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Good morning. The New Jersey Devils have failed again to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs, marking three out of the last five years that they have been on the outside looking in. After the 2022-23 season, though, I had really thought the Devils would be on a four-year playoff berth streak. But before we look […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links We have a new GM: “The biggest takeaway from the New Jersey Devils‘ exit interviews is the one that didn’t happen. Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton ‘politely declined’ to interview with the media, remaining in hiding after his agent went public this winter with displeasure over a healthy […]
Good evening. Please react to the news below! And check out Jared’s article from yesterday where he reviewed Mehta’s candidacy. We will be back in a couple hours with a further breakdown of where the team is going from here. Better times are ahead. 11:15 PM EDT update below This hire certainly happened a lot […]
The 2025-26 New Jersey Devils season will be another forgettable one in the team’s history. With playoff aspirations and the hope of a deeper run than anything in the last decade, the team couldn’t build any consistency and as a result will miss the postseason again. Tom Fitzgerald was even let go as GM and […]
The New Jersey Devils are searching for a new general manager. They also may be looking for a separate, new President of Hockey Operations. It remains to be seen whether or not the Devils hire one person to handle both roles or if they’ll have two people work together as they restructure their leadership in […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links The season, mercifully, is over. This mess of a campaign ends with a 4-0 loss to the Bruins. The Devils end the season with 87 points and a 42-37-3 record. [Devils NHL] Nico reacting to this disappointing season: [Devils NHL] “Fitzgerald wasn’t the worst GM you could […]
It was a fitting finish to a forgettable season. The Devils, “playing” for the fourth and final time since being eliminated from playoff contention a week ago, had nothing on the line but pride. The Boston Bruins were still jockeying for playoff position, hoping to maintain their slim hold on the Eastern Conference’s first wild […]
The Matchup The New Jersey Devils (42-36-3) at the Boston Bruins (44-27-10) The Time: 7:00 PM EDT The Broadcast: MSG; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Jackson had it here. The Song(s) of the Day: Any good late night road trip can always be made better by Jackson Browne’s The Load Out and Stay. But in this […]
Good morning, Devils fans. Today is a rougher day than it should be, marking the end of Devils hockey in the 2025-26 season. The Devils have undeniable talent at the top of their roster, and that was on display down the stretch, once they were a bit too far out of the playoff picture to […]
The Matchup The New Jersey Devils (42-36-3) @ Boston Bruins (44-27-10) The Time: 7:00pm The Broadcast: MSG, Devils Radio Network Last Devils Game On Sunday, the Devils played their final home game of the season. It took overtime, but New Jersey won one last time in their Jersey jerseys over the Ottawa Senators by a 4-3 final score. […]
The 2025-26 season will be Sheldon Keefe’s first where he did not make it to the postseason as a professional head coach. The New Jersey Devils’ bench boss had an impressive run, but many, many things conspired against him and his team to keep them out of the playoffs. But of course, one of those […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links A pair of Jesper Bratt goals pushed the Devils to a 5-3 win over the Red Wings on Saturday as Detroit was eliminated from playoff contention. [Devils NHL] And on Sunday in the home finale, a power play goal from Nico Hischier in overtime gave the Devils […]
As we get closer and closer to the end of the 25-26 season, we are also saying goodbye to the controversial Jersey Jerseys which made their final appearance. Hopefully the marketing and design teams can come up with something a little better as the black alternate for the 26-27 season. On to the game, we […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (41-36-3) versus the Ottawa Senators (43-27-10) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN2; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: I had it here. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear […]
The Matchup The New Jersey Devils (41-36-3) versus the Ottawa Senators (43-27-10) The Time: 7:00 PM EDT The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN2; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The End Happy final Sunday of the 2025-26 New Jersey Devils season. This is our final home game until September, and the Devils are giving us a real […]
If we weren’t going to make the playoffs, the next best thing is to ruin other team’s chances. Even better is when it’s one of my top 5 most hated teams in Detroit, so a nice little Saturday, all things considered. 1st Period However, it was an absolutely awful start to this game, as the […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (40-36-3) at the Detroit Red Wings (41-29-9) The Time: 5:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Matt had it here. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not […]
Last Devils Game This week, the Devils had back to back games against the two NHL team from Pennsylvania, the Penguins and Flyers. In their usual 2025-2026 fashion, the Devils came up short in both games. On Thursday night, the Devils lost to the playoff bound Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2. It was the second game in […]
The New Jersey Devils are officially eliminated. And this time, they won’t even be able to claim that the conference was just too difficult or that they matched last season’s record. They will fall short of 90 points in the standings. And unless they score 10 goals a game for the rest of the season, […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links Sigh. The Devils dropped a 5-2 loss to the Penguins Thursday night. [Devils NHL] “…It would stand to reason that teams with front office openings would want to emulate the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. There would be curiosity as to how the sausage is […]
As we play out the string here after being eliminated on Tuesday, the best you can hope for is to see a little pride in the Devils game. Or if you are team tank, you’re gleefully tapping your fingers like Mr. Burns and saying “excellent.” 1st Period I was a little surprised to see the […]
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (40-35-3) versus the Pittsburgh Penguins (40-22-16) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Matt had it here. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear […]
Nico Hischier, captain of the New Jersey Devils, finds himself approaching the summer prior to the final season of his current NHL contract. As such, he is eligible to sign an extension with the team this offseason that could potentially keep him with the Devils for another seven seasons beyond 2026-27. Hischier was asked about […]
Last Devils Game After Tom Fitzgerald deservedly lost his job on Monday, fans wondered if the team might come out with some new found pep in their step for their Tuesday night game against the Philadelphia Flyers. After all, as of Tuesday afternoon, the Devils still mathematically had a chance to possibly make the playoffs […]
Earlier this week, the New Jersey Devils made it official by announcing that they are parting ways with now-former President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald. It’s too early to say who the next POHO and GM will be going forward, or whether it will be one or two people serving in those […]