Category Archives: Devils

Devils gain ground in tense week

Posted on March 30, 2018 by hasan4978

Perhaps it’s best I missed Thursday’s OT loss against the Penguins – which thankfully will either be the last or next to last Thursday game I miss this year.  After all, Tuesday’s game with the Hurricanes had about two or … Continue reading →

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Home sweet home (at last)

Posted on March 24, 2018 by hasan4978

Facing potentially the most critical forty-eight hours of the season the last two nights and with other playoff contenders around them refusing to go on a losing streak, the Devils responded the way they needed to after a bad California … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a choke

Posted on March 21, 2018 by hasan4978

What I didn’t want to believe was going to happen but outwardly feared for a while – since the Devils’ nine-point playoff lead went down to three in the matter of four days – is going to happen now.  Let’s … Continue reading →

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California dreamin’

Posted on March 17, 2018 by hasan4978

For the Devils, phase one of their six-game potential nightmare swing was an unqualified success sweeping Nashville and Vegas in a flurry of goals, with new starting goaltender Keith Kinkaid continuing his astonishing run of success.  However, there’s still a … Continue reading →

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Backs to the wall

Posted on March 9, 2018 by hasan4978

After a predictable homestand where they lost two out of three despite outshooting both Vegas and the Jets while beating up on an AHL outfit in the Habs for forty minutes, the Devils have officially wasted all their margin for … Continue reading →

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Hard Hits: A Hall of a Hart race

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Derek

HARD HITS By Derek Felix As March rolls in with thunder snow courtesy of the latest, craziest bomb cyclone that dumped between 10 inches to over a foot of the white stuff Wednesday, there’s a similar storm brewing for the … Continue reading →

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Life rafts required for a Devil team in crisis

Posted on March 4, 2018 by hasan4978

It’s hard to believe that Thursday afternoon (a mere three days ago, to be exact) the Devils were sitting pretty with a nine-point lead on a playoff spot, seemingly in the clear with 19 games to go and dopey message … Continue reading →

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Stan The Man

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Derek

Imagine living a dream as reality. That’s exactly what Stan Fischler has accomplished. Known as “The Hockey Maven,” Fischler has covered the sport since he worked for the Rangers in 1952. A inspiration to many including this writer who was … Continue reading →

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Devils conclude surprisingly active deadline acquiring Maroon

Posted on February 26, 2018 by hasan4978

Over the last 72 hours, Devils GM Ray Shero has certainly spiced things up and enhanced the Devils’ chances of breaking their five-year long playoff drought, first by the historic cross-river trade with the Rangers for Michael Grabner on Friday night, then … Continue reading →

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Rangers trade Grabner to Devils in history making deal by rivals

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Derek

The last time a trade was made between the Rangers and Devils, they were known as the Colorado Rockies way back in 1979. Before moving to New Jersey, the Rockies dealt star defenseman Barry Beck to the Rangers for Lucien … Continue reading →

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