Blittner’s Blue Line: NHL Quick Hits Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - October 21, 2025October 21, 20250 Well, The NHL season is in full swing and for once, there’s not a whole lot to discuss beyond the basics of who’s off to a hot start, who’s struggling and the typical petty complaints that are always associated with this time of year. So, we’re going to do something a
Penalties, Superb Goaltending And Home Cooking Rule The Day Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - October 17, 2025October 17, 20250 After a week away to start the season, Prudential Center finally rejoined The NHL’s party. Thursday night, the New Jersey Devils hosted the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in their 2025-26 Home Opener. The result was a 3-1 Devils’ victory that is hopefully a portent of things to come
Blittner’s Blue Line: Are NHL Salaries Exploding? Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - October 14, 2025October 14, 20250 Another day, another big contract signed in this new NHL. Early Monday, the Montreal Canadiens signed reigning Calder Trophy winner, Lane Hutson, to an eight-year deal with an AAV of $8.85M. But Hutson isn’t alone in the shiny new contract department. In fact, there have been a number of new,
Melvin Novotny is Developing Nicely Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - October 9, 2025October 9, 20250 Melvin Novotny plays for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL. He’s a versatile forward with some jam. He’s currently playing at a point-per-game pace with his team, and the four goals in six games jump out. He made the jump from J20 and pointed out the differences in the leagues. “I feel like it's way more physical. It's way faster,
Blittner’s Blue Line: 2025-26 NHL Season Preview Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - October 7, 2025October 9, 20250 It’s time to celebrate! The 2025-26 NHL season is here. No more pre-season games. No more waiting for “the real deal.” No more! Now it counts. 82 regular-season games (per team), followed by four rounds of playoffs. And then, after the grueling journey is complete, a winner will be declared
Devils Finally Come To Terms With Defenseman Luke Hughes Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - October 1, 2025October 1, 20250 After months of waiting and wondering, the New Jersey Devils have finally come to terms on a new contract with defenseman Luke Hughes. The deal, which starts this season and runs through the 2031-32 season, is seven years in length and will pay Hughes $63M, with an AAV of $9M. Luke
Blittner’s Blue Line: Safe And Bold Awards Predictions For The 2025-26 NHL Season Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - October 1, 2025October 1, 20250 With The NHL’s 2025-26 regular season officially getting underway in just one week, Blittner’s Blue Line figures it's a good time to make some predictions. After all, who doesn’t love predictions? Some may be right and some will be woefully wrong. You can be sure to call us out over
Devils’ Food For Thought Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - September 29, 2025September 29, 20250 It’s that time. The NHL pre-season is entering its homestretch and teams are beginning to finalize their Opening Night rosters. For the New Jersey Devils, Sunday afternoon represented a chance to get a good, long look at most of their healthy players as they played a split-squad doubleheader; half the team
Devils Serving Up Tasty New Food (And Potentially More Wins Too) Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - September 24, 2025September 24, 20250 It’s the NHL pre-season, so while a lot of the focus (and rightly so) is on the ice, there’s still plenty going on off the frozen surface as teams prepare for the grind of the regular season. That being said, while the New Jersey Devils hosted the New York Islanders at
EXCLUSIVE Blittner’s Blue Line: Devils’ CMO Jillian Frechette Talks Theme Nights And Fans Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - September 22, 2025September 22, 20250 t’s all for the fans! Fans are the lifeblood of every professional sports team; without them, teams would have nobody to play for and wouldn’t exist. Therefore, it’s important that teams put in the work to make sure their fans are happy, not just with the quality of the team’s
