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Oh, how my heart yearns for you. Oh, morning, my
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morning moon. Oh, well, I love you. Yes, I love.
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You.
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Morning moon. Morning moon. Morning moon. Pretty, pretty, pretty. Oh
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well I love you And I need you Morning moon
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I love you Morning moon With a love so rare
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and true Oh morning My morning moon Well I love
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you I want you Morning moon.
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Rise and shine. Happy Devil's Sunday. This is the Morning
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Woo coming to you live, live from the Primetime Radio
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Studios inside the bunker. Undisclosed location in beautiful New Jersey.
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Streaming live on Facebook Live, YouTube Live, X Live, Twitch,
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and now on Instagram Live on YouTube. the Let's Go
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Devils Network, also on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon
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Music Prime, Audible, and on the iHeart app. I am
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your host, Sam Wu. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening,
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wherever you are. The Morning Wu continues as the off-season
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has officially ended. Devils playing their last preseason game last
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night at UBS Arena on the island as we have
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this gigantic nor'easter hugging the east coast, the coastline, first
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hitting North Carolina, which I don't really care about them
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because their team is named the Hurricanes. So yeah, yeah,
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if you're going to name your team the Hurricanes, get
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all that beach erosion, get all that flooding. but also
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up the coast, the Jersey Shore. Seen some videos coming
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from LBI, Ocean City, all those places, and especially Long Island.
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So be safe out there. The wind was picking up
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and lots of water. This thing is not going to
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end until probably tomorrow, Monday, But it's Sunday, September 27th.
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The morning woo. I see Maria, Maria, Maria. There is
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no offseason anymore, Maria. Are we ready, she asked. But
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with an exclamation point instead of a question mark. Wow,
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super chat. Joseph McCauley.
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McCauley.
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McCauley. 7-6-0-5. Thank you for the super chat. That Evangelista deal.
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Trade is looking like a great deal. Meow, meow. It's
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looking like an excellent deal. Roman, last Sunday of no hockey.
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We have the New York football giants at MetLife Stadium.
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Anybody going to that game? Good friend of the podcast.
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Danielle McCartin's going with her eight friends to that game. Yes,
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gold medal, McCartin. going to WFAN, going to that game.
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I said, drive safely, drive safely, Danielle, because that's going
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to be a treacherous road trip to MetLife Stadium today.
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But it's like the week before Christmas, says Robert Isaacson.
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Dubs is like, who's going to be there for opening night?
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We'll have a little roll call because we will be there.
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The Let's Go Devils podcast, Game Day Live and Devils
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After Dark, the big stage will be out on Edison Place.
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I know that's been a controversy throughout social media about
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the rumors, the confirmations of the city of Newark cracking
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down on, well, the outdoor dining outside of Edison Place,
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which has become a great place to congregate for New
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Jersey Devils fans. And people are asking me, well, how
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the heck are you doing a big stage? Well, look
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at you. Let me tell you. This podcast, the Let's
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Go Dells podcast, heading into season 10, which, by the way,
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Sunday edition of the Let's Go Dells podcast, 9 p.m.
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Eastern today for season 10, episode 1, Be There or
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Be Square. But this podcast, we are forward thinkers. When
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we heard last season that this was a possibility, we
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went to work. For you, the fans, how can you
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take the big stage out of the equation at Game
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Day Live and with Vinny Parisi and I, how do
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you do that? Well, you just don't. We actually, through
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the bar American Whiskey, 51 Edison Place, across the street
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from Redemption Center, National Championship Plaza, our partnership with the
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bar American Whiskey is so tight that American Whiskey thought ahead,
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and we discussed this over the summer, we actually have
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a city permit license to have that big stage out
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in the middle of the street. So anybody that says that, oh, woo,
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you're lying, you can't do that. No, we are. And
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we found a way around it. And that's what I've
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been always preaching about. I was always preaching on this podcast.
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When the devils are failing, you always try to find
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a way around it. So we did big stage, big city.
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Wimpy says, woo. And that's right. Big stage is back.
