by Neal McHale | Dec 13, 2019 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
A trade involving the NHL’s most valuable player from two seasons ago, Taylor Hall seems imminent. The Devils, visiting the Avalanche on Friday, made Hall a late healthy scratch from their lineup and cited “precautionary” reasons for the decision....
by Neal McHale | Dec 7, 2019 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
NEWARK–It’s been two games under interim head coach, Alain Nasreddine, and twice the Devils have lost in spite of a quality effort. That much, at least for the time being, should be comforting. And to his credit, the head coaching veteran of 125 minutes of...
by Neal McHale | Dec 3, 2019 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
In the days prior to Saturday and Monday’s contest, perhaps the worst showings by the Devils this season, much of the talk regarding John Hynes’ future was muted with many citing the internal confidence in their head coach. But following a 4-0 loss at home...
by Neal McHale | Dec 3, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL
Saturday, by all accounts, was Rock bottom. How could it get worse? A home defeat at the hands of their biggest rival, more than half the building of Blueshirt faithful roaring as their team twice scored shorthanded. Taylor Hall called that game’s performance...
by Stefan Wright | Nov 24, 2019 | Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, NHL
The Calgary Flames hosted the New Jersey Devils last week in a matchup that pitted two underperforming teams against one another. Sitting last in the eastern conference, the Devils have a strong young roster firing in the wrong directions. That lack of team direction...
by Matthew Dibiase | Nov 9, 2019 | Books, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Product Reviews
Matthew Blittner makes his hockey literature debut with his petit sized volume Unforgettable NJ Devils: Games & Moment from the Press Box, Ice & Front Office. Unforgettable NJ Devils is an oral history of the Devils franchise told from a very unique...