Essentially Lifeless: The New Jersey Devils Organization is Faltering, Part One: The Roster

When I wrote the Devils’ November Month in Review, the Devils were in first place in the Metropolitan Division. They were in second place in the Eastern Conference. Since then, four games to start December, stringing a five-game losing streak along, has slipped the Devils to 10th in the Eastern Conference, now with more games played than most of the conference and without a points percentage…