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on October 1st for opening night. Also, we're going to
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be out on the road for a viewing party on
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October 3rd. More information about that towards the end of
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the podcast. But Robert Isaacs says, Sam Wu must have
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got some connections and got some permits. Yes, we had
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to pay people off. Just kidding. I'm just trying to
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give that little Sopranos feel to that, how we pull
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it off. But the reality is you need a city permit.
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We got it. We were going to follow the rules
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like we always do. And there will be no gray
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area of that. Also, we appreciate the Newark police, the
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Newark PD. They have been great people. and great supporters
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of the Let's Go Dolls podcast and American Whiskey. If
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you're ever at American Whiskey, you will always see Newark
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PD there. And also the Essex County Sheriff's Department sometimes
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visits American Whiskey on 51 Edison Place. They protect you,
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the fans. They are doing their jobs, and we are
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going to be gracious friends gracious people when they're out
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there because they're simply doing their jobs. And I'm going
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to tell you, I'm very grateful for the security presence,
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especially when we do the big stage out at American Whiskey. So, yes,
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we do have a permit for that. Jake Wakeley says,
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Sam Wu, how we doing, my friend? Jake Wakeley up
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in Canada. Devils looked really good last night. Expecting big
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things this season. Oh, yeah, NY Davey. Morning, Sam, from
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the president of the 9-0 Club. Yes, NY Davey has
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been to two 9-0 schlackings lately. with the New Jersey Devils,
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and he started the 9-0 Club, and I was there
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when they were at UBS Arena last year on the
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Danielle McCartan travel bus ride that lack thereof, but it
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was probably the best time of my life. Even though
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the Devils lost 9-0 that night, new friends, new relationships were.
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Formed.
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It builds character. I remember Tom was there. I don't
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know if I can go to a road game with Tom,
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but anyway... 9-0 slacking, but last night, Devils winning 4-1
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preseason action. Both teams putting their NHLers out for a
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final tune-up. Devils looking like a well-oiled machine. Luke Evangelista
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had two goals. Amazing. Amazing, because I was a little concerned.
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Can this guy be a sniper? But so far, he's
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putting Sam Wu to shame, doubting his ability, signing an
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extension with your New Jersey Devils. Sonny Maeda getting it
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done again. We talked about the top six. This is
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looking great. This is looking great. Anthony Manta using his size.
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It was a wonderful night. Jake the Snake, Allen, Islanders
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last night, Snakeman. I know it's preseason. I know it's preseason.
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But this was the final tune-up, and I'll be honest,
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the Devils looked pretty confident out there. The flow was good.
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Jack Hughes was Jack Hughes last night. The power play
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looked pretty good. Looked like they had a lot of
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flow to it, a lot of chemistry. Maria says the
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four lines rolling looked pretty seamless. Roman saying that if
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we unlock Evangelista as a 25 to 35 goal guy,
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that contract is going to be one of the best
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in the NHL. Well, the best contract right now in
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the NHL is Jack Hughes's contract, which was signed back
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coming out of the pandemic when the when Jack Hughes
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had a really rough start to his devil's career, his
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NHL career, his rookie season, he did get hurt. But
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also it was a shortened season. Then the COVID season,
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which was the second season, that was just a disaster
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for everybody. If you remember COVID protocols and all that.
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But Jack Hughes, he looked good. He looked really good
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last night. He was moving around. The chemistry is there.
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Timo Mayer had some good plays in front of the net.
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Nico Heischer also could be one of those great contracts
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that was recently signed. He signed it on July 1st.
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And Sonny Maida thinks about the salary cap all the time.
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He put a lot of thought into it. And right now,
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the Devils are just looking really, really good cap-wise. from
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where they were when Sonny inherited the mess. Do you
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have any concerns about the Devils' goaltending? At the moment,
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I don't. Because I always loved Jake the Snake Allen
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in net. At times, I thought he should have been
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the 1A between him and Jacob Markstrom. Ignore how much
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he's making. and focus on the commitment that Jake the
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Snake Allen has made to the New Jersey Devils by
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signing that cap-friendly contract. He could have a resurrection of
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his career as a 1A at the moment. There's still
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Connor Hellebuck out there. The rumors are getting louder and
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louder and louder. But for now, I'm fine.
