Coming Out Of The Olympic Break Means One Thing For Floundering Devils: The Countdown To Trade Deadline Sale Has Begun
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Due to COVID-19 outbreaks and a league schedule that called for time off for NHL All-Star weekend as well as the Olympics, the Devils so far have had breaks between games of nine days, five days, five days, and now eight days. The cumulative effect of all the stops and starts has been the dragging out of yet another frustrating season in New Jersey. With their march through their final 32 games starting up on Thursday with a trip to Pittsburgh, the Devils (17-28-5), who sport the league’s fourth-worst points percentage, have a virtually 0% chance of engineering a turnaround to vault into the playoff picture, according to models, which would mark the ninth time in the last ten seasons that they have failed to qualify for a berth.
Coming Out Of The Olympic Break Means One Thing For Floundering Devils: The Countdown To Trade Deadline Sale Has Begun
Coming Out Of The Olympic Break Means One…
Coming Out Of The Olympic Break Means One Thing For Floundering Devils: The Countdown To Trade Deadline Sale Has Begun
Due to COVID-19 outbreaks and a league schedule that called for time off for NHL All-Star weekend as well as the Olympics, the Devils so far have had breaks between games of nine days, five days, five days, and now eight days. The cumulative effect of all the stops and starts has been the dragging out of yet another frustrating season in New Jersey. With their march through their final 32 games starting up on Thursday with a trip to Pittsburgh, the Devils (17-28-5), who sport the league’s fourth-worst points percentage, have a virtually 0% chance of engineering a turnaround to vault into the playoff picture, according to models, which would mark the ninth time in the last ten seasons that they have failed to qualify for a berth.