All About The Jersey Sep 20, 2019
Preseason Game Preview: Rangers at Devils
Sarah Stier-USA TODAY Sports Part two of the preseason, as the Devils look to two-up the Rangers. The Matchup: New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV - MSG+ Projected Lineup: I couldn’t find news on the exact lines, but Blackwood and Senn are the goalies listed to play tomorrow. Jack Hughes and Kyle Palmieri are confirmed to be playing, but Kaapo Kakko is not, so we won’t see Kakko vs Hughes yet again. Wayne Simmonds should also be playing. Kaapo played last night. Jack did not.Jack plays tomorrow night. Kaapo will not.— Amanda Stein...
On the Forecheck Sep 18, 2019
2018-2019 Player Reviews: Wayne Simmonds
Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports Wayne Simmonds took a brief vacation from the Metro Division to play with the Preds. The Predators acquired Wayne Simmonds from the Philadelphia Flyers the day of the trade deadline in exchange for Ryan Hartman and a conditional fourth-round draft pick. While this wasn’t a trade that set off fireworks in Smashville, it made sense on paper. With a struggling team power play, it seemed like a wise move to bring in someone with Simmonds’s power play experience. Coach Laviolette’s familiarity with Simmonds from their days together in Philly made him a...
All About The Jersey Aug 30, 2019
DitD & Open Post - 8/30/19: Redemption Edition
Photo by John Russell/NHLI via New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 8/30/19 Here are your links for today: Devils Links On how our guy P.K. Subban is using social media to put himself out there as one of the league’s most visible players: [The Athletic ($)] Like the Devils, Wayne Simmonds is coming off a down year and is looking for some redemption in the 2019-2020 season: [Sportsnet] Congrats to The Reverend on a solid career: Former Devils, Penguins, Ducks and Stars defenseman Ben Lovejoy is retiring after 11 NHL seasons. Spent most of the last three in New Jersey—...
The Hockey Writers Aug 29, 2019
Simmonds Hopes to Hear Boos from Flyers Fans
TORONTO — Wayne Simmonds hopes he gets booed. The rugged, heart-and-soul winger spent the better part of eight seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, battling for the crest on his jersey, sticking up for teammates and exemp... The post Simmonds Hopes to Hear Boos from Flyers Fans appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
Sportsnet.ca Aug 29, 2019
Why Devils’ Wayne Simmonds is betting on himself: ‘It’s redemption’
Wayne Simmonds’ run-up to his long-awaited first crack at unrestricted free agency fell somewhere between underwhelming and disastrous, but he’s out to redeem himself in New Jersey this season. The post NHL appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.
All About The Jersey Aug 28, 2019
Which Depth Forwards Make the Devils’ Opening Night Roster?
Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via The Devils top 6 is largely agreed on, but with the new additions, a decent player is likely to get left out of the opening night roster. Which one will it be? The Devils could not piece together a roster of 12 NHL forwards at times last year. Boy how times have changed huh? With a healthy roster, and additions in Wayne Simmonds, Jack Hughes, Nikita Gusev, and John Hayden (who everyone always seems to mention for some reason) make the bottom of our lineup fairly crowded. I’m going to briefly look at what forwards are in contention here and then ask...
All About The Jersey Aug 22, 2019
Devils Candidates for a Breakout Season in 2019-20
Photo by Elsa/ Previewing five New Jersey Devils players who could have a breakout season and a big impact on the team’s success this year. The New Jersey Devils come into 2019-20 with a much improved roster from the last few campaigns they have played through. With four fairly noteable offseason additions in Jack Hughes, Nikita Gusev, Wayne Simmonds and P.K. Subban, the Devils are showing their desire to be a more competitive squad. While injuries will always have a say in any team’s success (as they did last season), having more talent that can play at the NHL level can help...
All About The Jersey Aug 21, 2019
What If the Devils Don’t Make the Playoffs?
Photo by Andy Marlin/NHLI via The Devils are obviously the most set up to make a postseason run they’ve been in years. So what’s the expectation and what are the consequences if we fall short? Listen, I get it, it’s hard not to be excited. You’ve probably seen every article about hte Devils in the last few weeks start with the obligatory “The Devils have added Jack Hughes, P.K. Subban, Nikita Gusev, Wayne Simmonds, etc.” and then goes on to say something vague and encouraging like “they’re building something good in New Jersey” before saying something noncommittal like...
