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We should NOT have been allowing our star players to play through injuries for a sh!t season like this one

It's 10 minutes before closing time at some really sh!tty dive bar somewhere...in comes our pal the NHL to tap NJ Devils on the shoulder: "Hey, Dev, buddy! Remember that not-too-shabby Wild Card chick who seemed to be spoken for? So get this, that guy wearing orange and black who looked like he was in like Flynn? Well not only did he get shot down by a couple of beasts while she was in the bathroom, she caught him in the act and now is just about ready to tell him to fvck right off! And not only that, those other dudes that she was kinda flirting with...well, they're all so banged up now that I don't think she wants to go home with any of them either! Dude, all ya gotta do is not be a complete idiot, ya know, chat with her a little, and you might be able to go with home with her! Whaddya think?" Some more tapping on the shoulder by the NHL, this time much more vigorously. "Dev, are you fvcking listening man? She's AVAILABLE! All ya gotta do is just go talk to her and not be stupid!" NJ Devils finally looks up from the toilet that he's been hunched over for the past half-hour, as he flushes the remainder of that evening's stomach contents to underground oblivion. As the revolting mass of bile and booze whirlpools its way down to the bottom of the bowl, NJ Devils meets the NHL's questioning gaze through watery half-lidded eyes, wipes vomit from his lips, and utters "Huh?" Um, LGD...I guess.

You know what I’m even more pissed off about with the season ending like a morning after binge drinking capped off with Taco Bell? the fact we knew we were dead, but still trotted out sh!tty veterans on expiring deals or hurt instead of giving guys call ups and chances to see what they have against actual talent. DeSimone was claimed, played relatively well, but was repeatedly scratched for my favorite player. Tierney and Nosek brought next to nothing all year but hey, give them one last game instead of Clarke or anyone. the decisions made by the staff of this year might seriously never stop to piss me off well into the summer

Marino shouldn’t even have be out there. Literally wtf is the point of Brendan Smith if you’re not going to use him in a situation like that? Big brain stuff from Travis Green. And let Rags fans focus on that pic if it helps them feel better about their hero Rempe losing his fight.

20 years in the can, I wanted Andrew Brunette as coach. I compromised. I got Lindy Ruff and Travis Green. I wanted to drink champagne out of the Stanley Cup. I compromised. I got a Mackenzie Blackwood bobblehead. You see where I'm goin here?

Luke played in all 82. He had his ups and downs, but all in all, it was a very good rookie season for him.

I just met Craig Berube on the concourse. I told him he must coach this team next year.

Green said had he known a line brawl was going to take place, he wouldn’t have had Marino out there. He’s a fvcking moron, just like his predecessor.

Berube is my top choice, but I’m also hoping Sullivan is let go by Pittsburgh and is available. Either of those guys would be good.

They were completely mediocre even with McLeod. They haven’t won more than 3 straight games all season. To me Luke is already better than Severson (or it’s at least a wash) and Ryan Graves doesn’t make or break a team. The two guys they obviously missed the most were Dougie and Brunette.

Buff hiring Ruff means they are out on everyone else that might be available and I am down for that.

Now Fitz can go ahead and inform Green he’s not getting the job so he can go join Ruff’s staff.

As terrible as this season wound up being, I'm really missing Devils hockey this evening

What I hate about some of Fitz's recent quotes is that almost from the BEGINNING he clearly didn't like some things that he saw, but the way to deal with all of that was to...do next to nothing?! At the very least, I would've shortened Lindy's leash considerably if I had observed that from the same first-hand perspective that Fitz had. If you see patterns developing that you don't like, here's a crazy idea...maybe ADDRESS IT?! I know Lou is past his prime and I wouldn't want him back, but think if he saw the same sh!t, that any of that would've flown under his watch? No fvcking way. Anyway, goes back to the same thing at this point...it's all about the actions now. That's why I'm trying not to make TOO much of these quotes for now. But they're not making Fitz look great at the moment.

MacDermid will be back. Fitz said as much. And that’s fine. His mere presence keeps other teams in line.

I'm so burned out from all the missteps this season. Hopefully by the draft I can enjoy it again. Green needs to announced he's not being retained tomorrow. Same with the staff. Really hoping Nico goes off about changes needed.

I really hope the next coach gives Nico - Timo, and gives Jack - Bratt, PERMANENTLY. I’m so sick of the line blender approach.

I'm mostly happy that this damned "Limbo" period will finally be over. Green & Co should be relieved of their duties no later than by week's end, AFAIC...there is NOTHING to evaluate here. Groan is as much of a fraud of a HC as Lindy and should be jettisoned, end of story.

