Tag Archives: John Hynes

Devils playoff preview

Posted on April 9, 2018 by hasan4978

Sometimes just a picture says it all.  It’s been nearly six years since seeing a playoffs logo on Prudential Center ice, but here it is again in anticipation for the Devils’ home playoff games 3-4 next Monday and Wednesday against … Continue reading →

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Panthers don’t roll over for Bruins, Devils vs Lightning set

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Derek

Give the Panthers a lot of credit. They didn’t roll over for the Bruins. It might not have meant anything for Florida after having been eliminated from postseason contention by the Flyers on Saturday. But you wouldn’t have known it … Continue reading →

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Devils playoff hockey is again a reality

Posted on April 6, 2018 by hasan4978

A day after the Devils finally broke their six-year postseason drought I’m still an odd combination of excited and relieved.  Excited for both the journey ahead and enjoying the one just completed (well technically it’ll be completed after game #82 … Continue reading →

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Kinkaid is big reason the Devils are back in playoffs

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Derek

By show of hands, how many fans who root for the Devils had them making the playoffs? We know the experts didn’t. Myself included although I don’t get paid to cover the great sport of hockey. Nobody believed except my … Continue reading →

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Post Wrap: Derek talks Devils latest win and Hall

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Derek

At 10 EST tonight, I will be doing a show on BlogTalk Radio on Hard Hits Network. We’ll cover the latest Devils win. A easy one as Taylor Hart Hall strengthens his case for MVP with a four point effort … Continue reading →

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As Rangers get ready to end, Hall leading Devils to more big games

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Derek

When the two sides of the Hudson rivalry collide tonight in Newark, they will be taking opposite paths. For while the Wolf Pack Rangers play out the string with three games left, Taylor Hall is leading the Devils to more … Continue reading →

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Devils refuse to be snowed out of the playoff race

Posted on April 2, 2018 by hasan4978

It’s the morning after Easter in April and there’s a snowstorm outside…one of these things isn’t like the others.  Shockingly I have a snow off day in the spring, so guess now’s as good a time as any to write … Continue reading →

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Home sweet home (at last)

Posted on March 24, 2018 by hasan4978

Facing potentially the most critical forty-eight hours of the season the last two nights and with other playoff contenders around them refusing to go on a losing streak, the Devils responded the way they needed to after a bad California … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a choke

Posted on March 21, 2018 by hasan4978

What I didn’t want to believe was going to happen but outwardly feared for a while – since the Devils’ nine-point playoff lead went down to three in the matter of four days – is going to happen now.  Let’s … Continue reading →

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California dreamin’

Posted on March 17, 2018 by hasan4978

For the Devils, phase one of their six-game potential nightmare swing was an unqualified success sweeping Nashville and Vegas in a flurry of goals, with new starting goaltender Keith Kinkaid continuing his astonishing run of success.  However, there’s still a … Continue reading →

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