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Devils rally to clip Wings in OT

Even though last night was Star Wars night at the Rock, I refuse to follow in lockstep and make the headline some play on that.  Granted I’m one of the few people that’s not a Star Wars fan myself though … Continue reading

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#Relentless Devils fun to watch under Hynes

The team motto is #Relentless. That’s what the ’15-16 New Jersey Devils are under rookie NHL coach John Hynes. No matter what the score is, a team that was counted out from the beginning continues to battle and claw. Under … Continue reading

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Devils’ maddening inconsistency continues

If you go by the old adage of assessing your team in twenty-game blocks, just after twenty games one overriding characteristic of the 2015-16 Devils has already come to the forefront – their ability to play up and inability to … Continue reading

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Devils take three points from Montreal in successful weekend

Maybe it’s a stretch to suggest this Devil season was at a crossroads after losing four out of their previous five games heading into last night’s contest at the Bell Centre, three of those losses to outside the playoff bubble … Continue reading

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Devils get victimized by odd reversal in a 2-1 defeat

As a big sports fan I’m still amazed by the amount of times I can watch a game or a highlight, see something weird or different and say, ‘I’ve never seen that before’.  Sometimes I do mistakenly think you’ve seen just … Continue reading

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Fun is back at the Rock as Devils roll over Penguins

Pretty much everything about the Devils’ 4-0 shutout win at the Rock against a surprisingly ineffective Penguin offense felt like a symbolic purging of the last three years of misery that’s befallen the Devils since Game 6 in 2012.  It’s … Continue reading

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Relentless Devils stun Hawks for second time in six days

#Relentless. That’s been the theme of the 2015-16 Devils. Like the popular hashtag on Twitter, these Devils continue to battle hard for first-year coach John Hynes. The rookie coach is getting results. Facing the defending champs again, the Devils stunned … Continue reading

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Devils get emotional OT win over Canucks

For an interconference game between two non-rivals this afternoon’s game with the Canucks certainly featured an unusual amount of fireworks – on and off the ice.  From a successful coach’s challenge that nullified a second-period Canucks goal to Bobby Farnham and … Continue reading

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Devils stun champs with early barrage

Not-so-coincidentally before last night, the Devils’ last win over the Chicago Blackhawks was during the 2011-12 season, which was also the last season the Devils made the playoffs.  Few expected that to change last night despite an uneven start for … Continue reading

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Devils trick Isles and treat fans with shootout win

On a Halloween afternoon matinee in front of a disurbingly sparse crowd that mostly contained Devil season ticket holders, their kids and a smattering of Islander fans, the Devils stole a shootout win over the Isles, giving coach John Hynes … Continue reading

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