Devils Insiders Radio

Our opening thoughts on the #NJDevils 2023-24 season. Full episode here: https://open.substack.com/pub/devilsinsiders/p/episode-87-2023-24-njd-season-preview?r=8fdgm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Our opening thoughts on the #NJDevils winning their first playoff series in 11 years. Full episode here: https://open.substack.com/pub/devilsinsiders/p/episode-32-devils-in-7?r=8fdgm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

We talked about the #NJDevils road games vs. VGK and ARI, Timo Meier's debut, the 3rd line, the acquisition of Curtis Lazar and the fun week that lies ahead.

We talked about the #NJDevils wins @ PIT/vs. WPG including the performances of Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer & defending as a 5-man unit in the DZ.

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We opened the show setting the scene for what we think the #NJDevils need at the Trade Deadline. After, we got blindsided by the Jack Hughes injury news (23:47). Then we got to the main course of discussing Timo Meier (34:35). We also chatted about other top-6 type players (1:05:18), mid-6 types (1:45:15), defensemen (2:20:58) and depth forwards (2:57:28). Finally, our closing thoughts(3:16:03).

We recapped the VGK, NSH and DAL games. Then a broader discussion about John Marino's return & the defense, line construction, the goaltenders and took your questions.

We discussed the #NJDevils last two games including the OT win vs. PIT, but also an evaluation of why the underlying metrics have dipped recently. and more. Enjoy!

We talked about the #NJDevils sweeping the California portion of their 5-game road trip.

We talked about the #NJDevils comeback win in Carolina

We talked about where the #NJDevils stand following wins over DET & NYR with a STL loss in between.

We talked about the general outlook of the #NJDevils after picking up 3 of 4 points since the last time we spoke.

We talked about the #NJDevils continued slide as well as the reasons to believe.

We discussed the #NJDevils hitting their longest cold streak of the 2022-23 season.

We talked NSH/PHI but most of it was spent on The Bar the #NJDevils have set, December outlook & great questions. Also...we spoke about Nico's center-ice meeting, but I guess it was for a team event? Don't let facts get in way of good story.

We talked about the #NJDevils glorious win over the Rangers at MSG.

We talked about the state of the #NJDevils after victories at Buffalo and versus Washington.

We talked about the #NJDevils win streak ending in controversial fashion.

We talked about the #NJDevls running their legendary win streak to 13 games after a triumph over the Oilers in NJ.

We talked about the #NJDevils 11th win in a row following an electric OT finish against the Maple Leafs in Toronto.

We talked about the #NJDevils running their win streak to 10 after a big triumph over the Canadiens in Montreal.

#NJDevils GM Tom Fitzgerald joined us to talk about the team's hot start, how they acquired John Marino, the impact of the new ACs and more. After, we discussed the winning streak running to 9 after Ws over Ottawa and Arizona.

We talked about the #NJDevils grinding out a W at home vs. the Calgary Flames.

We talked about the #NJDevils win over Calgary and some general thoughts on the team as the next challenge awaits.

We talked about the #NJDevils pulling out a crazy win in Edmonton over the Oilers.

We talked about the #NJDevils riveting triumph over COL, the battering of CBJ, where the team is at 10%+ through the season and answered your questions.

We generally discussed the state of the #NJDevils through 7 games.

We discussed the #NJDevils road victory over the New York Islanders.

We talked about the #NJDevils first win of the season over the Anaheim Ducks.

We discussed the 2022-23 home opening loss to Detroit and evaluated the idea of making an early coaching change.

We discussed the 2022-23 season opening loss in Philly to the Flyers.

The 2022-23 #NJDevils Season Preview...we discussed the headlines, preseason, roster outlook, the HC, the GM and took your questions.

We chatted with #NJDevils Asst. GM Kate Madigan about her new role, the 2022-23 roster, balancing traditional scouting & analytics and sticking with process through challenging results.

We caught up on some summer news and chatted about what piques our interest as Training Camp opens.

The Devils and Jesper Bratt avoided arbitration. We tried to lay out all the angles going forward, but all of this still feels incomplete without more information.

We opened with the trade for John Marino and the tentacles it has on Damon Severson & the 2022-23 salary cap, the 2022 Day 2 draft picks (55:21), Dev Camp standouts (1:45:48) and a thought on Jesper Bratt/arbitration (2:22:13).

We talked about missing out on Gaudreau...alternative options JUST as the Ondrej Palat signing broke...and the rest of the day's NJD news featuring Zacha, Haula and Brunette.

We talked about the selection of Simon Nemec at 2, the acquisition of Vítek Vaněček (26:44), Alex DeBrincat (46:20) and looked ahead to the offseason/hot stove....specifically targeting Johnny Gaudreau (52:23).

We broke down the landscape of the 2022 NHL Draft, examined the consensus top-5 talents, gave our rankings and evaluated what the Devils might do pending who Montreal picks at 1.

It's been a minute...we talked about the lottery win, the embarrassing media and "media" speculation/jargon/BS about the 2nd overall pick & Jesper Bratt, the new NJ.com beat writer and Cangy departing.

NJD has chosen not to renew the contract of Alain Nasreddine and dismissed Mark Recchi. We discussed it and what it means for the HC and GM.

We talked about the macro state of the organization, the HC, the GM and the players of relevance.

We presented our 3rd region of the NJD Bracket Pain including Tie Domi's elbow to Scott Niedermayer, Paul Martin leaving, Bruce Driver to NYR and more. OK and we talked a little about the current team for the first 20-ish minutes.

The 2nd region of the NJD Bracket of Pain includes Brodeur not retiring as a Devil, the Stadium Series game, Doc leaving for NBC full-time and more.

We opened up briefly discussing the plan for #DevilsDaily going forward, introduced the NJD Bracket of Pain and got into the first region by chatting about Nashville rumors, the Ring of Honor (?), Corey Crawford, 2019 Opening Night, Uncle Daddy and more.

We talked about accountability from the top down, Lindy, goaltending and took your questions.

We talked about the Devils. That's it. That's the description.

We did a Twitter Spaces to talk and take calls about the Devils' past week, Blackwood and more.

We talked about the #NJDevils performance since The Great Reset.

We opened with Fitz's recent comments and where the team is at before going into analysis on roster regulars (17:14) and #NJDevils prospects/WJC talk (1:01:56).

We did a Twitter Spaces on Thursday after the NJD loss to VGK and took some calls.