The mission statement of the Devils is to win a Stanley Cup every year.
This team failed to accomplish its objective since they last won it in 2003.
Maybe it's unreasonable to expect this every year, but there's no reason for this team to be one-and-done on a consistent basis.
For the third straight year, the Devils are bounced out of the first round. This time, it was the Flyers that did the honors last night.
The Devils went out with a whimper. Once again, the Flyers made the Devils look like chumps by taking control of the puck for 60 minutes.
How bad it got for the team? When Zach Parise gets denied by Daniel Briere of all people, it's clear nothing worked out.
No one should have been surprised at this showing. This team quit after Game Three. We saw the same old show from Game Three, Game Four, and last night.
At least last year, this team was competitive in ...
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Article written by Leslie Monteiro