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You might have thought this blog was dead. And you might have been right. Since this blog was born in the heart of COVID, the most consistent thing about it has been its inconsistency. And for the small audience who have appreciated and celebrated the blog, it is to you I apologize the most. ButContinue reading “Post #21: Back To The Dance”

Since the San Jose blunder, which is looking a little less awful since the Sharks have skated to a few more impressive victories of their own, the Devils have rebounded with wins against Vancouver and Seattle. The team is now 5-1 in its last six games since the captain returned from injury. Perhaps most importantly,Continue reading “Post #20: A Weekend in Alberta”

Fresh off a loss to the worst team in the NHL, the San Jose Sharks, who earned their very first road victory of the season, Devils fans are down bad. In a game that was teed up on a silver platter for the Devils to smash and breathe confidence back into their up-and-down season andContinue reading “Post #19: Continuing Confusion”

It’s Thanksgiving in the United States, often considered a significant benchmark for how teams have fared through the first quarter of the season, and an alarmingly accurate predictor of who will ultimately make the playoffs in April. Since the 05-06 season, 76.3% of the teams in a playoff position by Thanksgiving, have gone on toContinue reading “Post #18: Thanksgiving Woes”

The season is officially underway and the Devils have been… well, kinda average. And that might be generous. At the risk of overreacting to slow starts, since we’re all aware of how that can go, it’s important to remember that although the roster is very similar to last year, there are some new faces andContinue reading “Post #17: Early Goings”

Welcome to the 2023-2024 NHL season. True to form, I am a late here getting a season preview posted. As a result, this is a two-fer drop! Please see my other post from today for thoughts on the Devils first three games. In this one let’s talk about the 2023-2024 New Jersey Devils, expectations, andContinue reading “Post #16: Dawn Of A New Era”

Boy, did the Devils ever look cooked in game 4. Following that 5-minute stanza in the 2nd period wherein the game was lost, they looked like a very defeated group – you could see it and feel it. I know everyone says “the playoffs are different,” which is 100% true. But so different that aContinue reading “Post #15: Backs Against The Wall”

Tonight, the Devils have an opportunity to even their series on home ice against their opponent after going down 2 games to none for the second time in these playoffs. I’m a bit more concerned than I was against the Rangers though. This is a Carolina Hurricanes team that rarely makes the same mistakes twice,Continue reading “Post #14: Hardest Game of the Season?”

The last 18 hours have truly been some of the happiest I’ve had as a Devils fan since at least 2012. I attended game seven at Prudential Center with my brother, both of us filled with nerves prior to puck drop and throughout the first two periods. Those nerves were made worse prior to theContinue reading “Post #13: Round II”

Tonight, the New Jersey Devils play the New York Rangers in a winner-take-all game 7 at the Prudential Center. There is only so much technical analysis worth wading into at this point, so I’ll leave that to the pundits and journalists as they brandish their predictions, lineups, and what needs to go right for eitherContinue reading “Post #12: One Game”