Third Time Not a Charm for New Jersey Devils: Eliminated from First Round Again

Posted: 24th April 2010 by Doug Gausepohl in NHL
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The Devils' fate was officially sealed Thursday night.  It was unofficially sealed when Olli Jokinen's ill-fated backhand shot on Brian Boucher in the shootout was stopped, combined with Jamie Langenbrunner burying an empty-net shot with two seconds left in the Devils' season finale. That created a Flyers-Devils first-round matchup.  Normally a Devils win and a Rangers loss is a fantastic thing, but it really came back to bite the Devils this time. If you asked a person involved with the NHL back in December if the Devils would be eliminated in the first round for the third straight season, the answer would have been a resounding "No." Unfortunately, the Devils seemed to lose a step as the season continued, and seemed to lose several more when the Stanley Cup Playoffs began, fall ...

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