FFSN Devils: A New Jersey Devils Podcast

Travis Zajac and Kyle Palmieri were shipped to Long Island for essentially a few draft picks to chase a Stanley Cup. As such, this Devils team somehow got even younger and they were able to get revenge for their loss on Tuesday with a great effort on Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres. The new era of Devils hockey has been completely ushered in as this is now the kids' team, at least on offense.

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The worst-case scenario against a single opponent came to fruition, as the same mistakes that have plagued the Devils throughout the season against Washington again proved costly in both contests against the Capitals this weekend. While one was at least an overtime loss, each game was more frustrating than the last and the only silver lining is that they no longer have to play against this team.

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The Devils got another point against Boston but they could have had two and the power play was a big reason their momentum was slowed significantly. At this point, it almost feels like it would be better for them to decline penalties but with Washington looming yet again, they need to figure this out one way or another.

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The Devils continued to get results in line with trends against these opponents in Washington and Boston, dropping a lifeless one to Washington before sucking the life out of Boston with a big effort from MacKenzie Blackwood's toe.

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The Devils all but dominated Philadelphia for 50 straight minutes before hanging on for a late win and blew a tied game late against Washington. The process looks like it is getting to be more consistent as the Devils continue to re-find their legs post-COVID. They managed to capitalize against a reeling Philadelphia team and could not retain their game state for more than two minutes after scoring against Washington as the Capitals continue to vex the Devils through five games.

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The Devils were on opposite sides of two hard-fought games this weekend as they split the matinee back-to-back against the Penguins. A poor showing on special teams during Saturday's game was upstaged by Bratt's successful overtime wraparound on Sunday to earn the Devils three wins out of four games this week.

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The home futility finally came to an end as the Devils won games against the lowly Sabres and the not-so-lowly Penguins for their first wins in front of home fans in attendance.

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Another set of games against the Islanders resulted in losses, one caused by the Devils themselves and one caused by any number of factors that are possible to discuss. The losses continue to compound and get more and more heartbreaking as this season cannot end quickly enough.

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Two almost identical games led to two more losses (albeit one in overtime). While each third period was played at a decent to good level, it was simply not enough to overcome early game deficits and lack of creation of scoring opportunities. The Devils need to address their 60-minute effort before the weekend series against the same Islanders that shut them down on Thursday night.

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The Devils let the Rangers score six on them at home again and the Retro jerseys of any kind should probably be burned at this point. However, in unexpected fashion, Scott Wedgewood stepped up to pitch a 40+ save shutout against the Boston Bruins to stop the bleeding before a rough stretch of opponents in the schedule.

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