The only positive from tonight's game is that the road power play scored the lone Devils goal, but it was not enough to beat the explosive Penguins. The Penguins could have won this game 5-1 or more, but goals from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz were enough to beat the Devils. Brian Rolston scored the lone Devils goal, but again the offense slept from then on.
The Devils are now 8-17-2, with very little chance to turn things around, but the season much like coach John MacLean is on life support with the Devils 13 points out of the 8th spot. If the Devils are going to have any hope, they have to be at most 4-8 points out by January 1st, which is a very up hill climb.
Jamie Langenbrunner believes changes will be made between now and Friday in Ottawa with three days in between. Langenbrunner is among those which could be traded and speculation has aroused about a possible trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs or NY Islanders, both teams with some cap space to work with. Lou Lamoriello is currently in West Palm Beach, Florida with the Board of Governors meetings going on there, but will not return to his office in New Jersey until Wednesday, but he could do his job by phone. So, players and coaching staff could witness changes in the coming days.
John MacLean continues to deflect questions about his job security which could ultimately be answered sometime in the next day or two. It will be an interesting 72 hours with the Devils, but for now the Devils have to savor whatever is left of their season.
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