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I'm fine.
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I'm fine. with the Devils roster. Evan Rodriguez, love having
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him on the Devils roster. Cody Glass as well. Arseny
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Gritsik could be another valuable contract. Just guys earning their pay.
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Devils players earning their pay. So forget about analytics. Forget
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about the salary gap. just earning your pay, actually giving
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a crap on the ice. And I thought the Devils
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played pretty well last night. Luke Hughes on the power play.
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I'm expecting big things from Luke Hughes, the other Luke.
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And this is where it's going to be interesting. Because
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right now on paper, the Devils look pretty good. They
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look pretty good. They look very good. But when the
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regular season starts and teams start to get really physical,
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how will the Devils handle that? How will the Devils respond?
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Injuries will happen from time to time. But how is
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a new mindset of this team going to overcome some
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of the obstacles that has plagued this team in the past?
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Like last season, the Devils started out hot. They were
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red hot. First 10 games of the season, they were
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the best team in the NHL. But they started to slump.
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And then by the time he got to January, they
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didn't have enough bodies, they didn't have enough to stop
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the bleeding. And that's the difference between making the playoffs
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and not making the playoffs. Seeing some of the comments
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in the YouTube live, you can find us on YouTube
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at Instagram, and Twitch at Let's Go Dolls Podcast. And
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I'm your host, Sam Wu. Find me at PrimetimeSamWu on X.
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Seeing some of the Instagram folks tuning in. I see
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quite a few watching us live. Live, live. And it's
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great to be back, folks. Talking to Beer Baron. about
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tonight's Sunday edition of the Let's Go Devils podcast. Scotty
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had a schedule change. He will be producing the Iron
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Maiden Anthrax concert out in LA. Excuse me, Scotty. But
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he may call in. But I can't wait to get
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back to American Whiskey for the home opener against the
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Philadelphia Flyers on October 1st. But right now, I think
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the Devils and Sheldon Keefe, they look comfortable out there.
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Sometimes it takes time with these big changes, big changes
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in the lineup. But it seems like the chemistry is
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there with Evangelista. I thought it was going to take
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some time. He's had a very productive, productive preseason. Dovzilla,
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happy Devil's Sunday to you. Says, boys looked good last night.
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Flyers aren't going to know what hit them, LGD. Says
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John Heaton. Yeah, I've seen all the familiar faces back
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into the chat room. It's great. It's great. It's absolutely wonderful.
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But yeah, there's going to be a lot of storylines
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this season. The Quinn Hughes watch as well. Watch out
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for that. How will the Minnesota Wild fare in the
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first 25 games of the season? Does that change plans?
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Could he be traded? Could he be traded to any
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team in the East Coast? Dare I say the Philadelphia
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Flyers reunite with Rick Takic? Dare I say the New
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York Rangers? Or would it be the New Jersey Devils?
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Ted's asking about how about the goalie situation. You know what,
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to tell you the truth, I don't think there is
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a situation. I think David Rittich has shown that he
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is a great selection as the emergency backup goaltender. Not
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the e-bug. But that third goalie, Nico Dawes, I thought
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he played okay. Enough to warrant to be the 1B
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goaltender to start the season. Jake the Snake Allen, I thought,
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played excellent last night. Unfortunately, giving up that one goal
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to the end there, I hate that. You want to
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play that 60 minutes, but Jake the Snake Allen is
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a veteran goaltender who And I think a lot of
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fans are just paying attention to how much he's making
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a year instead of what he's doing on the ice.
