Dougie Hamilton

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Devils Preseason Has Been an Offensive Onslaught. Does It Translate?

“PRESEASON DOESN’T MATTER” The word on the street in NHL town is that the preseason is irrelevant, and nothing can be taken away from it. I myself agree with that in most cases. It seems to me that the New Jersey Devils weren’t just playing warmup games this preseason. The Devils went 5-0 in their […]

Room on New Jerseys Roster Is Prime Real Estate, and the Battle for a Spot Is Fiery

PAIR OF FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS SILENTLY BATTLE By the time the NHL Entry Draft came along in 2020, the New Jersey Devils had three first-round picks. It looked like a pretty good draft in the first two rounds regarding potential. At seventh overall, the Devils chose Alexander Holtz. A pure sniper who is quick […]

Devils Player Profile: Jonas Siegenthaler

(Long Island, NY) Like most other players, Jonas Siegenthaler came into the NHL through the draft. If you didn’t already know, you may be surprised to hear that he was picked by Washington 57th overall. For Devils fans who knew nothing about him, they were skeptical—most unknowing of what New Jersey had just brought into […]

Devils Priming for a High Scoring Season Amidst Heated Metropolitan Division Showdown

(Long Island, NY) The 2023-2024 New Jersey Devils recently lost two wingers to Colorado. Tomas Tatar may have re-signed; however, his days in New Jersey were numbered the day Tom Fitzgerald made an unexpected splash. “Fitz” made a move to bring 73 Point and 34 goal, Tyler Toffoli in the fold. A Devils fan favorite, […]