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Hello friends, It’s been a bit since I’ve been able to sit down and write a non-recap blog, life and stuff. We just passed the quarter mark of the season, and it’s been a pretty wild ride so far. I’ve been writing this periodically over the past week, and this paragraph has changed 4 times […]
18 days ago | 1 read
Happy Sunday. The New Jersey Devils do not play today, as they have returned home to prepare for a stretch of largely home games in the coming weeks. It will be good for the Devils to get off the road, considering their poor injury luck and far better home performances. Aside from the Devils, though, […]
18 days ago | 1 read
Imagine, if you will, that you are a New Jersey Devils fan that sat down to watch tonight’s game against the rival Philadelphia Flyers. Through the first 20 minutes or so of real time, you witnessed things going pretty well. After a sluggish start for both sides, you saw the Devils cash in on an […]
19 days ago | 1 read
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (13-6-1) at Philadelphia Flyers (10-6-3). Flyers blog: Broad Street Hockey. The Time: 7:00pm EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: I had the preview today. The Song of the Day: I have only been to see one particular band from Philadelphia multiple times: they would be […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (13-6-1) at the Philadelphia Flyers (10-6-3). Flyers blog: Broad Street Hockey. The Time: 7:00 PM ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Radio Low-Event Hockey Head Coach Rick Tocchet is famous for his teams’ propensity for a dump-and-chase game, relying on the offensive contributions of just […]
19 days ago | 1 read
Watching yesterday’s matchup between the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers, it struck me how the team still seems like they are looking for Jack Hughes out there on the ice. Nobody can replace a transcendent offensive center like him, sure, but should the Devils look this poor without him? Last season, after the […]
20 days ago | 0 reads
Here are your links for today: Devils Links The Devils came close to tying things up late but were shut out for the first time this season Thursday night as the Panthers took a 1-0 win. [Devils NHL] A sizable concern for this season: Some encouraging news: A defense of Tom Fitzgerald: “His drafting has […]
20 days ago | 1 read
It’s going to be a very long two months. Just a week after losing Jack Hughes to a freak injury at a team dinner, the Devils are finding out just how much they’re going to miss their leading scorer and franchise player. And, it’s a lot. Sam Reinhart scored the game’s only goal and Sergei […]
21 days ago | 1 read
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (13-5-1) at Florida Panthers (10-8-1) The Time: 7:00pm EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: Matt wrote the game preview today. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
It’s unbelievably frustrating to be writing another piece about the New Jersey Devils’ goaltending, but after this past Tuesday’s game against Tampa Bay, it’s the prominent topic at the front of my mind. This is the second season now of the Devils running a Jacob Markstrom/Jake Allen tandem after bringing Allen back just before he […]
21 days ago | 3 reads
Last Devils Game On Tuesday night, the Devils lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Florida, by a score of 5-1. Dawson Mercer got the scoring started for Tampa Bay with an atrocious turnover right inside the blue line of the Tampa OZ. After passing the puck about 5 feet behind Timo Meier AND outside […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
There’s a saying that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. There’s also another saying that there are no original ideas anymore, or that good ideas are borrowed, but great ideas are stolen. I say all that to preface my article this week, as I was scrolling through Twitter over the weekend and saw a […]
22 days ago | 1 read
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Another rough outing for Jacob Markstrom in Tuesday’s game against the Lightning. The Bolts took a 5-1 win. [Devils NHL] This seems bad: Roster moves: “Not only is Hughes out, but Cody Glass is also week-to-week with an upper-body injury. The Devils’ centers in their 3-2 shootout […]
22 days ago | 0 reads
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22 days ago | 0 reads
It’s not like New Jersey hasn’t been here before. Surviving long stretches of the season without their top center and franchise player has basically become a rite of winter for the Devils, who surely hoped the return of three regulars from injury to it’s lineup would give a boost to what was starting to look […]
23 days ago | 1 read
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (13-4-1) at the Tampa Bay Lightning (9-7-2) The Time: 7:00 PM ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Matt took care of that today. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, […]
23 days ago | 1 read
After a slow start to the season, Lenni Hameenaho is starting to fill the net. This posts updates Hameenaho’s turnaround and all other prospect news. A Bright Spot in Another Bad Week Hameenaho scored in back to back games this week, his first two goals of the season. The first goal came Tuesday night in […]
23 days ago | 2 reads
Last Devils Game On Saturday, the Devils found a way, yet again, to get a win, defeating the Washington Capitals 3-2 in the shootout. There was a mixture of good and bad this game. However, they did get the win, and that’s all that matters. The Devils did take a 2-0 lead in the first […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
Over the first month-plus of the 2025-26 season, the New Jersey Devils have been ravaged by injuries. I know I’m stating the obvious here, but it really can’t be understated how much injuries have affected the Devils’ season. The team has suffered so many injuries that the group of players that wears the uniform has […]
24 days ago | 2 reads
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Everything is great really: “It’s an incredibly unfortunate story, but word came Friday that Jack Hughes suffered a hand injury while at a team dinner Thursday night. Exact details are unknown at this time, but it’s believed he slipped and cut his hand, in what multiple sources […]
24 days ago | 0 reads
That title is probably a bit hyperbolic and not gonna lie, the vibes were pretty bleak coming into his game, and I think collectively we really had no idea what direction it was going to go. But the boys showed poise and maturity, collecting 2 points against the Washington Capitals and have now gotten 9 […]
26 days ago | 1 read
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (12-4-1) @ Washington Capitals (8-8-1) The Time: 7:00pm EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Radio The Game Preview: Matt wrote the game preview today. The Song of the Day: Johnny Cash. Hurt. Self-explanatory. Or listen to the Nine Inch Nails version if you are so inclined. The Rules: […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
I was just getting inside yesterday when I opened my phone and read: #NEWS: Jack Hughes is out with a non-hockey, hand injury. He is being evaluated… After that, I pretty much stopped reading for a moment. Evaluation can mean quite a range of injury timelines, but the next thing I saw made me even […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
Last Devils Game On Wednesday night..and I do mean NIGHT, the Devils defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in OT. The game got off to a late start (close to 10pm EST), but it didn’t disappoint. I did not watch the full game (only the 1st period), but I was not exactly pleased to see Jacob […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Simon Nemec pulled off a hat trick to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. [Devils NHL] In said game, Arseny Gritsyuk’s move to the top six paid dividends for controlling the pace of play. [Infernal Access […]
27 days ago | 2 reads