Devils in the Details - 4/19/23: Tough to be at Home Edition

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Game 1 was a thoroughly disappointing affair for the Devils, who had a putrid power play, did little to challenge Igor Shesterkin and were saved from being shut out only by a brilliant penalty shot goal from Jack Hughes. Rangers claimed a 5-1 win on Tuesday night. [Devils NHL]

Nerves, jitters, whatever it is, hopefully it’s out of the system.

Mark Lazerus: “Newborn fawns look more composed than these guys did in the first period. By the time the Devils settled down — and even took control of the game for significant stretches — it was too late. The Rangers sat back and blocked seemingly every puck the Devils could throw at them, content to basically execute a 40-minute penalty kill.” [The Athletic ($)]

Great piece from Dawson Mercer in The Players’ Tribune here ahead of the playoffs: “I know what we have here. You know what we have here. This feels like the start of something special.” [The Players’ Tribune]

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It’s tough to be at home:

Moment in Wild-Stars Game 1:

Scary moment in Tuesday’s Jets-Golden Knights game:

Gotta say, it’s extremely lame (and not at all surprising) that this logo space has been turned into advertising space:

“(Ryan) Reynolds’ plan with the Senators includes a Welcome to Wrexham-style reality series giving people a glimpse of what makes the organization tick, in conjunction with his Los Angeles-production company Maximum Effort.” [Ottawa Sun]

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