Parise or Kovalchuk Should Consider Switching Sides

I’m always amazed how NHL teams will let their rosters fall out of balance. For example, how did the Devils not consider the ramifications of investing so much in left wings? The Devils have a lot of money and talent in Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise, both of whom play the left side. Last year, coach John MacLean tried to move Kovalchuk to the right side. It didn’t go very well for Kovalchuk and he soon found himself back on the other side of the ice. MacLean was moved off of the bench. This season, new coach Peter DeBoer is keeping Kovalchuk and Parise in their natural positions. Parise has been playing with Patrik Elias and Petr Sykora, still on a tryout contract. Other than Elias and Sykora calling Parise Jason, the line seems very effective. Kovalchuk has been playing with Jacob Josefson and Nick Palmieri on a much less exciting line. But having so much talent in the same forward position could burn the Devils down the line. As good as Sykora has looked in the pr...