Tag Archives: Jon Merrill

Devils come to life with successful (!) road trip

Before the Devils’ recent four-game trip to Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Minnesota, winger Taylor Hall referred to it as ‘make or break’.  Such an assertion seemed laughable to this fan and blogger with the Devils’ season already having gone up … Continue reading

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Devils season preview

In Hasan’s preview of the ’16-17 New Jersey Devils, an up and coming team looks to compete for the playoffs. #NJDevils Continue reading

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Shero stays busy signing five players on UFA day

While signing a depth defenseman and a fourth-line forward doesn’t sound like much activity amidst all the frenzy of July 1, it was nonetheless part of an important day for the Devils as they signed five players to contracts and … Continue reading

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Jon Merrill exorcises Xcel Energy Center demons with game-winning goal

Jon Merrill making a play in front of Wild forward Justin Fontaine; the two played against each other at Xcel Energy Center for the 2011 NCAA National Championship   While the country was busy watching the Ducks-Red Wings game in … Continue reading

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Devils’ long season finally comes to melancholy end

I really didn’t want to waste my time on yet another blog for this sorry 2014-15 Devils season – particularly after Tuesday’s home finale fiasco – but with the official close of the team’s campaign this evening in Florida I … Continue reading

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Rangers Defeat Devils 4-2 to clinch President’s Trophy

The Rangers wrapped up the President’s Trophy with a 4-2 win over the Devils. Continue reading

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Devils Put Scott Clemmensen On Waivers, Recall Keith Kincaid

The Devils put Scott Clemmensen on waivers Monday. The veteran backup will go to Albany and finally get to play. He hadn’t gotten one start. Cory Schneider has started all 11 games posting a 6-3-2 record with a 2.83 goals-against-average … Continue reading

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Game #7 Klein’s Improbable Overtime Winner Stuns Devils

Of all the crazy scenarios, this one was almost unthinkable. Meeting for the first time in this unique Hudson rivalry, the Rangers and Devils battled past regulation. A game that featured the two teams combining for an unlikely five power … Continue reading

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Devils’ Reid Boucher to make his NHL debut tonight vs. Habs

With the Devils struggling to score and having few prospects available in the system up front, it seemed inevitable that 20-year old Reid Boucher would eventually be called up.  Especially once the former ’11 fourth-rounder started lighting it up in … Continue reading

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Brunner impresses, Schnieder dazzles (again) in Devils 3-0 win at Barclays

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see this game because the Isles’ stream was only restricted to certain areas that apparently didn’t include northeast New Jersey, go figure.  Even the radio links for the game were wonky as the WFAN link … Continue reading

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