Author Archive: Jeff O'Connor

1) Let’s start with the less interesting stuff.  Regardless of whether you love, hate or have any feeling in-between on Pavel Zacha, the clock was running out on possessing the option to send him to AHL-Binghamton.  Zacha has played 154…
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Pumped to be back writing after a few months away.  Again, I don’t know how often I’ll write these.  When interesting and unique content pertaining to the Devils surfaces, I’ll have some thoughts.  Let’s get started. 1)  Recently, it was…
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The defense of the New Jersey Devils has been perhaps the most-discussed item among Devils fans for the last several years.  There are certainly a few talented blueliners on board, but there is a need for many more to arrive. …
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1) In May, Carolina Hurricanes VP of Hockey Operations Paul Krepelka joined Craig Custance’s Full 60 podcast.  He’s a Princeton University grad!  Krepelka used to work as an agent for the Orr Hockey Group, one of the biggest hockey agencies,…
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1) Sorry!  It’s been awhile but I was afraid I’d somehow jinx things near the end of the regular season if I was writing non-playoff stretch items so I just stopped.  I’d like to write once a week in the…
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1) Been about two weeks+ since I cranked out one of these, so let me play catch up.  I went to the game in Vegas a few weeks ago and while it was highly entertaining, for me, there were a…
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1) Over this past weekend, the NCAA career of Merrimack College forward and New Jersey Devils’ 2015 6th round pick Brett Seney came to an end, with a pair of 1-goal losses in the Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinals to #1…
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1) The idea for this column is inspired by Elliotte Friedman’s weekly 31 Thoughts column for Sportsnet, where he goes around the league telling stories or sharing inside information he hears from everyone in the NHL; agents to GMs to…
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1) This is the only thought I’ll spend on last night’s game.  Blowing a 2-0 lead at home this time of year is a no-no.  Allowing three goals in a 5-minute span is unbelievably annoying.  They allowed 2 goals in…
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