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And away we go. The 2018-19 season is officially underway. It’s particularly exciting for me. Sure, the hockey is great, but we also get to end the insufferable before-the-season Predictions. Whether it’s standings or “breakout star” or, more...
by Neal McHale | Sep 26, 2018 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs
An ode to the past, a look at the present and a preview into the future. It must be (almost) the start of hockey season. The Devils who slid into the playoffs as the final wild card team in the Eastern Conference before falling in five games to the Lightning, are...
by Neal McHale | Jun 26, 2018 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Martin Brodeur always had a way of looking calm, cool and collected in net in a career that spanned more than 20 years. And that figures to be the case again on Tuesday afternoon, when the sure-fire, first-ballot Hall of Famer, becomes what he’s always seemed...
by Neal McHale | Apr 18, 2018 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
NEWARK–On Monday, the Devils made it a series. But in game four on Wednesday, they’ll try and shift momentum–or at least mute the conversation that this series is a mismatch. After going down 2-0 in the series, the Devils needed some kind of spark on...
by Neal McHale | Apr 16, 2018 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
NEWARK–Not since Game 5 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final has the Prudential Center hosted postseason hockey. Monday’s return will be a source of excitement for fans, who watched the Devils surpass all expectations in the regular season to end a five-year...
by Neal McHale | Apr 6, 2018 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
NEWARK–There was a great sense of pride in the Devils’ locker room Thursday night at the Prudential Center. It wasn’t that the club ended its six-year playoff drought, or that it improved upon a 70-point showing in 16-17 to at least 27 points...
