Tag Archives: Dawson Mercer

Devils continue strong start with holiday shutout of Utah

In some ways, yesterday felt like the start of hockey season to me even though we’re already five games into our regular season (while other teams like the Caps just played their opener on Saturday, against us!). Don’t get me … Continue reading

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Devils take both overseas games with back-to-back dominant performances

Ever since this cross-continent beginning of the season was announced, with the fact Lindy Ruff was named coach of the Sabres just days after the 2023-24 season, I was a bit anxious about having to play two games with them … Continue reading

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Devils’ worldwide preseason nears split before next week’s overseas openers

As each year runs into the next it gets harder for me to get into preseason games – really of any sport. Whether it’s spring training in baseball where most of the games take place during the daytime, or NFL … Continue reading

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Devils re-sign Mercer

The Devils and Dawson Mercer agreed on a new three-year contract. Mercer remains an important player for what should be an improved team. Continue reading

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Devils finally land ‘big fish’ goalie in Markstrom for 2025 1st and Bahl

After seemingly an entire calendar year of rumors and speculation (if not longer), the Devils finally got their man, announcing a deal for Calgary’s Jacob Markstrom – at just over 30% retained for a top-ten protected first-rounder in 2025 and … 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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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’ latest home-ice embarrassment brings their organizational ills to light

If you want to know what it’s like to simultaneously want to rant about your team and just don’t really give a fig anymore, try being a Devils fan this year. With expectations high after a franchise-best total of wins … Continue reading

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Devils’ uncertain up-and-down season nears halfway point after spirited win over the Blackhawks

I had to look back and see when my last blog on the Devils was, turns out it was when we hit another valley losing the first three games of our pre and post-holiday homestand. Since then, the Devils have won … Continue reading

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Have the Devils…finally found their stride?

It’s been a while since I did write any form of a recap, for a reason. I just didn’t watch much of the team on the West Coast so I would have felt silly doing recaps of games I just followed … Continue reading

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