Tag Archives: Jack Hughes

Is It Time to Give Up On Lafreniere

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Derek

During training camp, Alexis Lafreniere said he wanted to have a big season. Coming off last year’s disappointment that paled in comparison to his 2023-24 breakout when he set career bests in goals (28), assists (29), and points (57), the … Continue reading →

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Hughes’ Third Career Hat Trick Leads Devils Over Maple Leafs

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Derek

It was showtime up north for Jack Hughes and the New Jersey Devils. Coming off a great home stand that saw him get his first three goals of the season, Hughes continued his tear by recording his third career hat … Continue reading →

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Devils Break Through on Power Play in Win over Blue Jackets

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Derek

It took a while. However, the power play finally broke through for the New Jersey Devils to highlight a 3-2 win on the road against the Blue Jackets on Columbus Day. After going 0-for-6 in their first two games of … Continue reading →

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Devils season begins with a cloud of increasing expectations and injuries

Posted on October 7, 2025 by hasan4978

I admit I wasn’t following the Devils enough in the preseason to know much of anything other than the seemingly neverending Luke Hughes contract speculation, which finally ended a few days ago when the young defenseman signed a much-anticipated seven-year … Continue reading →

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Rangers Open Centennial Season Against Pens, NHL Misses Mark on Schedule

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Derek

On Wednesday, the NHL released the official schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season. All 32 teams were included with each highlighting their home opener. As expected, the Maple Leafs will host the Canadiens to begin the season. It’s been a … Continue reading →

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Devils’ offseason begins with GM admitting changes are needed and coach calling their season average

Posted on May 8, 2025 by hasan4978

If you want to have a single takeaway from the 40-minute joint presser with GM Tom Fitzgerald and coach Sheldon Keefe, it’s that both are on the same page that this year while it wasn’t a disaster – also wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Devils’ season ends once again in Raleigh, fittingly in excruciating fashion

Posted on April 30, 2025 by hasan4978

Never has such an inevitable result been more annoying, other than I suppose the 2008 playoffs where we lost in five games to a Ranger team we couldn’t even beat in open play during eight games of the regular season … Continue reading →

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Devils revert back to form early in Game 4, run out of gas late in a 5-2 loss

Posted on April 28, 2025 by hasan4978

Fifty-two seconds…that’s all it took for all the good vibes of Game 3 and the fans’ energy in the pregame to evaporate. Fifty-two lousy seconds for Carolina to dominate us on the first shift, for Dougie Hamilton to make a … Continue reading →

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Devils live down to worst-case expectations in Game 1 loss at Raleigh

Posted on April 20, 2025 by hasan4978

If I didn’t know better I’d swear this was 2023…or 2006, or 2002. Whatever year you want to name where the Devils go down to Carolina to start a series and promptly look intimidated and not ready to play playoff … Continue reading →

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Two steps forward, one step back for the Devils last week

Posted on March 17, 2025 by hasan4978

I really did mean to do a blog after last Thursday’s win against the Oilers, which ensured the Devils’ first three-game winning streak since December and was a nice bounceback from the rock bottom that was deadline day and a … Continue reading →

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