Category Archives: Devils

Devils end disappointing season on a bitter note

Down the stretch, the Devils played much better hockey to come frustratingly close to the postseason. However, they couldn’t overcome a lousy winter that turned a promising start into fool’s gold. After going out on home ice with a very … Continue reading

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Devils Finally Make Change by Firing Fitzgerald

In a move that was surprising due to the timing, the New Jersey Devils finally fired team president and general manager Tom Fitzgerald on Monday. The decision to move on from Fitzgerald came with the Devils making a desperate push … Continue reading

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Hughes Is the Rangers’  Daddy: Posts Hat Trick and Assist in Devils’ win

When it comes to the Hudson rivalry, one thing hasn’t changed. Jack Hughes continues to own the Rangers. He’s their Daddy. In another dominant performance, Hughes posted a hat trick and an assist for a four-point game in a 6-3 … Continue reading

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Devils’ season ending with a whimper after zero deadline day activity

Even as someone who’s been a skeptic of the Devils for over a year now, it’s still somewhat hard to believe that we’re in March already playing out the string after a complete dud of a trade deadline. Not only … Continue reading

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Devils Honor Gold Medal Hero Hughes Before Loss to Sabres

In their first game back from the Olympic break, the Devils honored USA gold medal hero Jack Hughes prior to losing to the Sabres 2-1 on Wednesday night in Newark. They recognized all seven players who represented their countries in … Continue reading

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Devils Send Palat to Islanders in Salary Dump

During Tuesday night’s game in which they lost a tough one to the Jets at The Rock, the Devils made some news off the ice by sending Ondrej Palat to the Islanders, along with a 2026 third round pick and … Continue reading

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Luke Hughes Injury Update: What It Means for the Devils

After defeating the Flames 2-1 on Simon Nemec’s third overtime winner of the season on Jan. 19, the New Jersey Devils posted a big 2-1 victory over the Oilers last night in Edmonton on the strength of 22 saves from … Continue reading

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Devils’ Catastrophic 9-0 Loss The Latest Embarrassment For Spiraling Team

If there’s one word to describe the Devils’ catastrophic 9-0 loss to the Islanders, it would be humiliation. They were embarrassed by the Islanders in a rivalry game on ESPN Plus. Imagine if it had been featured on the NHL … Continue reading

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Devils’ season comes to a head as Luke’s mistakes and the fans’ booing become the flashpoint for a franchise in crisis

When I made my last post in the preseason about stepping away, I wasn’t sure if I was retiring or just going on a semi-scaled back version of posting. Long story short, I just wasn’t having fun writing about this … Continue reading

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Devils’ Star Jack Hughes Scoring On and Off The Ice in Return

On Sunday, the Devils finally activated star center Jack Hughes off long-term injured reserve. After playing in the first 17 games where he led them in scoring with 10 goals and 20 points, Hughes accidentally cut his finger at a … Continue reading

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