Tag Archives: Taylor Hall

Back…with a vengeance

Posted on February 3, 2018 by hasan4978

Just a week ago at the All-Star break things looked bleak for the Devils, with the team in a death spiral of losing combined with some key injuries, it seemed as if this season was going to go the way … Continue reading →

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Who wants the two wildcards in the crowded Metro?

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Derek

With the All-Star break concluding highlighted by Brian Boyle replacing Taylor Hall to represent the Devils to thunderous applause in Tampa from appreciative fans who support the courageous vet battling Leukemia, the question of the day remains the same. Who … Continue reading →

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Devils’ season on the verge of disintegrating

Posted on January 23, 2018 by hasan4978

Life is like sports in a lot of ways.  Sometimes life just sucks.  Sometimes sports just suck.  This last month has been the latter as a Devil fan (and really most of the last year adding in the Mets and … Continue reading →

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Two steps forward, one step back

Posted on January 20, 2018 by hasan4978

After finally ending a six-game skid with a pair of big division wins earlier this week, the Devils regressed in another weekend beatdown at the hands of the Flyers, who are now 2-0 against their NJ rivals inside of a … Continue reading →

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Upon further review, the NHL still sucks

Posted on January 3, 2018 by hasan4978

As a die-hard Devils fan I love hockey as a sport, I love the NHL playoffs and think the Stanley Cup championship is the best sports championship out there, both in terms of symbolism and in terms of the two … Continue reading →

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Devils complete week of happy returns with shootout thriller over Rangers

Posted on December 22, 2017 by hasan4978

Although the Devils and Rangers have already played twice at the Garden this season with a split, last night’s wild shootout win at the Rock felt more meaningful somehow.  In fact, you could argue it was the biggest game the … Continue reading →

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Game Preview: Rangers and Devils renew rivalry in a big game

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Derek

Since 2012, you can count on one hand how many important games the Rangers and Devils played. The Battle of Hudson Rivalry has been lacking for a while due to the Devils missing the playoffs every season since hockey legend … Continue reading →

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Banged-up Devils rebound with gritty week

Posted on December 16, 2017 by hasan4978

I admit it, after the team sloughed their way through two horrible division losses against the Blue Jackets and the Rangers last weekend I was getting a bit concerned the Devils’ good start was going to get buried in the … Continue reading →

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Zuccarello leads the Rangers to important 5-2 win over listless Devils

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Derek

Maybe I should call out more players. In one of their better efforts, the Rangers rebounded from a tough loss Friday by soundly defeating the listless Devils 5-2 at The Garden. The win allowed them to improve to 16-11-2 with … Continue reading →

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Deeper Metro Division will likely get screwed by current playoff format

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Derek

By show of hands, how many people like the current playoff format? You won’t find me as one who agrees with it. The idea of reestablishing the old divisional playoffs for the first two rounds sounded good in theory. But … Continue reading →

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