by Neal McHale | Feb 20, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
As far as returns go, it’s hard to remember one with more glamour than Nico Hischier’s. Not only did the 22-year-old, Swiss-born, first overall pick by the Devils in 2017–the team’s first-ever top selection since arriving to the...
by Neal McHale | Feb 19, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Assessment time is coming for NHL teams. By the weekend, most will have already played 30 percent of its regular season and perhaps, given the COVID-related struggles across the league, the reality of sub-56 game seasons could start to set in. The Devils have a busy...
by Jason Scales | Feb 18, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Boston, MA – The New Jersey Devils played spoiler in the Boston Bruins’ homecoming. Riding a pair of goals from Kyle Palmieri and 25 saves from MacKenzie Blackwood, the visitors outlasted the Bruins 3-2 in their first game back at TD Garden in three weeks....
by Neal McHale | Jan 26, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers
Absent a poor showing in Boston a week ago, not many outside the East division have reason to be upset about a Flyer-less schedule this season. Entering this year, there was plenty of reason for optimism that this group, a well-built combination of productive youth...
by Neal McHale | Jan 25, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, NHL
At the moment, there’s positive news on the early returns for the Devils’ rather long-awaited season. At the five-game benchmark, which most certainly is a benchmark in a condensed, uncertain-to-finish 56-contest season, you have, at least, a base...
by Neal McHale | Jan 16, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Long-term memory need not apply. Not this season, anyway. Bruce Cassidy said his team would address the pair of goalie interference infractions taken by Miles Wood in Thursday’s meeting. Offering his interpretation of that, Kevan Miller scrapped with Wood just...
