Two months ago, it didn’t sting as bad.
No, not the New Jersey Devils’ 0-4-2 start to 2019-20, nor MacKenzie Blackwood and Cory Schneider’s combined save-percentage through the first month of the season.
The past few weeks have been painful for not only the entire Devils organization but Jersey residents who pay to enter the Prudential Center to watch a bunch of skaters who might not be with the team by the end of the season.
There was pushback and scoring, but too many mental mistakes led the #NJDevils to fall 6-4 to the Predators in their first game on a four-game road trip.