 2010–11 season.