Tag Archives: Sami Vatanen

Rumor: Taylor Hall to the Avalanche

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

Normally, I don’t put too much stock in rumors. However, it seems likely that Taylor Hall has played his last home game for the Devils. If that truly is the case, the former 2017-18 Hart Trophy winner at least scored … Continue reading →

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Tumultuous week leads only to more excuses and losing

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

By now the firing of former Devils coach John Hynes is old news, but I haven’t blogged since then in part due to general apathy of the season at this point, and in part because I wanted to see an … Continue reading →

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Game 25: Special Teams and Determination keys to humiliation of the Devils

Posted on December 1, 2019 by

Teammates congratulate Alexandar Georgiev on his third career shutout in a 4-0 humiliation of the Hudson Rival Devils, who heard boos in Newark. AP Photo via Getty Images courtesy Hartford Courant Alright. Let me start off by saying this post … Continue reading →

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Devils hit rock bottom (perhaps)

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

Normally I leave the Devil-Ranger recaps to Derek and certainly things are looking much better on the other side of the river at the moment with the Rangers above .500 and actually getting contributions from more than two or three … Continue reading →

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Crickets chirping in Newark

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

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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The Devil Dilemma

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

Andy Greene defends a Senator during a disappointing 4-2 home loss for the Devils. AP Photo by Bill Kastroun via Getty Images One of the real mysteries of the early season is the inconsistent play of the New Jersey Devils. … Continue reading →

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Wheels come off in Alberta

Posted on November 9, 2019 by

Instead of the winning streak clip from Major League, I get to post this one after the last two games – and really 90% of this season.  I wanted to post the Japanese gardner ‘they’re still ****ty’ clip from Major … Continue reading →

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Jack Hughes scores his first NHL goal

Posted on October 19, 2019 by

It finally happened. Jack Hughes scored his first career NHL goal for the Devils. Fittingly, it came with his team facing older brother Quinn Hughes and the Canucks this afternoon in Newark. The top pick got it on the power … Continue reading →

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New players, same dissapointing Devils

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

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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Opening Nightmare

Posted on October 4, 2019 by

  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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