The New Jersey Devils opened their 2025-26 season in a familiar place; Raleigh, North Carolina.
The NJ Devils lost by a score of 6-3. Raleigh continues to be a house of horrors for this team.
Devils were in the game late and couldn’t survive the onslaught by Carolina.
Despite the outcome of the game, there are some positives to take away from this one.
Many Devils fans have begun excessive dooming already after 1 game.
Everyone needs to take a breath!
I discuss it all in this video.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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One game…but I will say this…our team should just wear dog collars every time we play in Raleigh…because we are pretty much their bitch. lol
I feel it might be a long season.
Not surprised at all. Soft team, Carolina is a team built to easily destroy teams like the devils….
Ace is now the therapist for our fan base 😂 let’s go Devs. Tampa Saturday baby
I feel they were a bit rusty. They also need to find inside pressure and shoot the puck more.
They're one of the best coached team in the league
We're not winning anything with Keefe.
Ace, Jack Hughes is still not dumping in the puck and playing smart hockey at the most critical parts of a game! Enough is enough. This is not dooming anymore. 7 years in the league and it's still pond hockey.
I've had it.
4:31 mwah! 😘 – from yours truly a Canes fan😊
thank you SO much for being reasonable about this loss 🙌🏻 i commented on ig that the team absolutely needs to get over the hump that is the canes but i was happy with them grinding it out against the flow of play and all anyone wanted to do was argue with me?! its game ONE like please go touch some grass 😭 always love your work ace!!
Can’t believe episode one you have to defend the season as a failure or not. This fan base I can’t defend, pessimistic entitled wieners when we don’t win.
Didn't watch or comment on the post game live show because I was pissed last night. Now with emotions cooled down, I can say it's early to panic, but Keefe and company need to close out games if we want to make a meaningful playoff run.
We are negative because its clear there has been no mindset changes. Game one against carolina? Why are there no fights off the draw? Why didnt we try to run them through a wall?? Its just another year of being pushed around. We will never beat carolina when they get to play with their heads down pretending its just a fun rec league game with no worries.
No show first period, shady goaltending, Timo open net fan, Nico pushed around like a ragdoll, Cotter's stupid penalty and a Hughes crucial turnover….welcome to the 2024 NJ Devils.
P.s. FIRE FITZ NOW
I guess this is just how society is now until further notice. 1 loss = season is over. It’s actually comical, but not so much if you are running a Devils channel. This might be a tough month 😬
With that said, losing to the Canes is clearly traumatic to all generations of Devils fans. It’s triggering, & I think that’s why there is such vitriol. If this was game 1 loss vs the Avalanche, I don’t think it’d be as bad.
Dougie was great. I bet Marky gets MUCH better as the season progresses like last year. Let’s go Devils 🤟🏽
We are not winning with Jack and Timo not earning their paycheck and Luke will be added to that list very fast at 9 mil a year. Hamilton is already on the down hill and Palat is a waste of space. Mercer is another one who isn't earning his paycheck. The only two guys I believe in on this team are Nico and Bratt, everyone else needs to step up or be shown the door. There are too many passengers on this team making big bucks who have not proven they can be clutch . We totally overrate our players and won't admit to the major flaws with the big pieces we have.
Soft crosschecking call on Stall too. All the calls last night where soft. way it goes.
Last night’s post game comments were like the ‘nor’easter about to hit Jersey…haha! I’m pissed…yes!! This team has fight and not worried after 1 game. Keep the faith people…LGD!
Swear sometimes that being positive and liking the team triggers some. If watching Devil's hockey or any other sport made me half as miserable as some would stop watching it. It is a long season. Giving up now would be like a trainer throwing in the towel after 10 seconds of the first round in a boxing match. Lets Go Devils!
It doesn't get easier this team can be 0 4 wouldn't surprise me…they need to really dig in and fight…
Ace, why should I remain positive in the face of this season busting loss? This could've all been avoided if we never traded Toffoli and had someone younger, such as Vanecek, in net. Wrap up the season and wrap up the channel. Always next year, window's still wide open.
Me when I hear the "Let's Go Canes" horn for the 50th time this period: 🕺
Shoutout to Cody Glass, Dougie Hamilton, and the post for great performances last night.
It sucks but we still see these guys 2 more times this season, and if this is an ECF or bust year then we're probably gonna see them in the playoffs. By then, no one's gonna remember or care about tonight. Learn what we can, find out why we're playing 40 and not a full 60 minutes, and move the hell on from GAME #1.
Doomers be dooming. Dooming harder than when they lost the 1st 2 games under ruff. Was a solid game, they gotta stop that too many men though