2010–11 New Jersey Devils season

The 2010–11 New Jersey Devils season is the team's 28th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey.

Off-season
On April 26, 2010, Jacques Lemaire announced that he would retire from coaching. On June 17, 2010, the New Jersey Devils announced that John MacLean would become the 19th head coach in the franchise's history. On June 29, 2010, the Devils announced that former NHL player Adam Oates will be the assistant coach for the team for the 2010-11 season.

Ilya Kovalchuk chose to re-sign with the Devils on July 19 for $102 million over 17 years. The deal was front-loaded with minimal payments in the last few seasons, when Kovalchuk would be in his forties, and unlikely to play. The deal was rejected by the NHL as a circumvention of the 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 held up the NHL's rejection of the contract, making Kovalchuk an unrestricted free agent again.

Regular season
The Devils will open their regular season at home on October 8 against the Dallas Stars. The Devils will close out the season on April 10 at home against the Boston Bruins

Goaltenders
†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.

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

Player Signings
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 * 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-Grenier || 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
 * Tyler Eckford || 1 year, $550,000
 * Olivier Magnan-Grenier || 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
 * Jean-Sebastien Berube || 3 years, $1.595 million entry-level contract
 * Patrick Davis || 1 year, $500,000
 * Tim Sestito || 1 year, $500,000
 * Tim Sestito || 1 year, $500,000
 * Tim Sestito || 1 year, $500,000

Draft picks
New Jersey's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Farm teams
The Albany Devils 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.