Ugh.
In the next few days, the NHL regular season will come to a close and and, once again, that will signify the end of the New Jersey Devils' campaign. Another 82 games will have passed and Devils fans will once again continue their wait for a return to the playoffs. These are dark days in New Jersey hockey history, and while the we know the team is trying to steer itself back toward the light, the frustration of watching 16 other teams compete for hockey's biggest prize again still lingers.
The Devils will miss the playoffs for the fourth consecutive time this season and the fifth time in six years.