The Devils got off to a blazing fast start last year and people correctly said that they should regress because of a few really unsustainable performances — Schneider’s pre-injury renaissance, Jesper Bratt’s ridiculous start, and Brian Gibbons unsustainable scoring rate, were among the culprits of the suspicion. This was a suspicion that was, by the way, well-founded. As of December 27th, the Devils were 22-9-5, gainng 68.1% of the possible points. From that point on, they were 22-20-4, gaining only 52.2% of points. On a season long scale, that means they went from a 111-point pace to an 85-point one (remember that number).
Why Does Everyone Think The Devils Were “Lucky” Last Year?
