Devils in the Details - 12/21/18: First Start Edition

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Devils Links

Mackenzie Blackwood got his first NHL start against the Blue Jackets on Thursday night. He played well but the Devils fell 2-1. [All About The Jersey] [NJ.com]

Elliotte Friedman has a few Devils-related notes about Ray Shero and Cory Schneider in this week’s “31 Thoughts” column: [Sportsnet]

Ray Shero is suddenly very talkative. Here’s what he had to say the other day about Cory Schneider, John Hynes, a rough start to the season and more: [The Athletic ($)]

Great behind-the-scenes story here: Corey Masisak with The Athletic spends some time on the road with Matt Loughlin and Chico Resch, the voices of the Devils’ radio broadcasts: [The Athletic ($)]

Episode 135 of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast features former Devils facepuncher Cam Janssen: [Barstool Sports]

Hockey Links

Our old friend Deb Placey and NHL.com managed to get Lou Lamoriello on a podcast. Check out the episode of the “NHL Executive Suite” show here: [NHL]

Feel free to discuss these and any other hockey-related stories in the comments below.