That the Devils are fifth overall? That they’re only two points behind the Penguins?! That they’re 8-2-0 in their last ten games?!? That they’re four points behind the league leaders with two or three fewer games played?!?! Wowza! The things you learn when you bother to check the standings before mid-March! [...]
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Did You Know?
Posted in Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres, Bully Pulpit, Devils, Insightful Hockey Commentary, Our Minds Are Blown, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks on November 8, 2009 | 94 Comments »
Devils vs. Islanders, 11/06/09
Posted in Devils, New York Islanders, Woolgathering on November 6, 2009 | 64 Comments »
It’s paint cans playing chess time, as the Devils and Islanders face off! Join us as we woolgather the game away.
– Early in the first, Clarkson and some Islander get into a fight well behind the play. And when the penalties are announced, it turns out that Clarkson was guilty of the infraction [...]
A Golden Opportunity For Wannabe Emperor-Gods
Posted in Devils, Devils Miscellany, Insightful Hockey Commentary, Peanut Gallery on October 27, 2009 | 67 Comments »
The one and only good thing to come out of Brent Sutter’s morbid obsession with rendering Jay Pandolfo obsolete last season was that PandoNation was forced to face directly into the void and answer some very difficult questions. Questions like, “In the absence of our benevolent emperor/god, whose nation should we become.” And [...]
How We Spent Our Vacation: Day 1
Posted in A Day In The Life, Calling For The New Guy's Head On A Plate, Devils, Low-Hanging Fruit on October 19, 2009 | 87 Comments »
The Devils spent their day practing line changes, so we decided to do the same while giving Patty (in Princeton) a tour of the university campus. It was simple to be just the like Devils. All we had to do was face different directions, space out, and cease to pay attention to anything [...]
1-2-3 Hockey: Wherein We Return To Mid-Season Form Of Crankiness With The Devils
Posted in *Clank!*, 3-2-1/1-2-3 Hockey, Devils, News and Notes, Off-Season, Self-Indulgence on August 25, 2009 | 27 Comments »
1-2-3 Hockey: 3 of 39
It’s high tomato season, proof that good can triumph over evil (or at least over late blight).
Opening night is 36 days away but already we’re eyeing the Devils suspiciously. Why? Because of this report. The Devils are going to wear their original Christmas tree sweaters for a [...]
TravisNation Rejoices!
Posted in Devils, NHL-Inspired Food & Drink, News and Notes, Off-Season, Travis Zajac, Zajacdoodling! on July 22, 2009 | 97 Comments »
WOO HOOO! Travis re-signed for this many years:
for this much money:
TravisNation is so excited that its young emperor/god is sticking around! And you know what else this means, Gentle Reader? It means we’ve got four more years of Travis to help make up for the next four years of Rolston! WOOOOOOOO!

Wherein We Investigate Sestito Puente’s Connection To An International Cayenne-Smuggling Ring
Posted in Devils, Devils Miscellany, Insightful Hockey Commentary, News and Notes, Our Minds Are Blown, Peanut Gallery, Sestito Puente on November 22, 2009 | 45 Comments »
We are, as you know, very serious investigative journalists here at IPB. We know that that a good story can be hiding just around the nearest bend, and we’ve got great noses for news. And so it was last night, after the humiliation of watching the Devils pathetically lose to the Stars while [...]
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