Author: Joseph Stassi

Joseph Stassi is a Writer/Musician from New York. He covers the New Jersey Devils on X @DevilsJointX and YouTube with the same handle.

SNUBBING “DEFECTOR” MOGILNY MAKES THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME, A HOCKEY SHAME

DEFECTOR: Hall of Fame Snub, Reasons Unknown There is an amazing documentary called “DEFECTOR”. This is the documentary about how Alexander Mogilny had to risk his life to escape communism to leave the CCCP Hockey team (amongst other important things) and join the Buffalo Sabres, who took a chance on him late in the 1989 […]

Hindsight Is 20/20- New Jersey Devils

The Offseason That Wasn’t Imagine a world in which we, the fans, could stop the clock and rewind it to change some things that are causing us grief today. In those times, everything from then until now is totally different. It’s a perfect Devils world, but what happened in the summer of 2023 that changed […]

Former Devils’ First-Rounder Mike McLeod on Pace for a Breakout Season

WHEN IT STARTED It started in the 2023 NHL Playoffs. Mikey McLeod had a strong two rounds, with one highlight reel goal that he must’ve held with him throughout the summer. Before we discuss what Mike McLeod has been up to, let us delve into where he came from. In the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, […]

Injury to Devils Jack Hughes Sees Max Willman Join New Jersey

JACK HUGHES INJURY TIMELINE SO FAR: 11 PM EST 11/3/2023 As of 11 PM Eastern time, Elliote Friedman reports, “The word on Jack Hughes is it might take a day or two to figure out how serious things are/aren’t”. Jack Hughes reported on plane to Chicago. 6:30 PM EST 11/4/2023 Max Willman (C) called up […]

Jesper Bratt: Underrated After All These Years

HOW HAS BRATT GONE UNNOTICED? Just a season ago, it seemed all but sure that Jesper Bratt, who is playing for the New Jersey Devils and was having a career season, would make his first all-star appearance. Those, like myself, who were sure Bratt would be picked for the All-Star festivities in Florida were just […]

Who’s Hot? Who’s Not? New Jersey Devils

HOT: JACK HUGHES With 18 points in eight games, Jack Hughes has broken another Devils franchise record. There is nothing more to say about Jack other than if he is on your fantasy team, lucky you! HOT: JESPER BRATT On a seven game point streak, Jesper Bratt is on a hot streak himself. Six goals […]

Tyler Toffoli Has Been Red Hot in His Devils Debut

OVER A POINT PER GAME AFTER Five With Jack Hughes racking up all sorts of numbers and Jesper Bratt right behind him, you may lose focus of another New Jersey Devils forward who has started the season off hot. Tyler Toffoli has only played five games as of the time of writing this. In those […]

Journeyman Erik Haula Finally Finds a Home With the New Jersey Devils

BOUNCING ROUND THE ROOM It could be said that NHL journeyman Erik Haula has been everywhere. Most NHL players have also been everywhere with their respective teams. In the case of Erik Haula, for some reason, that reason being unknown, he could not get a team to offer him a contract that would allow him […]

New Jersey Devils Shaky Play to Start the Season Is Just a Hump to Get Over

ONE OF THE DEVILS TOP LINES NEED TO STEP UP The New Jersey Devils (1-0-1) have started the season with some rusty play, if you’d prefer to call it that. Many other words have been used by Devils fans, but we don’t need to get into those. Here is a short explanation as to what […]

What We Can Expect From the New Jersey Devils This Season

OFFENSE/TOP SIX The New Jersey Devils are stacked up front. Stacked is putting it lightly. The only player in their top six that didn’t score 30-plus goals last season is Dawson Mercer, with twenty-seven. So, with Mercer only three short of 30, it’s safe to say the Devil’s top six is powerful. Lindy Ruff must […]