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Devils season breakup day in Newark

Posted on May 13, 2023 by hasan4978

Instead of getting ready for Game 6 of the second round at the Rock, I’m listening to exit interviews with the media – or at least I’m about to. So it goes in a league where thirty-one of thirty-two teams … Continue reading →

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Devils’ promising season ends with heartbreak in Raleigh

Posted on May 12, 2023 by hasan4978

It’s hard for me to know where to begin at the end…a game recap at this point seems pointless, the series is over and there are no more chances to rebound or adjust. To a large degree, I’d really rather … Continue reading →

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Devils crash with a thud after a no-show game four puts them on the brink of elimination

Posted on May 10, 2023 by hasan4978

It’s hard to know where to even begin with the absolute disgrace that was tonight’s Game 4, a 6-1 defeat that left the Devils not only down 3-1 in the series, but completely humiliated on their own home ice…again. It’s … Continue reading →

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Devils win a track meet on ice and let Canes know they have a series

Posted on May 7, 2023 by hasan4978

Sometimes when seeing all the strange things that have already happened this postseason with the Devils in general, I wonder is it just me who thinks our whole postseason is weird? It has been a while since the Devils have … Continue reading →

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Black Friday: Devils non-compete their way into second straight blowout loss

Posted on May 6, 2023 by hasan4978

Stop us if you’ve heard this script before…Devils look overmatched and noncompetitive in the first two games of a playoff series, with their starting goalie getting blown up twice and the team being outplayed in all facets of the game. … Continue reading →

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Letdown Wednesday: Devils crash back to reality in Game 1 against Canes

Posted on May 4, 2023 by hasan4978

While it was always going to be difficult for me as a fan to get past the excitement of our Game 7 shutout-clinching win at the Rock on Monday night two nights later for the next series (especially since I … Continue reading →

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Victory Tuesday: Devils cap historic comeback with second straight home shutout in Game 7

Posted on May 2, 2023 by hasan4978

You too, Fitzy. You deserve a bow as much as anyone in this organization for everything that’s gone on this season and the turnaround of this franchise out of the dark ages, back into the spotlight of postseason success. If … Continue reading →

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Devils-Rangers take circuitous path to a predictable destination…Game 7

Posted on April 30, 2023 by hasan4978

As much as part of me wants to vent about Game 6 and the Devils being blown up for the third time in this series, their sloppy penalties and play in the last two periods or about the NHL refs’ … Continue reading →

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Devils’ stunning turnaround continues with domination at the Rock

Posted on April 28, 2023 by hasan4978

In a series where logic (or momentum) doesn’t seem to apply, only one thing seems certain at this point…this group of Devils should now be ready for whatever challenges lie ahead. Even though this series clearly isn’t over, last night … Continue reading →

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Road sweet road as Devils tie the series with two straight tense wins at MSG

Posted on April 24, 2023 by hasan4978

After Game 2, I was looking for some examples of teams who lost the first two home games as badly as the Devils did at the Rock last week who still came back to win the series. And while I … Continue reading →

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