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Devils’ first half a smashing success
In a first half of the season where basically everything that you could have hoped went right for the Devils did, and then some…their come from behind win in Dallas last night to head into a nine-day break was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Larsson, Akira Schmid, Brendan Smith, Brian Gionta, Damon Severson, Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes, John MacLean, John Marino, Johnny Gaudreau, Jon Merrill, Jonas Siegenthaler, Kevin Bahl, Lindy Ruff, Mackenzie Blackwood, Martin Brodeur, Matthew Thachuk, Nathan Bastian, Nico Hischier, Nikita Okhotyuk, Ondrej Palat, Patrik Elias, Ryan Graves, Simon Nemec, Steven Santini, Taylor Hall, Timo Meier, Tom Fitzgerald, Vitek Vanecek
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Devils somehow split a sloppy West Coast trip
A few games ago I said at one point the early part of this Devils season was a study in glass half-full and half-empty thinking. They lived that to a tee on the West Coast, following an ugly loss in … Continue reading
The Greatest Trades In Devils and Rangers History
With the official start of the summer upon us in the heat of two closely fought Stanley Cup Semifinals, I decided to look back at the ’92-93 Canadiens on hockey-reference.com. I don’t know why, but maybe seeing how close the … Continue reading
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Tagged '93-94, '95, 1971, 1972, Adam Graves, Andy Bathgate, Arnie Brown, Bill Collins, Blackhawks, Blueshirts, Bob Nevin, Bobby Orr, Bruce Driver, Bruce MacGregor, Bruins, Canadiens, Canucks, Claude Lemieux, Column, compensation, Conn Smythe, Devils, Dick Duff, Don McKenney, Emile "Cat" Francis, Greatest Trades, Greg Adams, Hartford Whalers, Jean Ratelle, John MacLean, Ken Daneyko, Kirk McLean, Kirk Muller, Lou Lamoriello, Maple Leafs, Neil Smith, New Jersey, Oilers, Patrik Sundstrom, Pete Stemkowski, Peter Stastny, Phil Esposito, playoff record, Rangers, Rod Seiling, Sean Burke, Stephane Richer, Sylvain Turgeon, Tom Kurvers, Troy Mallette, Wayne Gretzky
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Happy 25th Anniversary to Devils and Hasan
It’s June 24, 2020. It was 25 years ago today that the New Jersey Devils won their first Stanley Cup. That was on a hot summer night in 1995 at the old Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford. The ’95 … Continue reading
Posted in Column, Devils
Tagged 1995 New Jersey Devils, Bill Guerin, Bobby Carpenter, Bobby Holik, Brian Rolston, Chris Osgood, Claude Lemieux, Column, Devils, Dino Ciccarelli, Hall of Fame, Jacques Lemaire, John MacLean, Ken Daneyko, Lou Lamoriello, Mark Howe, Martin Brodeur, Mike Peluso, Mike Vernon, Neal Broten, New Jersey, Nick Lidstrom, Paul Coffey, Randy McKay, Red Wings, Scott Niedermayer, Scott Stevens, Scotty Bowman, Sergei Fedorov, Shawn Chambers, shortened season, Slava Fetisov, Stanley Cup Champions, Stephane Richer, Steve Yzerman, Tom Chorske, Tommy Albelin, Vladimir Konstantinov
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Devils decade in review: Mostly dark clouds with a couple of bright patches
I’ve seen some decade in review things sporadically including podcasts and whatnot, plus the NFL’s 100th anniversary stuff but it didn’t really occur to me to do a decade in review for the Devils until I saw someone bring up … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Henrique, Adam Larsson, Adam Oates, Alain Nasreddine, Alexander Mogilny, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Beau Bennett, Blake Coleman, Bob McKenzie, Bobby Farnham, Brent Sutter, Brian Rolston, Bryce Salvador, Cory Schneider, Damien Brunner, Danius Zubrus, David Blitzer, David Conte, Doc Emrick, Don Fehr, Doug Gilmour, Gary Bettman, Henrik Lundqvist, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jack Hughes, Jacques Lemaire, Jaromír Jágr, Jeff Vanderbeek, Jesper Bratt, Johan Hedberg, John Hynes, John MacLean, John Moore, John Quenneville, Josh Harris, Kyle Palmieri, Lee Stempniak, Lou Lamoriello, Mackenzie Blackwood, Marek Zidlicky, Martin Brodeur, Michael Ryder, Mike Cammalleri, Mike Richter, Nico Hischier, Nikita Gusev, P.A. Parenteau, P.K. Subban, Patrik Eliáš, Paul Castron, Pete DeBoer, Petr Sykora, Ray Shero, Richard Bloch, Ryan Carter, Ryane Clowe, Sami Vatanen, Scott Stevens, Sean Avery, Steve Bernier, Taylor Hall, Travis Zajac, Wayne Simmonds, Will Butcher, Zach Parise
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Crickets chirping in Newark
NHL.com has this video clip of last night’s ‘highlights’ as nine minutes long. I beg to differ, and not just because I’m salty over the Devils’ latest fiasco at the Prudential Center. Even when the Devils had a 2-1 lead … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Greene, Blake Coleman, Cory Schneider, Dan Bylsma, Jack Hughes, Jacques Lemaire, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, John Hynes, John MacLean, Lou Lamoriello, Mackenzie Blackwood, Mark Borowiecki, Matt Tennyson, Nico Hischier, Nikita Gusev, P.K. Subban, Ray Shero, Sami Vatanen, Scott Stevens, Taylor Hall, Travis Zajac, Wayne Simmonds
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New players, same dissapointing Devils
I said after the Devils’ horrendous opener that I didn’t want to go nuts in terms of calling for John Hynes to be fired or anything drastic like that, although I certainly didn’t like the signs coming out of that … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Greene, Cory Schneider, Damien Brunner, Damon Severson, Jack Hughes, Jesper Boqvist, John Hayden, John Hynes, John MacLean, Kevin Rooney, Mackenzie Blackwood, Mirco Mueller, Nico Hischier, Nikita Gusev, P.K. Subban, Pavel Zacha, Ralph Kreuger, Ray Shero, Sami Vatanen, Taylor Hall, Wayne Simmonds
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Opening Nightmare
I really didn’t want to have to rantpost again, not this season and especially not after tonight. Honestly I don’t even know how much my heart is in a rantpost at this point. Last year was embarassing enough as … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Coleman, Blake Wheeler, Cory Schneider, Dmitry Kulikov, Jack Hughes, Jack Roslovic, John MacLean, Keith Kinkaid, Kyle Connor, Kyle Palmieri, Laurent Brossoit, Mackenzie Blackwood, Mathieu Perreault, Neal Pionk, Nikita Gusev, P.K. Subban, Ray Shero, Sami Vatanen, Taylor Hall
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The Hudson Rivalry is back!
I gotta admit to something. Being sick plays tricks with you. I have a really bad cold right now. It definitely didn’t help watching the way over hyped and overly dragged out NHL Draft Lottery in Toronto. I had just … Continue reading
Posted in Devils, NHL Draft, NYRangers
Tagged 2019 Draft Lottery, Adam Graves, Alexei Kovalev, Claude Lemieux, Devils, Hudson Rivalry, Jack Hughes, John MacLean, Kaapo Kakko, Mark Messier, Martin Brodeur, Mike Richter, NBCSN, NHL Draft, Rangers, Scott Niedermayer, Scott Stevens, Sergei Zubov, Toronto
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