from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice, Iya Kovalchuk will make his Devils’ debut Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Prudential Center, general manager Lou Lamoriello said. Defensman Anssi Salmela, who was reacquired in the deal, also is expected to be in the Devils’ lineup Friday night…. Lamoriello said the idea of trying to re-sign Kovalchuk was not something that factored into his decision on making the trade.

The past few days have brought three very large trades involving some of the biggest hockey markets in the league (not to mention some of the largest hobby markets). If you are a fan of NHL hockey and you have not heard about the Toronto Maple Leafs/Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks/Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames/New York