After what seemed like the longest summer in history, the regular season starts this week and the Devils have selected their lineup for opening night. Dan and John break down the team position by position as well as touching upon Ty Smith and Taylor Hall along the way.

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The guys break down some pre-season contests against both cross-town rivals and talk about the remaining camp battles. There are updates on Taylor Hall floating everywhere as well so is there anything to them? 

John brings the Top 25 Under 25 list to the end and spoiler alert, a pair of firsts occupy the top two spots.

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Two games, two Devils teams, two different results! Dan and John break down the games and the rest of the pre-season scuttle as well as revealing numbers 6-10 in the Top 25 Under 25. 

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Dan and John recap the Buffalo Prospects Challenge and continue to go down AAtJ's list of Top 25 players under 25, including some players who stood out and breaking down the performances of the major and minor prospect names. Not included is a riveting discussion about Pavel Zacha that became entirely irrelevant when he signed his contract Tuesday morning. 

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The guys talk about numbers 21-25 in the Top 25 Under 25 list and the upcoming prospects challenge in Buffalo. Ben Lovejoy's service in New Jersey is also acknowledged and some questions about Pavel Zacha's future abound.

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Dan and John talk about some news regarding one longtime Devil and one newcomer as the wait for the preseason continues. Zajac gets some love for his contributions to New Jersey over the years and Subban's rising star is appreciated. Also, they reminisce about Adam Henrique, the Devil of the Day.

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Jack Hughes, Ty Smith, and Jesper Boqvist are headed to the NHLPA Rookie Showcase. In this episode Dan and John talk about what each of them (mostly the latter two) will have to do in training camp to join the big squad right away. Additionally, Kyle Palmieri gets some love for the defensive side of his game and the A Line stacks up against the EGG Line to see which one holds a dearer place in peoples' hearts.

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Dan and John continue to fight the August doldrums by fielding some great questions from the fans. Taylor Hall, Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes come up early and often as the Devils launch their "We Are the Ones" season campaign with big hopes and expectations. In addition to that, we've got Artur Gavrus and Peter Harrold mentions mixed in and the hosts give their stance on Blake Coleman's infamous pickle juice drinking regimen. Keep the questions coming!

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In this first episode of Garden State of Hockey, John and Dan introduce the podcast and recap an exciting summer for New Jersey. Lots of new faces and optimism surround the team, but it's important to remain level-headed so the guys discuss what some possible sources of trepidation may be for the 2019-20 squad. This Week in Devils history proves to be a fun blast from the past but in these dog days of summer, signing Arron Asham is considered news so curb your enthusiasm for this week's retrospective. 

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