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Is the Honeymoon Stage Over?

The Devils got off to a strong start, just like last year, and had fallen upon hard times the last 10 days, like last year. Do the similarities spell doom for this team or is there more at work here?

Last year, the Devils were flirting with NHL .500 for most of the begining of the year, showing flashes, but having a hard time sustaining. The season needed a defining stretch. That came, although not the way the Devils wanted, when we went 1-2-1 on a Western road trip.

Sound familiar?

This team is 11-9-1 for 23 points in 21 games.