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NHL in Holding Pattern as Coronavirus Pandemic continues to paralyze the World Population

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It has been over a month since we last saw and NHL Hockey game be played. The next day the league hit the pause button on it's season due to the Coronavirus pandemic around the globe. Not only did the NHL suspend the season, the NBA, MLB and other sports around the world also either suspended their season or cancelled it. Many signature events have been either postponed or cancelled like The Masters, French Open Tennis, Kentucky Derby, Wimbledon, UEFA Euro 2020, March Madness and the most notable the Olympics in Tokyo. Yes, the Olympics will now take place next Summer in 2021. But, the question remains, will we see NHL Hockey back this season or any sports in some form? Let's leave the deadly data out of everything and say that it is very tough to say what will happen tomorrow or the next day or the day after that. News keeps changing by the minute as medical experts and laboratories continue to develop therapies and tests to try and find cures for this "Invisible Ene...

NJ will conduct thorough GM/Management Team and Head Coaching search

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Ever since the New Jersey Devils somewhat shockingly parted ways with General Manager Ray Shero and promoted Assistant GM Tom Fitzgerald to Interim General Manager, team chairman Joshua Harris said the team will conduct a search for his successor in the coming weeks or months. Yes, Tom Fitzgerald is definitely part of the process and is still a strong contender, maybe even the heavy favorite. Legendary former Devils goalie Marty Brodeur was also brought on from the business side to the hockey operations to help advise Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was given the keys to run the trade deadline for the team and it was evident back in January that they were going to be sellers based on where they were in the standings and that making the playoffs was not going to be in the cards. His first trade was a very significant one by sending team captain Andy Greene across the river to the New York Islanders for a 2nd round pick in the 2021 draft and defensive prospect David Quenneville, brother of f...