You have probably heard by now that for the second time in three years, the New Jersey Devils have won the NHL Draft Lottery and will be picking first overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Just typing that up gave me the chills. The top three picks in this year’s draft belong to (in order): the New Jersey Devils, …
Corey Schneider has just secured his first victory since December 27th of 2017. Yes, that’s more than a year without a single win for the Devils #1 goaltender. The game against the Minnesota Wild started out just as the rest of this season has been going for the Devils, with NJ trailing behind significantly. After a shocking turn of events, …
Despite the obvious woes the Devils have been suffering from this season, this week marked another head-scratcher for Devils fans with the release of Brian Boyle to the Nashville Predators for a 2019 Second round draft pick. What will that mean and was this really the right decision for the Devils? The theme of the year for the Devils has …
The theme of the year for the New Jersey Devils has been rebuild, but unfortunately the Devils know all too well that you can’t add to the current lineup without giving anyone up. Here are a few potential players that may be traded as the Devils look to go back to the drawing board for next season. Ben Lovejoy hasn’t …
As the Devils exit their bye week and enter the second half of the 2018-2019 season, the focus is leaning more towards education and rebuild. While the Devils may have broken a 5-year playoff appearance drought last year, it’s not looking likely as a repeat this season for a struggling NJ hockey club. Despite the apparent weaknesses in the current …
Kyle Palmari just rose to the top of the Devils lineup in terms of points with a total of 38. With 22 goals and 16 assists this season, there’s no question that the team looks towards Palmari to continue producing in the offensive zone. Kyle has also been an asset to the Devils on the power play, with 13 of …
While it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly how the Devils’ season has ended up so far south this year, there’s no question that the team’s lineup is suffering from a myriad of injured scratches. From Cory Schneider’s unsuccessful return from hip displacement surgery to Taylor Hall’s mysteriously unspecified “lower body injury”, it’s not looking good for a hockey club who’s struggling …
This week, the NJ Devils’ train picked up some steam in the form of points, climbing to 7th of the Metro division with a record of 16-17-7. Though they may be in second to last place of the division, fans shouldn’t be too discouraged, as the Devs’ are only about 12 points behind being placed back on top. Another 3-4 …
Despite the Devils struggles this season, a new star steps up to the goaltending challenge for New Jersey. Mackenzie Blackwood was brought up this week from Binghampton amidst Schneider being placed on injured reserve indefinitely. Despite some unfortunate losses, the young netminder displayed some exceptional goaltending and performed exceedingly well in his first NHL start. He stopped 36 of 38 …
With another week under wraps for the 2018-2019 season, the Devils have finally closed a much-needed victory against the Las Vegas Golden Knights, breaking what was seeming to be the start of another cold streak. The Devils now only have 2 wins in the last 10 games, leaving them with an overall record of 11-13-6. After beating the Kings last …
