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What a difference a week makes. When I left The Rock last Thursday, after game two, I was filled with rage, despair, and a deep, hollow pain. When I left The Rock this Thursday, after game five, I was certain it was the most fun I’ve ever had at a Devils game. The building wasContinue reading “Post #11: Game 6”

On Monday night, the Devils officially made this a series. The played a near-perfect game, particularly in the 3rd period, with probably the most impressive defensive effort I’ve seen from this team all year. I thought the Devils continued to do the things that made them successful in game three, and made a few moreContinue reading “Post #10: Best Of Three”

On Saturday night, our beloved Devils provided the first truly fun moment of the playoffs for its fanbase. Prior to Dougie Hamilton’s OT winner, the nine preceding periods of hockey in this series have been mostly frustrating, mixed with a heavy dosage of anxiety for Devils fans. More importantly, that goal provided the Devils exactlyContinue reading “Post #9: Less Pain”

My brother and I attended game 2 at the Rock. Needless to say after that experience, emotions were pretty raw over the last 24 hours. I wanted to let some time pass before sharing my thoughts, however, the rage remains in full effect. There’s a lot that made me sick. I’ll start here. Players areContinue reading “Post #8: PAIN”

Just when you thought this blog was dead… we’re back! I’d like to say I intentionally didn’t post between game 3 and game 82 this season, but that just ain’t true. However, it does make for a fun comparison post – as I made a bunch of predictions back on October 17th, and now weContinue reading “Post #7: Playoffs?!”

We are back again for a new season of Devils hockey. And with it comes, dare I say with fears of sounding like a broken record, renewed hope?! I had hoped to do a season preview post to analyze the offseason, however, we all know here at WOTD, I haven’t been terribly timely with posts.Continue reading “Post #6: 2022-2023”

Post #5 – Oh No, Not Again Well this sucks. The Devils have lost six straight, have won a grand total of one game in the month of December and get ready for it… are 3-12-3 in their last 18 games. That’s 9 points in 18 games.  There is a rule of thumb used byContinue reading “Post #5: Oh No, Not Again.”

We are back(!) for the 2021-2022 season! And I hope I still have some readers after falling off the earth following just the third post last year and not providing any updates over the summertime. Please empathize – the significant career move I made back in February genuinely ate up my ability to devote enoughContinue reading “Post #4: The 2021-2022 Season!”

It took all of two and half more weeks and three total posts to begin really questioning my initial principles.  You may remember “founding principle #3” in my first post, which promised good vibes and a positive spin to Devils developments. The Devils 10 games since 2/27/2021 (my last post): 1-7-2. Also the Devils: tryContinue reading “Post #3: Oh No, We Suck Again?”

It has been 11 days since my first post, and there have been a ton of story lines out of New Jersey in that span.  Fair warning – as a result, this is a longer read today, and I’ll try to keep the posts more frequent and more digestible on a go forward basis.  I’veContinue reading “Post #2: Ups & Downs”