Tag Archives: Will Butcher

Hello, anyone home in Newark?

For years as Devil fans all we’ve been hearing about is how the oodles of cap space we had and the improving team on the ice would both represent a more attractive destination for free agents and give us more … Continue reading

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Devils’ offseason approaches with question marks

It’s been nearly two months since the Devils’ 2017-18 season ended in Tampa Bay, five games later than most pundits thought it would end in the first round of the playoffs after a 97-point season that surprised the hockey world … Continue reading

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Your 2017-18 Devils: A team to be proud of

For the Devils, today’s 3-1 loss to the Lightning in Tampa represents both an end and a beginning.  Of course, the end being that today represents the last game the Devils will play until they open the 2018-19 season next … Continue reading

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Devils strike back against Tampa in wild win

In a Game 3 that had violent swings of momentum – and at the end a little violence on the ice – the Devils once again showed the mettle that powered their drive to the postseason, rallying from two deficits … Continue reading

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Once again, too little too late

https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/985283299567439876 It’s hard to know how to start this piece after the Devils’ 5-3 playoff loss in Tampa put them in a big two-game hole against the top-seeded Lightning.  If you want to look at a glass half-full, you could … Continue reading

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Devils learn a valuable lesson in Game One

https://twitter.com/njdevils/status/984595237879402496?s=21 It was their first game in quite a while. For the first time since 2012, the New Jersey Devils officially returned to the NHL Playoffs on Thursday night in Tampa Bay. With a cool slogan of #NowWeRise and a … Continue reading

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Devils playoff preview

Sometimes just a picture says it all.  It’s been nearly six years since seeing a playoffs logo on Prudential Center ice, but here it is again in anticipation for the Devils’ home playoff games 3-4 next Monday and Wednesday against … Continue reading

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Panthers don’t roll over for Bruins, Devils vs Lightning set

Give the Panthers a lot of credit. They didn’t roll over for the Bruins. It might not have meant anything for Florida after having been eliminated from postseason contention by the Flyers on Saturday. But you wouldn’t have known it … Continue reading

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Kinkaid is big reason the Devils are back in playoffs

By show of hands, how many fans who root for the Devils had them making the playoffs? We know the experts didn’t. Myself included although I don’t get paid to cover the great sport of hockey. Nobody believed except my … Continue reading

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Devils on the brink of postseason after rare demolition of Rangers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqd9kP3deBY If this Devils season has been a refreshing change from recent years of hopeless ineptitude and boring hockey, last night at the Rock was even a step above that – it was reminiscent of the glory days with a … Continue reading

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