Tag Archives: Luke Hughes

Hughes’ Third Career Hat Trick Leads Devils Over Maple Leafs

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Derek

It was showtime up north for Jack Hughes and the New Jersey Devils. Coming off a great home stand that saw him get his first three goals of the season, Hughes continued his tear by recording his third career hat … Continue reading →

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Rangers Re-Sign Rempe and Robertson

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Derek

On the summer solstice, the Rangers were in the news for the second time in three days. They agreed to terms on a two-year contract with restricted free agent Matthew Robertson earlier today. The first year of the deal is … Continue reading →

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Devils’ season ends once again in Raleigh, fittingly in excruciating fashion

Posted on April 30, 2025 by hasan4978

Never has such an inevitable result been more annoying, other than I suppose the 2008 playoffs where we lost in five games to a Ranger team we couldn’t even beat in open play during eight games of the regular season … Continue reading →

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Devils’ dramatic 3-2 OT win over Carolina provides a reprieve and ray of hope

Posted on April 26, 2025 by hasan4978

As someone who’s been down on this team for months and really the better part of two years, I have to agree with the coach here…last night was nothing short of a heroic display of grit and determination at home. … Continue reading →

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Devils’ attack again flatlines in another Raleigh shutdown

Posted on April 23, 2025 by hasan4978

Another playoff game in Raleigh, another defeat…the script has been old for the last fifteen years but it never changes. Now we’re 1-13 in our last fourteen playoff games at that house of horrors, with every chance we don’t get … Continue reading →

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Devils live down to worst-case expectations in Game 1 loss at Raleigh

Posted on April 20, 2025 by hasan4978

If I didn’t know better I’d swear this was 2023…or 2006, or 2002. Whatever year you want to name where the Devils go down to Carolina to start a series and promptly look intimidated and not ready to play playoff … Continue reading →

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Devils begin postseason this weekend with a cloud of uncertainty

Posted on April 17, 2025 by hasan4978

In my recap of Devils-Canes playoff history I pretty well glossed over the most recent of the series, and the only one where a majority of the players were involved with – the second-round matchup two years ago. With good … Continue reading →

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Two steps forward, one step back for the Devils last week

Posted on March 17, 2025 by hasan4978

I really did mean to do a blog after last Thursday’s win against the Oilers, which ensured the Devils’ first three-game winning streak since December and was a nice bounceback from the rock bottom that was deadline day and a … Continue reading →

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Still-struggling Devils at a crisis point after Hughes injury in Vegas

Posted on March 3, 2025 by hasan4978

I’ve been wringing my hands for two months with this Devils team, not wanting to go completely off the deep end in part because of how awful the bottom of the East is – after all, the team is still … Continue reading →

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Carrick Plays Unlikely Overtime Hero for Rangers in Stronger Effort

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Derek

Sometimes, hard work pays off. It did for the Rangers in a well-deserved 3-2 overtime win over the Devils at 33rd and 7th on Thursday night. It was their second victory over the last three in what’s a more optimistic … Continue reading →

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