Tag Archives: Brendan Smith

Devils Stick Up For Dillon in Loss To Blue Jackets

The Devils haven’t had many disappointing  home games so far. One of the best teams on home ice, they entered last night’s game against the Blue Jackets with only one loss in regulation at The Prudential Center. For only the … Continue reading

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Devils’ hat trick of signings (perhaps) caps off a busy week after inking Pesce, Dillon and Noesen

Where to start after yet another head-spinning day by Tom Fitzgerald and the New Jersey Devils? Might as well start with the obvious, the big signing of the day that was rumored for the last couple of weeks seemingly, with … Continue reading

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A tale of two vastly different years

One year ago to the day last season, we were getting ready for Game 1 of the playoffs and a hotly anticipated series with the Rangers after setting a franchise record for wins in the regular season. Not that I … Continue reading

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Devils’ disappointing season draws to a close next week

Sadly the most exciting moment of the season was this nonsense which brought back visions of the 2012 line brawl at the Garden, and one that occurred after I was officially checked out of the season following another disastrous blown … Continue reading

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Participants react to Line Brawl

Wednesday night was eventful at the world’s most famous arena. A line brawl broke out at the start of the game played between the Devils and Rangers. The most anticipated fight between heavyweights Kurtis MacDermid and Matt Rempe didn’t disappoint. … Continue reading

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Rangers’ third period comeback gives them a win over Devils to sweep season series

After the early fireworks came just two seconds in, with Matt Rempe and Kurtis MacDermid headlining a 10-player line brawl, there was a hockey game played at The Garden on Wednesday night. With the refs sending eight players to the … Continue reading

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Line Brawl Part 2: Rempe and MacDermid headline fight night between Rangers and Devils

It happened. As expected, a line brawl took place during the opening faceoff between the Rangers and Devils before a pumped up crowd at Madison Square Garden. The final regular season meeting didn’t disappoint. With the Devils seeking retribution due … Continue reading

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Devils’ roller-coaster season back on the upswing after a big stadium series win over the Flyers

For one memorable night outdoors at least, the magic from the Devils’ 2022-23 season was back. In what was certainly a must-win game for the Devils’ chances to stay in the hunt for a top three finish in the division … Continue reading

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Have the Devils figured it out too late?

I figured the least I could do after playing hooky from going to the Devils game tonight was write about what’s apparently going to be no worse than their second best home game of the year (and about what’s been … Continue reading

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Devils honor Sarge on an otherwise dishonorable night

For a change, I’m going to start with the good stuff before I get to the bad – of which there was plenty of last night – and that is the induction of Devils icon Sergei Brylin into the still … Continue reading

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