BLOG: Season s Odds and Ends
As the team conducted exit interviews following the 2020-21 season, here are some additional storylines revealed in the media availabilities by Catherine Bogart catherinebogart / NewJerseyDevils.com
As the Devils players had their final media availabilities of the season, here are some additional storylines that emerged throughout the two days.
FREE AGENCY
As the Devils enter the offseason, the team has several unrestricted free agents. Some main names hitting the market are defensemen Ryan Murray, Connor Carrick and Matt Tennyson. Goaltenders Aaron Dell and Scott Wedgewood also are UFAs.
Murray discussed his future and the upcoming open market during his final media availability of the season on Wednesday.
Flyers end crushing season with win over Devils
Joel Farabee scored two goals and James van Riemsdyk added one on the power play to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils in the season finale for both teams on Monday night.
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PHILADELPHIA Gritty stripped off his Philadelphia Flyers jersey and black shorts and left only his green belly button exposed as the final horn sounded.
Much like their mascot, the streak goes on for the Flyers.
They finished yet another season without a Stanley Cup they haven’t won one since consecutive championships in 1974 and 1975 and this ends as one of the more disheartening ones in franchise history.
Devils end season with 4-2 loss to Flyers
Updated May 11, 4:23 AM;
Posted May 10, 9:59 PM
Philadelphia Flyers Ivan Provorov, left, and New Jersey Devils Jonas Siegenthaler battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, May 10, 2021, in Philadelphia. AP
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PHILADELPHIA Joel Farabee scored two goals and James van Riemsdyk added one on the power play to lead the Flyers to a 4-2 win over the Devils in the season finale for both teams on Monday night.
The Flyers finished yet another season without a Stanley Cup they haven’t won one since consecutive championships in 1974 and 1975 and this ends as one of the more disheartening ones in franchise history.
Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images
After months of uncertainty and planning, the National Hockey League announced a 56-game regular season to begin in January and end in early May. Teams had to carry taxi squads of players to account for injured players and those affected by the Coronavirus. A COVID-19 protocol was implemented and, if need be, games could be re-scheduled as needed. All games would be played within a team’s division along with the first two rounds of the playoffs. The goal was simple: Have a truncated, compressed season to set up a full Stanley Cup Playoffs tournament. Then hope things would get better enough to have a full and more normal 2021-22 season in the Fall.