In the classic comedy Groundhog Day, Bill Murray re-lives the same nightmarish day until he finally changes his ways and gets his life straight. As the National Hockey League lockout nears it’s third week, several New Jersey Devils players are venting their frustration with the stalemate that appears to show no signs of breaking any ...
The last several months have been a study in contrast for the New Jersey Devils organization and its fans. Coming off one of the most magical postseason runs in history, in which the gritty, determined underdogs came within two wins of hoisting the Stanley Cup, one would think the summer would bring speculation and optimism ...
Zach Parise bolting town for Minnesota sent a seismic tremor through the New Jersey Devils organization this summer. Now that the smoke has cleared and the shock has worn off, it’s time to look at who might be able to step up and try to fill some of the void left by the team’s Captain ...
The New Jersey Devils wrapped up their development camp on Friday, completing a week of conditioning, drills and scrimmages featuring the organization’s top prospects. The camp gave head coach Peter DeBoer an opportunity to get a first hand look at several future NHL players, including highly-touted goaltender Scott Wedgewood and defenseman Jon Merrill. “It looks ...
Nearly three weeks ago, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the media before the start of the Stanley Cup Finals. The topic at hand? The tenuous financial situation of the New Jersey Devils. At the time, the team was on an unexpected run to the Finals, a feel-good story that ended two wins short of the ...
In the chorus of his 1974 hit song “My Eyes Adored You” Frankie Valli, proud son of Newark and world famous crooner, sings, “So close, so close and yet, so far away.” Undoubtedly a tribute to some long lost love of his, Valli’s words are also a fitting eulogy to the bittersweet season completed by ...
What a difference a few days makes. The New Jersey Devils became the first team since 1945 to force a sixth game after trailing three games to none in the Stanley Cup Final with a tough 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings Saturday night in Newark. “It doesn’t matter what people outside here think,” ...
On the brink of elimination and showing no sign of being able to come up with a solution to Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick’s incredible play, the New Jersey Devils were all but dead. A questionable boarding penalty called on David Clarkson at 8:52 in the third period led to a Los Angeles power ...
The New Jersey Devils have been in must-win situations before in this postseason, finding themselves down three game to two in the opening round vs. the Florida Panthers before rallying to win Games 6 and 7 in dramatic overtime fashion. Unfortunately, they won’t be taking the ice against the Panthers tonight in Los Angeles, and ...
What we are witnessing in this year’s Stanley Cup Finals is not your typical mismatch where team “A” dominates team “B” from top to bottom. We are seeing a great hockey club being soundly beaten in a manner that is almost surgical in it’s precision by a spectacular hockey team. The Los Angeles Kings, led ...
