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Lost night

Posted on November 26, 2013 by hasan4978

Tonight’s home game against a non-playoff team like Winnipeg isn’t one of the games you should be worried about if you’re a playoff aspirant.  Unfortunately the Devils had two things going against them…number one, the fact this game was just … Continue reading →

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Devils strike gold out West in back-to-back OT’s

Posted on November 22, 2013 by hasan4978

I didn’t have many expectations before this West Coast trip, I’d have been okay with two points and ecstatic with three in our three-game California jaunt from Anaheim to LA to San Jose.  Waking up this morning to the fact … Continue reading →

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Devils’ not-so-grumpy old men shine again

Posted on November 17, 2013 by hasan4978

After the Devils’ 2-1 win against Tampa Bay a few weeks ago when HOF’ers-to be Martin Brodeur and Jaromir Jagr were the first and second stars, I commented about how remarkable it was to have that legendary duo as our … Continue reading →

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Ghosts of seasons past loom over Devils’ 2-0 loss to Kings

Posted on November 16, 2013 by hasan4978

What was ironic about the Devils’ loss to the Kings in the teams’ first game since the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals is that for the first period and the early part of the second it didn’t feel like a revenge … Continue reading →

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Devils prepare for crucial back-to-back at the Rock

Posted on November 15, 2013 by hasan4978

With a second West Coast trip on the docket next week, the Devils’ games tomorrow and Saturday at the Rock loom large toward keeping up the momentum they’ve built in taking seven out of a possible eight points in their … Continue reading →

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Team effort powers Devils past Nashville

Posted on November 11, 2013 by hasan4978

There haven’t been too many nights around here lately where everything’s clicked at once but last night’s 5-0 whitewashing of Nashville was one of them.  Finally, the Devils had a rare laugher that was never in doubt, and not a … Continue reading →

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Devils’ extra time woes cost them again in Toronto

Posted on November 9, 2013 by hasan4978

Although the Devils’ scoring woes in regulation have been bad enough over the last two seasons, it actually pales in comparison to the Devils’ woes in tie games once regulation ends.  During the last two seasons, New Jersey has just … Continue reading →

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Hell freezes over – Janssen scores, Devils win

Posted on November 8, 2013 by hasan4978

What does Kirk Gibson‘s famous World Series home run have to do with tonight’s game?  Just listen to the calls – ‘I don’t believe what I just saw!’ from Jack Buck…and Vin Scully‘s ‘The impossible has happened!’.  More or less … Continue reading →

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Jason Arnott officially retires

Posted on November 6, 2013 by hasan4978

More than thirteen years after his Stanley-Cup winning goal in Dallas, Jason Arnott officially retired from the NHL yesterday after nineteen seasons in the league. “I would like to thank everyone who helped me throughout my NHL career, including my … Continue reading →

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Olesz waived as Devils continue to flounder

Posted on November 4, 2013 by hasan4978

A day after New Jersey suffered yet another dispiriting loss, this time by a score of 4-0 to Zach Parise‘s Minnesota Wild, the Devils did the equivalent of shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic by putting ineffective forward Rostislav Olesz … Continue reading →

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