With the New York Rangers defeat of the New Jersey Devils yesterday afternoon, the Devils have been officially eliminated from playoff contention this year.
Being one myself I have to say that Devils fans are the biggest spoiled brats in the NHL family, yet it is with good reason. This season will be only the fourth time in the last 25 years that the Devils won't be making any kind of run for the cup.
To put that in perspective look at their division rivals: The Philadelphia Flyers will be missing the playoffs for the seventh time in that same 25 year span; this season's Eastern Conference Champions Pittsburgh Penguins missed the post-season seven times; the New York Islanders will make it this year, but have been consistently under-performing as they haven't been in the playoffs for 16 of those years; and finally, their cross-river rival New York Rangers have missed the mark 10 times, and this season's outcome is still up in the air as they haven't clinched a playoff spot just yet.
Some fans are already calling for the firing of head coach, Peter DeBoer, who was thrown out of Sunday afternoon's game with 15 seconds left for yelling at the refe ...
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Article written by Laura Ludlum
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