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2018 Offseason Preview: New Jersey Devils
Now that the current Colorado franchise is out of the way, next up in DtFR’s offseason previews are the former Colorado Rockies: the New Jersey Devils! Ending a five-year playoff drought is hard, but maintaining and growing upon that success can often be harder. Such is the situation facing this young Devils squad headlined by…
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A (forked) Tale of 3 Periods: Devils drop Game 2 to Lightning, but can build on strong play.
Often times, hockey games can be looked at as stories. Three separate periods of play strung together as a single narrative, often carrying a common theme among them. Then, there are games like this one. Games where each 20 minute segment is entirely its own, almost entirely unrelated to one another. In a way,…
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Deal(t) with the Devil: Tampa fends off scrappy New Jersey to take Game 1
Funny thing, hockey. In one corner we have the Atlantic Division champion Tampa Bay Lightning, a team that for long stretches of the year looked nigh-on immortal, and made ritual of beating basically everyone who dared stand in their path. In the other corner stands a New Jersey squad that just squeaked into the…
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March 18 – Day 158 – This might be one of those weird games…
With eight games on the schedule this Sunday, surely it’s possible to find a game for everybody to watch. The day’s action finds its start at 3 p.m. with Detroit at Colorado, followed an hour later by Calgary at Vegas (SN360). 5 p.m. is a major starting time today, as three tilts (Edmonton at Tampa…
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Merkle’s Weekly Bumblings: Week 21
Skater of the Week: Nathan MacKinnon MacKinnon was the definition of an unstoppable force this week, and he encountered no immovable objects. With five goals (two on the power play, and two game-winners), six assists (also two on the power play), and 11 points in four games, his breakout campaign continues to the tune of 77…
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March 2 – Day 142 – Metropolitan grind
It’s Friday, so live it up at your local rink! No matter if you’re watching the NHL, AHL, ECHL, NCAA, juniors or any other league, any hockey on a weekend is good hockey. Like most nights, the action begins at 7 p.m. when Montréal visits the New York Islanders (RDS/TSN2), followed half an hour later…
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February 13 – Day 125 – Battle of the Turnpikes
That adventure to Asia yesterday was excellent, but there’s more hockey to be watched today. At 7:10 a.m. Eastern time this morning, the Team USA women took on the OAR in Group A play. Needing a regulation victory to keep pace with the Canadians, the Americans shutout OAR 5-0. Meanwhile, the NHL is still going…
Down the Frozen River 
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