Nate Bastian had been playing most nights on the fourth line, but now finds himself out of commission thanks to a fight on Friday night. | Photo by Gerry Thomas/2024 NHLI via Getty Images After losing Nathan Bastian to a fight and Curtis Lazar to a hip check to the knee, the Devils suddenly don’t have much of a fourth line. Coming into this season, the New Jersey Devils … [Read more...] about How Should the Devils Respond to Losing Lazar and Bastian For Several Weeks?
Weekly Metropolitan Division Snapshot: 11/3/2024 – 11/9/2024
Capitals rose up to take first place on tiebreakers on Saturday night. | Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images In the fourth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of the season, the Washington Capitals surged up to first place, the New Jersey Devils jumped the New York Rangers, and the Carolina Hurricanes stayed hot. All this and more in this week’s snapshot. The fourth … [Read more...] about Weekly Metropolitan Division Snapshot: 11/3/2024 – 11/9/2024
2024-25 Gamethread #14: New Jersey Devils at Calgary Flames
Former Devils Kevin Bahl and Blake Coleman | Photo by Christopher Mast/NHLI via Getty Images The Western Canada trip continues into Alberta. The New Jersey Devils begin November with a game against the Calgary Flames. A return for Jacob Markstrom and a chance to say hello to Kevin Bahl and Blake Coleman. Talk about it here in this Gamethread. As the New Jersey Devils … [Read more...] about 2024-25 Gamethread #14: New Jersey Devils at Calgary Flames
New Jersey Devils Shut Out in a Sloppy Game to Calgary Flames, 0-3
Sorry, Jacob. | Photo by Gerry Thomas/2024 NHLI via Getty Images The New Jersey Devils took on the Calgary Flames and just struggled to maintain the puck, pass it effectively, and attack. Jacob Markstrom did the best he could, but the Devils were shut out in a sloppy and ugly game to the Flames. Read on to learn more about what happened. The New Jersey Devils and the … [Read more...] about New Jersey Devils Shut Out in a Sloppy Game to Calgary Flames, 0-3
Hischier-Mercer Has Been Great
Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images This has been a season of ups and downs already, but one of the bigger highs has been the combination of Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer. We all knew that this season was a big one for Dawson Mercer. With his third NHL season’s downturn, a rebound was very much needed. If he could rebound and show that he is improving, there would be … [Read more...] about Hischier-Mercer Has Been Great