Tag Archives: John Madden

Great rivalry enters a new chapter

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Derek

Whatever side you’re on, there’s nothing better than when both the Rangers and Devils are good at the same time. Finally, that’s the case as we enter night two of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. There have been times during … Continue reading →

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Devils continue their comeback ways as trade deadline and ’03 Cup reunion approach

Posted on February 24, 2023 by hasan4978

At this point the Devils have become a weekly TV action series – start each episode by putting the protagonist in peril, then one way or another they find their way out of it. Our comeback heroics during this breakout … Continue reading →

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Statement win for Devils and Vanecek against Colorado

Posted on October 28, 2022 by hasan4978

If you’d told me a couple weeks ago as the Devils were sitting at 0-2 that they would win five out of their next six and improve to 5-3 I would have laughed at the absurdity. Even now I’m still … Continue reading →

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Devils’ winning streak grinds to a halt in another matinee dud

Posted on November 13, 2021 by hasan4978

For all the things that may be changing so far with the Devils, apparently one thing destined never to change is the Devils’ dreadful record in weekend home matinees. It seems as if it’s the same script over and over … Continue reading →

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Doc Emrick says goodbye as only he can

Posted on October 19, 2020 by hasan4978

For at least a generation of hockey fans, Doc Emrick has been the voice of the NHL – Olympics, Winter Classic games, playoffs and many other national telecasts on FOX and NBC – if there was a big game in … Continue reading →

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Devils’ Sunday makeover and shootout win combine for a wild night

Posted on February 16, 2020 by hasan4978

Coming home to write this blog about one of the wildest days ever as a Devils fan, I figured I’d try to just go through what happened and my feelings in chronological order, and I’m still going to try to … Continue reading →

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Looking back: Devils’ second Cup win twenty years ago

Posted on January 27, 2020 by hasan4978

Right now it seems hard to believe there was a time where the Devils were among the elite franchises in the NHL and a perennial championship contender.  Maybe the only reason I do believe it is because I lived through … Continue reading →

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Groundhog Day in Newark

Posted on November 2, 2019 by hasan4978

These days watching the Devils feels like Bill Murray stuck in a near hopeless loop in the ’90’s comedy Groundhog Day, reliving the same nightmare over and over and over again. Devils take lead(s) in a home game, lose leads … Continue reading →

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Game #18 – Red Wings 3, Devils 2 (OT)

Posted on November 17, 2018 by hasan4978

Another weekend, another matinee Devils game.  So far the team’s played five times in seven weeks on either a Saturday or a Sunday afternoon.  My feelings on matinees as a season ticket holder are mixed.  So long as it’s 1 … Continue reading →

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