by Neal McHale | May 9, 2021 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
One more. One more sleep, one more decision, a formality at that. Most of all, once more the 2020-21 Devils will play. The 2000-01 team, which won 48 games, had 12 ties and three overtime defeats, remains atop as the only 110+ point team in the franchise’s...
by Neal McHale | Dec 16, 2020 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Utah Hockey Club
It was one year ago today that Taylor Hall, the first Devil in the franchise’s history to capture a Hart Trophy as league MVP, was dealt from yet-again struggling New Jersey to the surprisingly-in contention Coyotes. For the Devils, it was just the second of the...
by Neal McHale | Oct 8, 2020 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
In the same vein that the 2013 Entry Draft was highlighted by the top-shelf products of Nathan MacKinnon, Aleksander Barkov and Seth Jones, the ninth overall pick was an equally memorable part of the afternoon. That was when NHL Commissioner, Gary Bettman, who spent...
by Neal McHale | Jul 8, 2020 | Homepage, New York Islanders, NHL
It may still be another four months at least before the Devils see competitive hockey games, but the organization is closing in on filling two of the club’s most important roles. According to reports, Lindy Ruff, who has coached nearly 1,500 NHL games in the...
by Neal McHale | Jun 19, 2020 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
One fired coach to go with a dismissed general manager and a teammate, just over a season removed from winning a Hart Trophy, sent away in a trade inspired by the team’s dismal start to the season–and while you’re at it, throw in a global pandemic to...
