Devils Mailbag: Toffoli, Bahl, Ruff, Nemec & More

As the calendar flips to the final month of 2023 without NHL games, it is a great time to answer questions submitted by The Hockey Writers readers. As always, these are real questions asked of the author on Twitter.

Nothing To Be Concerned Re: Bahl, Right? Jus...

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Devils’ Ideal Line Combinations for 2023-24

With the recent addition of Tomas Nosek, the New Jersey Devils' forward group seems to be complete. The team returns 10 of the 12 forwards that closed out the season in Carolina. A trade for Tyler Toffoli and the signing of Nosek brought the group back up to 12, with a few pr...

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Devils Fanbase Was NHL’s Most Entertaining in 2022-23

The 2022-23 season brought broken records, breakout seasons, and team-altering trades for the New Jersey Devils. Just as the team proved doubters wrong, so did the fanbase. With every large group, you will find creative, energetic, and comical people mixed into the fold. The...

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3 Takeaways From Devils’ Game 2 Loss vs. Rangers

For the second game in a row, the New Jersey Devils got their lunch fed to them by the New York Rangers. They got off to an early 1-0 lead thanks to a power-play goal from Erik Haula, but the Rangers scored five unanswered tallies to defeat the Devils 5-1 to ...

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NHL Rumors: Devils, Bruins, Coyotes, Senators

In today's NHL rumors rundown, there are questions about an extension for New Jersey Devils head coach Lindy Ruff. Will he get an extension? Does he even still want to coach next season? Meanwhile, can the Boston Bru...

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Devils News & Rumors: A Tough Schedule, Foote Recalled & More

The New Jersey Devils have 14 regular season games left before the playoffs begin, can you believe it? The club has earned 95 points, and their 44 wins after 68 games played from the start of a season are ...

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3 Takeaways From Devils’ 3-2 Shootout Loss to Wild

Eventually, the New Jersey Devils' overtime luck was going to run out. After having gone 4-0-0 in their last four overtime affairs, they fell to the Minnesota Wild 3-2 via the shootout last night in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was their first overtime loss since Jan. 19...

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Devils Need To Get Back on Track at 5-on-5

Something I emphasized in many of my game takeaways before the all-star break was how much the New Jersey Devils struggled at five-on-five in January. They got through the month with a 9-2-2 record thanks to timely finishing and outstanding goaltending from Vitek Vanecek, as we...

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Devils’ 3 Up, 3 Down: Hughes, Wood, Defensive Depth & More

Welcome to the New Jersey Devils 3 Up, 3 Down for the 2022-23 season. Moving forward, this will be a monthly column chronicling the highs and lows from the previous month of action.

Your favorite New Jersey Devils players are currently soak...

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4 Takeaways From Devils’ 5-2 Win Over the Kings

The NHL's best road team kept up their winning ways last night. After defeating the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 just 24 hours earlier, the New Jersey Devils took to the ice against the Los Angeles Kings for the second half of a back-to-back. Though they didn'...

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6 Takeaways From Devils’ Dominant 6-2 Victory Over Ducks

The New Jersey Devils continued their longest road trip of the season on Jan. 13 as they traveled to Southern California to face the struggling Anaheim Ducks. Head coach Lindy Ruff's team came out strong and scored three goals in the opening fra...

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Devils’ Mercer & Boqvist Spark Comeback Win vs. Hurricanes

It wasn't pretty, but the New Jersey Devils found a way to grind out a win against the Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes. For the second time in as many games, they erased a two-goal deficit to come away wi...

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Devils News & Rumors: Hughes, Hamilton, Zetterlund & More

Welcome to New Jersey Devils News & Rumors, a weekly segment that will be released every Friday this season. Since our last edition, the team has continued to struggle and is 1-1-1 to start the 2023 calendar yea...

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3 Devils Takeaways From Tilts vs. Red Wings & Blues

The New Jersey Devils had a ripe opportunity to exorcise some of their home demons. Coming off a 5-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings just 24 hours earlier, they faced a St. Louis Blues team without Ryan O'Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko due to injuries....

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Devils Continue to Suffer From Self-Inflicted Wounds

The tough times continue for the New Jersey Devils, who are 2-6-2 in their last 10 contests. During this tough stretch, they find themselves dealing with the same adversity that every NHL team encounters; bad luck and crazy bounces are part of the game, and sometimes as har...

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4 Takeaways From Devils’ 3-1 Loss to Bruins

The concern level for the New Jersey Devils is beginning to rise. In what has been a common theme over the last month, they played a strong game but still couldn't find a way to outscore their opponent. The result was a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins, moving them to 1...

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Devils Send Message in Victory over Panthers

Ahead of the New Jersey Devils' Dec. 21 game versus the Florida Panthers, head coach Lindy Ruff was asked if he expected any carryover from the last time these two teams met on Dec. 17 at Prudential Center."I don't know. You have to be aware of it, if there is a carry ove...

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Devils Send Message in Victory over Panthers

Ahead of the New Jersey Devils' Dec. 21 game versus the Florida Panthers, head coach Lindy Ruff was asked if he expected any carryover from the last time these two teams met on Dec. 17 at Prudential Center."I don't know. You have to be aware of it, if there is a carry ove...

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Devils Need to Stand Up for Their Captain

The New Jersey Devils felt an all too familiar feeling as the final buzzer went off at Prudential Center on Dec. 17. It was one of frustration and doubt as they dropped their fifth consecutive contest losing to the Florida Panthers by a final score of 4-2....

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Devils’ Loss to Stars Is a Wake up Call

"If you lose one, you can't lose two, and you certainly can't lose three." New Jersey Devils forward Miles Wood made that statement back on Oct. 14 after the Devils dropped their season opener to the Philadelphia Flyers. The 27-year-old is one of the longest-tenured players on the team and...

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