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Before I get into it, let me just say right off the top that I am not absolving others of blame for this New Jersey Devils season spiraling into despair. The general manager, Tom Fitzgerald, deserves an enormous amount of blame and should have been relieved of his duties a long time ago. The players […]
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Jack Hughes update from Italy: “(Jack) showed no signs of injury during a brisk, 30-minute practice at Santagiulia Arena. ‘Feel good. Feel good,’ Jack said. ‘Body feels in a good spot.’” [NHL.com] Mike Rupp with some thoughts on Jack and his injury situation leading up to the […]
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When things go poorly, a natural response is to think of everything that needs to change. The New Jersey Devils are now not at all likely to make the playoffs this season: it would take a near-miraculous winning streak after the Olympic break to vault them back into the mix, especially after losing the four-point […]
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links The Devils dropped Thursday night’s game against the Islanders by a 3-1 score. The Devils head into the Olympic break on a three-game losing streak, having scored a total of two goals in those games. [Devils NHL] A trade: “On the surface, it is a little odd […]
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I’m numb to this at this point, I have never been more excited to have some time away from my favorite team in my life. In a vacuum, this was a great defensive effort. Limited the Islanders to 14 shots on goal. Allen was there when we needed him for the most part. But the […]
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The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (28-26-2) at the New York Islanders (31-21-5) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: I wrote the preview this morning. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do […]
4 days ago | 2 reads
Olympic Break Check in with Matt and Grimace Way, way back, in the good old days of October 9, 2025, the AATJ writer’s team published their yearly season prediction. In case you missed it, each writer took the time to discuss their personal predictions for the season. This article will only be speaking for the […]
4 days ago | 1 read
A little less than a month ago, I wrote a piece discussing how the New Jersey Devils could still try to save the 2025-26 season. How if they could go on another run or two of games where they could string together a large number of wins akin to their early season eight game win […]
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The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (28-26-2) versus the New York Islanders (31-21-5) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network Reinforcements? Yesterday afternoon, the New Jersey Devils acquired Nick Bjugstad from the St. Louis Blues for AHLer Thomas Bordeleau and a fourth-round pick (expected to be the […]
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Earlier today, the New Jersey Devils announced that, prior to the NHL roster freeze for the 2026 Olympics, they acquired center Nick Bjugstad from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Thomas Bordeleau and one of their two 2026 fourth-round picks (Dallas or Winnipeg), whichever is later (Dallas). My initial thought was: well, this would […]
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Today is the NHL “soft” trade deadline slash Olympic roster freeze, with the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline coming up in a little over a month. The New Jersey Devils have had many issues this season, including but not limited to, poor management from the top down, poor coaching, poor goaltending, the regression and/or underperformance of […]
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Here are your links for today: Devils Links Jack remains out: It’s over. As with every time the Devils have tried to build some momentum as of late, the team fell flat on Tuesday night. The Blue Jackets took a 3-0 win. [Devils NHL] “To recap, Fitzgerald either wouldn’t part with the pieces necessary to […]
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First Period The Columbus Blue Jackets looked like they took the lead just past five minutes into the first period when Miles Wood fell in the crease and tangled up with Brenden Dillon and Jacob Markstrom. The Blue Jackets got an easy long wrister past Markstrom from Danton Heinen, as he was falling on top […]
6 days ago | 1 read
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (28-25-2) at the Columbus Blue Jackets (27-20-7) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: I wrote the preview this morning. The Song of the Day: The last time the Blue Jackets hosted the Devils, they promoted “Knock Them Out New Year’s” and […]
6 days ago | 1 read
With ten goals in his last twelve games, it may be time to give Brian Halonen another look. Halonen Hot This is not exactly breaking news for fans of this site, but the Devils have struggled scoring goals this season. One guy who is doing that in Utica lately is Brian Halonen. Is it time […]
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The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (28-25-2) versus the Columbus Blue Jackets (27-20-7) The Time: 7:00 PM The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN Columbus 8-1-0 Since Firing Head Coach If you are expecting the same sad Columbus team who promised to knock the Devils out on New Years’ Eve and promptly fell apart in the actual […]
6 days ago | 1 read
There is a lot to be negative about these days. Thanks to their loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, the New Jersey Devils’ season is sadly right on the precipice of being officially lost. Unless the team has a 2010-11 Jacques Lemaire-esque run in them (23-3-2 in one 28-game stretch after Lemaire took over), […]
7 days ago | 1 read
Here are your links for today: Devils Links The Devils went 0-for-5 on the power play and could only muster a single Timo Meier goal on Saturday as the Senators took a 4-1 win. [Devils NHL] Jack Hughes missed the Senators game: It’s time: “Put a pitchfork in the New Jersey Devils’ season. Well, most […]
8 days ago | 2 reads
In his first game in over a month, Linus Ullmark was finally tested four minutes into the game when Connor Brown redirected a hard pass from Timo Meier, who was near the corner at the wall. Ullmark made the initial save, but it bounced up and was trickling behind him when Brown whacked the puck […]
9 days ago | 0 reads
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (28-24-2) at the Ottawa Senators (25-21-7) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSG; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: I wrote the preview this morning. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not […]
9 days ago | 2 reads
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (28-24-2) at the Ottawa Senators (25-21-7) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSG; Radio — Devils Hockey Network No News is Bad News Yesterday evening, I wrote about the recent injuries to Jack Hughes and Cody Glass, which have massive implications for the Devils in their […]
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The New Jersey Devils managed to avoid another terrible loss in last night’s overtime win over the Nashville Predators. However, they could not do so without sustaining another injury. Early in the game, Jack Hughes left the ice and went to the dressing room, with the broadcast and attending media mostly oblivious to his absence […]
10 days ago | 1 read
Here are your links for today: Devils Links A tying third-period goal from Jesper Bratt, and a Nico Hischier goal in overtime pushed the Devils to a 3-2 win over the Predators on Thursday. [Devils NHL] Well! “The Devils did well in the Palát half of this trade, but Tsyplakov is not a bum. He […]
11 days ago | 1 read
If the New Jersey Devils are going to salvage their season and actually make the playoffs, it would have needed to start with a win tonight. It wasn’t looking likely, and in fact they did not hold one lead all night long. But thanks to Nico Hischier’s heroics, the Devils did indeed get back in […]
11 days ago | 1 read
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (27-24-2) versus the Nashville Predators (24-23-5) The Time: 7:00pm ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Radio Network The Game Preview: Matt wrote the preview this morning. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: […]
11 days ago | 3 reads