Anthony Barberio, Author at Devils Army Blog

Which Was Worse? The Sharks Overtime Goal or Brett Hull’s 1999 Cup Winning goal?

By Anthony BarberioMay 19, 2019Articles, NHL: NJ Devilsbrett hull, controversial calls, Erik Karlsson, NHL, nhl playoffs, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, stanley cup playoffs

By now, it’s been the goal seen, heard, and debated around the world. You already know which one we’re talking about: the San Jose Sharks overtime winner against the Blues that came off a blatant hand pass. Truth be told, I wasn’t watching the game, I was at a bar, but I knew the situation was bad when I looked down at my phone and saw, not a text from my hockey loving friends, but my own mother explaining the situation.

DAB Trade Series: Arizona Coyotes

By Anthony BarberioMay 16, 2019Articles, NHL: NJ Devilsarizona coyotes, blake coleman, christian fischer, Conor Garland, New Jersey Devils

For today’s DAB trade series, we’re going to go down to the land of rattlesnakes, cactuses (or is it cacti?), and blown Mariano Rivera saves (I’m not over the 2001 World Series) in Phoenix, Arizona to look at the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes are coming off their strongest season in recent memory but fell just

DAB Trade Series: Anaheim Ducks

By Anthony BarberioMay 9, 2019ArticlesAdam Henrique, Anaheim Ducks, Josh Manson, New Jersey Devils, Rickard Rakell

For our Devils Army Blog trade series, we’re taking a look at every NHL team and who our fearless leader, general manager Ray Shero, should target in acquiring. And today, we’ll continue our little look at the Pacific Division. Last week, I took a long gander at the Los Angeles Kings, and now we’re going

If Devils Players Were Members of The Avengers

By Anthony BarberioMay 2, 2019Articles, NHL: NJ DevilsJoey Anderson, ken daneyko, Kyle Palmieri, Mackenzie Blackwood, New Jersey Devils, Nico Hischier, taylor hall, travis zajac

Unless you were too fully invested watching the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders game on Friday night, you and the rest of the movie-loving universe were out watching Avengers: Endgame. Sure, that overtime 1-0 victory by the Hurricanes was epic, but not as epic as some infinity-stone snatching from Earth’s mightiest heroes (I promise

DAB Trade Series: The Los Angeles Kings

By Anthony BarberioMay 1, 2019Articles, NHL: NJ Devilsalex iafallo, Kurtis MacDermid, los angeles kings, New Jersey Devils

The second the New Jersey Devils’ season ends, all of us fans turn into armchair GM’s to start discussing the trades that we wish real general manager Ray Shero would make. So us here at Devils Army Blog are taking the opportunity of this offseason that began way too soon to star looking at who

Why Devils Fans Don’t Tailgate Like We Used To

By Anthony BarberioApril 30, 20192 commentsArticles, NHL: NJ Devilscontinental airlines arena, New Jersey Devils, prudential center, stanley cup playoffs

The day was April 12, 2019, and the time was 9:30 a.m. As I sat at work earning enough money to buy those oh so coveted 200 level seats at the Prudential Center next season to see Jack Hughes, a man named Dan was up to something very different. You see, Dan is a New

What Should the Devils Expect From Year Two of Mackenzie Blackwood?

By Anthony BarberioApril 26, 2019Articles, NHL: NJ DevilsAdam Henrique, Mackenzie Blackwood, Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils

Last season, Mackenzie Blackwood burst onto the NHL scene as the goaltender of the future for the New Jersey Devils. That distinction had been given to goalies of the past that had since withered away, such as Scott Wedgewood and Jeff Frazee, but Blackwood seemed like the real deal. In his rookie season, he posted

The Devils Are Rivals With the Islanders, Right?

By Anthony BarberioApril 15, 2019ArticlesNew Jersey Devils, new york islanders, new york rangers

On the first night of the playoffs, I found myself at one of my sports bars glancing between the Tampa Bay-Columbus game, and the New York Islanders-Pittsburgh Penguins game. Next to me sat a long-suffering Islanders fan, dressed in the infamous fisherman jersey. Although at first, I pitied him for wearing the single ugliest sweater

Why I’m Rooting for the Carolina Hurricanes

By Anthony BarberioApril 10, 2019Articlescarolina hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour, stanley cup playoffs

As I recover from the high of winning last night’s Draft Lottery and deciding if I should be #TeamHughes or #TeamKaapo, the NHL playoffs commence tonight. Yeah, the New Jersey Devils aren’t in it this year, and that sucks, especially since I placed a few preseason bets that they’d make the playoffs which weren’t some

Devils Sign Top Prospect Jeremy Davies

By Anthony BarberioApril 4, 2019Articles, NHL: NJ Devils

The season may be over, but the New Jersey Devils have added a fresh face as the year comes to a close. On Wednesday, the team announced that they had signed defenseman and top prospect Jeremy Davies. Davies was the Devils seventh-round pick in the 2016 draft. He has spent the last three years playing

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