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Devils potpourri before the final (futile?) push

I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to write about this week before the Devils’ potentially season-ending game against the Caps tomorrow night at home, though it seems as if we’ve said that a few times this season – the … Continue reading

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Devils’ season summed up in a nutshell on Long Island

Or maybe this Charlie Brown YouTube sums up our season even better than the actual joke of a hockey game that took place tonight in the dump known as Nassau.  Like Lucy holding out the football, teams in front of … Continue reading

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Devils’ latest shootout follies: Getting what we deserved?

All through the first period when the Devils got off to yet another sluggish start, eventually falling behind 2-0 in a crucial home game against Phoenix last night, I knew what the tone of this blog was going to be. … Continue reading

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Devils’ weekend split leaves them status quo with time running out

In a topsy-turvy Eastern Conference, the Devils found themselves in the same position they began the weekend after their hair-raising 3-2 win over the Leafs tonight – five points behind the last wild card spot, only with two fewer games … Continue reading

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Devils head into do-or-die weekend off Wild win

For all the problems surrounding the 2013-14 Devils, one thing even I can’t deny…one way or another the team usually makes it exciting in the end.  Especially with our dual propensity to blow big leads, but still have the capability … Continue reading

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Zachpalooza comes to the Rock

It’s already been nearly two years since Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals, when one-time Devils captain Zach Parise scored the opening goal in a 2-1 Devils win.  In the twenty-one plus months since Parise’s last game in New Jersey, … Continue reading

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Two-time Devil and Cup winner Petr Sykora retires

I figure on the occasion of Petr Sykora announcing his retirement today I’d take a break from lamenting the current state of the team to look back at happier times.  While the Czech sniper who scored over 300 goals in … Continue reading

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The more things change…

I honestly have been sitting here for fifteen minutes wondering how to start this blog.  All I’ve had for that long a time was the title and theme of my post.  I’ve never actually heard this Bon Jovi song until … Continue reading

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Ruutu saves the day against his former team

With the noose tightening around the Devils’ necks following a disgraceful no-show in Detroit on Friday night, last night’s game against the Canes was an absolute must-win.  Losing would have all but eliminated the Devils, putting them five points behind … Continue reading

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Bettman does the right thing, haters still stew

As Derek already wrote about, the NHL surprisingly (or not, depending on your point of view) reduced the Devils’ already contreversial Ilya Kovalchuk contract penalty by cutting the $3 million fine in half and deciding not to take away our … Continue reading

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