All About The Jersey Feb 20, 2021
The Comeback Falls Short as Buffalo Snaps the Devils Win Streak with a 3-2 Loss
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The Devils found themselves outpaced and outgunned in this afternoon matchup, despite the return of Travis Zajac and newly-appointed Captain Nico Hischier to the lineup. First Period We start the game with our best line, Michael McLeod, Nate Bastian, and Miles Wood. Words I’m only half-sarcastic in writing. What a weird season this is. Both teams come out flying tonight, even faster than our typical game speed has been so far this season. Buffalo is hurting bad for a win and they’re hunting for it today. They get a real good...
All About The Jersey Feb 8, 2021
New Jersey Devils Goal Breakdown: Michael McLeod’s Game Winner in Buffalo
Michael McLeod scored two goals on Sunday, January 31 in Buffalo. This picture is after the first one. The post is about the second one. | Photo by Sara Schmidle/NHLI via Michael McLeod scored two goals in the last game the New Jersey Devils played prior to a league-enforced postponement of games. His second goal ended up being the game winning goal in a 5-3 win in Buffalo. This post breaks down how it happened and why Miles Wood and Nathan Bastian richly deserved the assists on the play. The COVID-19 pandemic struck the New Jersey Devils amid their weekend set in...
All About The Jersey Feb 3, 2021
Miles Wood Embodies the Chaos of the Lindy Ruff Devils
Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via ABT ... always be there. That’s how Miles Wood’s speed turned from a meme into a weapon. And Ruff’s system takes advantage of that. Note: This was written before the news that the Devils had a gazillion players added to the COVID-19 list and would suspend play for at least the next week. It doesn’t impact the conclusions of the article in anyway, but I just did want to end the figurative room of this article without saying “yes, I’m aware of the elephant” Lindy Ruff took over a team that had traded not just old vets that...
All About The Jersey Feb 1, 2021
DitD & Open Post - 2/1/21: For for the Fourths Edition
New Jersey Devils left wing Miles Wood (44) scores goal past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton (40) during the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres NHL game on January 31, 2021, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY. | Photo by John Crouch/Icon Sportswire via New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 2/1/21 Here are your links for today: Devils Links The Devils managed to get a point in the first game of the weekend’s series against the Sabres but fell in a shootout. Buffalo won, 4-3. [NHL] [All About the Jersey] [NJ.com] [NorthJersey.com] And then the Devils...
All About The Jersey Jan 25, 2021
Examining Miles Wood’s Encouraging Start to the 2021 Devils Season
Miles Wood scoring against Our Hated Rivals. Everyone loves to see that. | Photo by Bruce Bennett/ Among the positives to the start of the New Jersey Devils season in 2021 is the play of Miles Wood. Wood has been actually good in the run of play in his first five games in addition to three goals scored. This post examines his encouraging start in this season so far. The 2021 season is still very young for the National Hockey League. The New Jersey Devils, not expected to make any particular noise, has done fairly well all things considered. They opened up with...