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He should have been the 1A last season. And then,
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for whatever reason, the Devils, and I'm not sure, I'm
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not entirely sold that this was Sheldon Keefe's decision, but
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I thought Jacob Markstrom should have been playing most of
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those games. It should have been Jake Allen. But going
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with their $ 6 million AAV goaltender costs the Devils quite
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a bit of points in the standings. You need to
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have that goaltender can lift morale for the team, to
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make the timely saves, to have the ability to close
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out games and get the wins, the Ws, whether it's
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through shootout, regulation, or in overtime. That's what the Devils need.
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And I think Jake the Snake Allen... is that guy
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at the moment. But what's great about Sonny Maeda, how
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he formulated this roster when they were in cap hell
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and reversing that is nothing short of amazing. Because he
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was able to unload Shimon Nemitz, realizing that he was
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due for a big payday, wherever that landed, grabbed some
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assets back, Some of the assets used to get some
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of the players are on the Devils' roster right now.
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like Luke Evangelista but also recognizing that Jacob Markstrom that
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two-year extension that for whatever reason Tom Fitzgerald gave to
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Markstrom out of nowhere last season made no sense made
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no sense at all because he could have just waited
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to the end of the season to give him that extension,
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wherever that number would have been. But instead gave him
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that extension early in the end of October, November to
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Jacob Markstrom to put the Devils in further cap hell.
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But Sonny made it trading Jacob Markstrom some of the
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viral videos of his performances In preseason, Jacob Markstrom with
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the Florida Panthers, nothing to write home about. It was
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the vintage Jacob Markstrom of last season. I mean, I
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think he's done, but he's got two more years on
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his contract, but it's not our problem anymore because Jacob
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Markstrom is down in Florida. And Sonny Maynard was able
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to get Evan Rodriguez and Jesper Boquist, and I think
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both players are going to contribute on the bottom six
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for your New Jersey Devils. The Devils can roll four
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lines right now. Absolutely can roll four lines. Wear down
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the opponent. The team concept of wearing down the opponent.
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Have good defense in front of your goaltender and timely
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goal scoring. The Devils can win a lot of games
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and get a lot of points. But this Eastern Conference...
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It's going to be a tough conference. I still think
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some of the power has shifted from the Western Conference
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to the Eastern Conference, and that will continue. Just remember
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the Stanley Cup finalists, Vegas Golden Knights, the Devils actually
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had more wins than the Golden Knights who made the
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playoffs through the Western Conference and was able to beat
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out the Colorado Avalanche, the President's Trophy winner, To go
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into the Stanley Cup Finals tells you how competitive the
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Eastern Conference is because you're going to have to go
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against the defending Stanley Cup champions Carolina Hurricanes in the
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Metropolitan Division. Did the Rangers get any better? I think
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they're a bubble team. The Islanders, I think they may regress.
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But of course, Matthew Schaefer How is he going to perform?
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Is he going to have a sophomore slump? All signs
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that he's not going to. Then you talk about the
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Philadelphia Flyers. Would Dan Vladar be that goaltender like he
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was last season, getting them in the playoffs and actually
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beating and upsetting the Pittsburgh Penguins? What about the Pittsburgh Penguins?
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The last gasp of the Sidney Crosby. Evgeny Malkin and
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Chris Letang era, do they have enough to make it
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to the playoffs again? Columbus Blue Jackets signing Adam Fantilli.
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But with Rick Bonas behind the bench, do you think
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he has a lot to offer the team? Will Columbus
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get over the hump and make it into the playoffs?
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I see a super chat again from Joseph McCauley saying,
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and thank you for the super chat in the YouTube live.
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The Hurricanes are still going to be the bane of
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our existence. F. Well, yeah, I mean, they are the
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team to be. Not just for the New Jersey Devils,
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but for the rest of the National Hockey League. And
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you know what that means. Every game that the Carolina
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Hurricanes play, every team is going to be gunning for
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them because right now, at the moment, The Carolina Hurricanes
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are the gold standard and measuring stick for the National
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Hockey League every night this season. And that's going to
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wear on them. But I don't think the Carolina Hurricanes
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are done with their roster personnel. A lot of rumors
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of Connor Hellebuck going to Carolina. Could happen. Could happen.