It would be fun to see the Devils somehow derail both the Flyers AND Isles as this season winds down. Just because.

The SLC Punks

Officially over. I've hated this season more than almost every other bad season. We had the outdoor game, that's it.

if you do the Rangers suck whistle at a game like this, as we're being embarrassed to close out an atrocious season, you deserve papercuts on sensitive areas that will never heal.

I’m surprised this wasn’t reported as “upper body surgery”.

Two potential offseason quotes I better not hear: “We were right there until the end.” “The New Jersey Devils are proud to announce that Travis Green will stay on as head coach.”

I'm already done watching. This season broke me, I straight up don't even care about the rest of the season. Not even sorry.

I honestly feel bad for him. He’s now made the playoffs just twice in 7 seasons. Dude went from “I love to hockey” to… 2 GM’s, 4 HC’s, and a whole bunch of bad teams around him. Cut the man some slack ffs. As far as just appreciating what he is, I once thought he’d top out around a 70 point player, so I’m perfectly happy that he’s actually closer to a PPG.

These final games should have been used to get more of a look at Hatakka and DeSimone. Playing Smith (who absolutely can’t be part of the plan next season) is inexcusable. Make it make sense.

As ugly as this season is shaping up towards the end, at least it smells a little bit better in here

The Devils are a loser team.

That poor guy…he gave it EVERYTHING since coming here.

Isles, Pens, Caps, Wings and Flyers ALL in action on Thurs…and none of them are playing each other. Same ol drill…hope for a fvckton of help.

They keep using the word “GOAT.” I’m beyond glad we have three fvcking cups. If our “goat” status was earned for saying “no goal” at a cup loss parade TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO, and nothing else to show for it, I’d give up on sports…

I can't believe it, when the alert popped up I had to make sure it wasn't loading some old headline. Wow!

I couldn't get used to hearing "Let's Go New York!" at the Prudential Center. At one point I heard "Let's Go Pizza Rats!" The best was after the Refs missed an obvious trip by Boston in the third, thousands of girl voices yelling "Ref you suck!"😎 oh Boston won 2-1 They didn't put the Shots on Goal up on the scoreboard I finally broke myself of the habit of looking for the number of shots in the third. Overall it was fun, I would go again.

See ya 2023-24 devil's and front office!

I’m going down with the ship. I’ll miss even bad hockey by August.

They replaced Sharongovich, Wood, Tatar with guys like Toffoli, Nosek and Tierney. And it showed. The 2023 team was built on speed and transition, and the players Fitz brought in didn’t fit that at all.

Only four more of these left to play. Devils have obviously been toast for weeks, but once the Metro3 and WC2 slots are filled by teams with 88 points or more, that's officially (mercifully) it. If any of you see a bald guy wearing a red Bratt jersey (it's a pre-Adidas, as it's from his first Development Camp) riding the Zamboni before the third period...yep, that will be me. A bud of mine's wife won tix and the Zamboni ride for two, and since she has less than zero interest in hockey, we're going. Think I'm more interested in that than the game itself. Oh well, guess I'd love to see Bratt reach 80 points (he'll occasionally look disengaged but he looks like a guy who as long as he's healthy will put up 70-80 points by season's end in his prime years). Maybe Jack can reach 80 as well, if he's not sat down early. BTW Nico has 179 points over his last 179 GP...70 G and 109 A (or 32 G and 50 A per 82 GP). And he's a fine 200 ft player and he plays tough minutes, and this was about what his top end was projected to be coming out of the draft; 1OAs can't ALL be 100+ point dynamic types. He's a fine player and a great Devil. Just hope that his prime years aren't wasted here. L G D

I don't think we have to worry about Joel Quenneville coming here. Especially after being the only team with 2 players involved in the Hockey Canada case, it would be a completely ridiculous move to bring Quenneville in.

The Devils badly need to find a defensive coach who knows what he’s doing, as all the defenseman have bad habits that must be coached out of them. Adding 1-2 veterans who can play will help, too.

If nothing else, that’s three past Sh!tstorm off 11 shots.

i swear to god if Rempe hurts someone else tonight the whole team needs to go berserk on this guy for being a POS who injured other players. Who cares about suspensions at this point! MacD earn your freaking spot even if you have to mug the guy you lameO enforcer.

I’d like to say it was fun while it lasted, but it wasn’t. 2023-24 Devils, fvck right off

One of the most pathetic periods I’ve ever seen.

Best of luck to him. I am sure he was not having the best time mentally either.

At this point the team to focus on is the Flyers. The Devils are 6 points back of them but with the same number of games played. Caps up 5 but have two games in hand.