Monthly Archives: December 2019

Devils had to trade Hall

Taylor Hall was finally traded today by the Devils. AP Photo via Getty Images It’s finally done. Taylor Hall is officially no longer a New Jersey Devil. The ’17-18 Hart winner, who carried the Devils to its only postseason appearance … Continue reading

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BREAKING: Hall to Arizona for 1st, conditional pick and three prospects

What seemed like an interminable wait over three days for all parties involved once Taylor Hall got pulled from the lineup before the Devils’ game in Colorado on Friday is finally now over, and the deal is done.  This afternoon, … Continue reading

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Moment of the day: Nas’s first win as head coach

Gotta admit, as jaded as I have been about this team and their new head coach, you don’t have a soul if you can’t smile at this clip of the players giving Alain Nasreddine the puck for his long-awaited first … Continue reading

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Lundqvist to blame for loss to Ducks

AP Photo by Anaheim Ducks via Getty Images On the fourth and final game of a Western road trip, the Rangers weren’t perfect. That much is true. Even though they jumped out to a quick two goal lead duel to … Continue reading

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Hall trade imminent

Just three lousy months ago if you’d asked any Devils fan what mid-December would look like, nobody would have pictured that not only would Taylor Hall get traded, but that it would happen this soon.  Heck, on the eve of … Continue reading

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BREAKING: Hall held out of tonight’s game for ‘precautionary’ reasons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbLbJxawHp4 Welp I had zero intention of either watching or paying attention to tonight’s expected housing in Colorado, with the 9-16-5 Devils playing a 20-8-3 Avs team on the road, thirteen points out of a playoff spot in mid-December.  I … Continue reading

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Panarin records hat trick to highlight comeback win over Sharks

Artemi Panarin dons the Broadway Hat following his first hat trick as a New York Ranger. His four points in a comeback 6-3 win over the underachieving Sharks prove that he belongs in the MVP conversation if the Rangers somehow … Continue reading

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Game #30: Kreider: “We don’t shoot enough pucks”

AP Photo credit Los Angeles Kings via Getty Images Tonight was a frustrating one for the Rangers. They were coming off a nice 5-0 shutout win over the Golden Knights. However, like I unfortunately predicted, they beat the harder team … Continue reading

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Game #29: A birthday present courtesy of Georgiev, Panarin and Rangers Vegas style and smile

AP Photo credit New York Rangers via Getty Images Okay. So I didn’t make it a secret that it was my birthday. Believe it or not, I blew out 43 candles (not literally). I don’t know where all the time … Continue reading

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The road trip begins tonight for Blueshirts

Less than two hours from now, the Rangers will drop the puck against the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in Vegas. The Knights defeated them 4-1 this past week in New York City. They took five of a possible six … Continue reading

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