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Devils’ D leads the way offensively in wild comeback

Not too long ago, the Devils were hard-pressed to get sixteen goals from their defense in a season, much less the first half of a season the way they have so far this year.  It would take us a month … Continue reading

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Thawing out

After being snowed in figuratively (with losses in their previous two games) and literally on Saturday with the second of three major storms in the area so far, the Devils and the weather both finally seem to be warming up … Continue reading

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Zajac’s bizarre OT winner vs Ducks

Travis Zajac scored probably the oddest goal during last night’s Devils’ 3-2 overtime win over the Ducks. His redirection off a skate resulted in a bizarre OT winner when Anaheim defenseman Ben Lovejoy accidentally cleared the puck off Corey Perry’s … Continue reading

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Devils’ not-so-grumpy old men shine again

After the Devils’ 2-1 win against Tampa Bay a few weeks ago when HOF’ers-to be Martin Brodeur and Jaromir Jagr were the first and second stars, I commented about how remarkable it was to have that legendary duo as our … Continue reading

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Team effort powers Devils past Nashville

There haven’t been too many nights around here lately where everything’s clicked at once but last night’s 5-0 whitewashing of Nashville was one of them.  Finally, the Devils had a rare laugher that was never in doubt, and not a … Continue reading

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Hell freezes over – Janssen scores, Devils win

What does Kirk Gibson‘s famous World Series home run have to do with tonight’s game?  Just listen to the calls – ‘I don’t believe what I just saw!’ from Jack Buck…and Vin Scully‘s ‘The impossible has happened!’.  More or less … Continue reading

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One step forward, two steps back in Newark

Is there a more fitting movie clip to describe last night’s fiasco in Newark called a hockey game? Oh well, it was nice not to have to bag on the team for almost a week.  I enjoyed our lengthy two-game … Continue reading

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Schnieder’s dud mars better team game against Canucks

  Perhaps the only good news from last night’s 3-2 shootout loss to Vancouver is I don’t have to sit here and bash the team en masse.  Except perhaps for their pathetic shootouts (now 0-12 on the season in shootout … Continue reading

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Devils’ modern-day Gong Show rolls on

In my latest edition of symbolic YouTubing, I’m rolling out the Gong Show theme. I never watched the show but it was a late ’70’s talent show satire where you were gonged by the celebrity judges if your act was … Continue reading

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Devils’ year-long malaise continues out West

No, this isn’t highlights of the Devils game tonight although it might as well have been.  If you’re an avid sports movie watcher, you know this montage is from Major League 2 when the fictional Indians once again couldn’t do … Continue reading

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