Robbie Ftorek

G.M. Mike O'Connell put himself on the hot seat by trading G John Grahante last January, allowing Jeff Hackett to leave as a free agent and then signing 32-year-old Felix Potvin, who was shaky last year....

With a locker room out of Friends, the club looks to a new coach for focus and toughness

Dare DevilsEast-leading New Jersey took a gamble and fired coach Robbie Ftorek

Devils Coach Robbie Ftorek had just finished guiding his talented club through a spirited scrimmage one morning last month. He sat in a warm room off the rink, still wearing his skates, peering out from behind...

How do you explain a team that had the NHL's second-best regular-season record in 1997-98 but suffered a humiliating first-round postseason loss to the Senators? According to the Devils, they fell head over heels...