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As jekyll and hyde Devils zig zag toward the postseason, Carolina ghosts loom large

Despite the Devils’ inconsistency for the last three months, a playoff berth is all but sewn up now with the magic number at two, where it’ll probably remain with the Devils behind 3-0 in what sounds like a flat effort … Continue reading

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Victory Tuesday: Devils cap historic comeback with second straight home shutout in Game 7

You too, Fitzy. You deserve a bow as much as anyone in this organization for everything that’s gone on this season and the turnaround of this franchise out of the dark ages, back into the spotlight of postseason success. If … Continue reading

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Great rivalry enters a new chapter

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’ dominance against the Flyers a fitting celebration of ’03 cup champs

On a rare night where the Devils welcomed back many of their Cup-winning icons from the 2003 champions, this current itineration of the Devils had a rare laugher of a win over a once-proud but now clearly rebuilding Flyers team. … Continue reading

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Deserving Hall Of Fame class inducted, Jackie Redmond drives home the point on Mogilny omission

Another class was inducted into the Hockey Hall Of Fame on Monday night. All were deserving. Former Canucks teammates Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin and Roberto Luongo went in together in a nice two-hour ceremony up in Toronto. Along with former … Continue reading

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Favorite Devil one-hit wonders

As the NHL playoffs start tonight below the Canadian border, one of the things I miss about seeing the Devils participate in them is the possibility of an unexpected big game, big series or big playoffs from unlikely sources. One … Continue reading

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Rock bottom in Newark

There haven’t been many occasions as a Devils fan where I’ve felt worse about the state of the franchise over my nearly thirty years as a fan than right here, right now. Or at least during the first two periods … Continue reading

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Revisiting Alex Mogilny after another snub

Alex Mogilny was not only a great finisher, but a terrific playmaker during a 16-year NHL career that remains overlooked by some clueless writers of the Hockey Hall of Fame. One day, he’ll make it. Getty Images It was a … Continue reading

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Looking back: Devils’ second Cup win twenty years ago

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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Tumultuous week leads only to more excuses and losing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqyTe339f50 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 … Continue reading

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