Tag Archives: Jacob Markstrom

Devils’ Catastrophic 9-0 Loss The Latest Embarrassment For Spiraling Team

If there’s one word to describe the Devils’ catastrophic 9-0 loss to the Islanders, it would be humiliation. They were embarrassed by the Islanders in a rivalry game on ESPN Plus. Imagine if it had been featured on the NHL … Continue reading

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Devils’ season comes to a head as Luke’s mistakes and the fans’ booing become the flashpoint for a franchise in crisis

When I made my last post in the preseason about stepping away, I wasn’t sure if I was retiring or just going on a semi-scaled back version of posting. Long story short, I just wasn’t having fun writing about this … Continue reading

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Devils Take Two Steps Back in Brutal Loss to League Worst Canucks

One step forward. Two steps back. Like Paula Abdul’s classic hit “Opposites Attract,” the Devils managed to suffer a brutal loss to the league worst Canucks on Sunday afternoon. After putting together one of their most complete performances without Jack … Continue reading

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Jack Hughes Expected to Miss Eight Weeks Due to Surgery on Finger

The New Jersey Devils provided an update on Jack Hughes. They announced that Hughes underwent successful surgery on his finger. He’s expected to miss eight weeks due to the procedure. Hughes suffered the injury when he accidentally cut his finger … Continue reading

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Nemec’s First Career Hat Trick Lifts Devils to Overtime Win over Blackhawks

Once again, the New Jersey Devils needed a hero late in another exciting game. This time, it came on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks. Simon Nemec recorded his first career hat trick to lift the Devils to a 4-3 … Continue reading

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Bratt Wins It In Overtime for Devils

It looked like the perfect record at home was going to end. Instead, the New Jersey Devils rallied back from a one-goal deficit late in regulation to pull out a hard fought 4-3 win in overtime over the Montreal Canadiens … Continue reading

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Devils Sign Markstrom to Two-Year Extension

In a surprising move that came three days after he gave up eight goals in his return from injury to the Colorado Avalanche in an 8-4 loss on Oct. 28, the New Jersey Devils have signed Jacob Markstrom to a … Continue reading

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Devils Break Through on Power Play in Win over Blue Jackets

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

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

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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