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How are the Washington Capitals going to fare? Alexander Ovechkin,
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how old is he now? 41 years old? Trying to
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get to 1,000 goals? It's kind of weird not having
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Jeff Carlson on the team. But how are the Washington
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Capitals going to fare in that Metropolitan Division? And we
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shall see. The Devils need every point. And I hope
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they get off to a fast start this season. But
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I'm not going to get overly excited if the Devils
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do get to a fast start because we saw what
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happened last season. We saw how delicate and fragile the
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Devils were last season with all the injuries, whether it's
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a freak accident at a steakhouse or Just the injuries.
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They kept on coming. They kept on coming. John Eaton
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says the Devils actually led the Hurricanes in the regular
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season play. Just been rough lately. Regular season only, the
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Devils lead slightly. 81-71-12-2 record in regular season play. Historically speaking, yeah,
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but you know what? The Carolina Hurricanes turned it all
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around in 2002, if you remember that series, where they
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actually beat the New Jersey Devils. Kevin Constantine was the
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coach at the time. If you remember, they fired Larry Robinson,
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and then the Devils met the Carolina Hurricanes in the
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playoffs that season, lost in the first round. which subsequently
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led to the hiring of the late Pat Burns. The
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Devils won the Stanley Cup in 2003. In 2001, if
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you remember that series, the Devils won, but the Hurricanes
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gave the Devils a run for the money. At the time,
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the Devils were the number one team in the league,
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despite that the Colorado Avalanche had won the President's Trophy
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that year. But the Devils were just number one, I mean,
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being fantastic. Stanley Cup champions. Coming off that 2000 Cup win.
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But the Carolina Hurricanes. Last 25 years against the New
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Jersey Devils have a lot of success. Have a lot
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of success. And they're the team to beat. But do
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the Devils have enough? to go up against the Carolina Hurricanes.
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And I think Captain Nico Heischer is really sick of
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everybody talking about the Hurricanes. Yeah, also, Devils playing the
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Islanders after the season opener at the Prudential Center. We'll
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be on the road. Get that information out to you
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right now. I was teasing it earlier in the podcast.
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Devils all day, all night group. Vic organizing all this,
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the viewing party. With 2003 Stanley Cup champion Grant Marshall,
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he will be at Bar Sidelines Grill, 198 US 46, Fairfield,
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New Jersey, Saturday, October 3rd, Starting at 7.30 p.m. Eastern,
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Devils versus the Islanders. We'll be there for game day
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live in Devils After Dark. Hope to see you there. Again,
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Bar Sidelines Grill, 198 US 46, Route 46, Fairfield, New Jersey.
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And also, I can't wait for the Utah Mammoths to
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come in town for that third game. But we'll go
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over that more later in the week. More of our
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road schedule. But, yeah, so just to recap, October 1st,
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season opener, big stage at American Whiskey, outside of American Whiskey,
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51S in place across the street from the National Center.
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That's Championship Plaza. Big stage. Yep, we got the live
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loud sound permit license, whatever. So we're good to go there.
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Don't worry about that. Come say hello to the Let's
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Go Dolls podcast opening night. And also, October 3rd, Grant
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Marshall will be will be in town Fairfield New Jersey
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at Bar Sun Lines Grill 198 Rue 46 in beautiful
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Fairfield New Jersey Saturday October 3rd game time starts 7.30pm
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Eastern as you know the Let's Go Dolls podcast game
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day live Vinny Parisi and I Beer Baron will be
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there on location Vinny will be in Chicago. For that event,
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we'll probably have Grant Marshall on, plus possibly other former
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Devils players as well. Devils alumni. I see Johnny Danks says, J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets.
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Not a big fan of the Jets, but even Max saying,
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Go Birds. Yes, it's the NFL Sunday on this beautiful
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nor'easter day here in beautiful New Jersey. So that's all
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I got. That's all I got. Let's do the ceremonial sip.
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The ceremonial sip heard around the world. Saluting you, the
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fellow Devils fan, watching the morning woo. Going to put
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up the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Prime, Audible,
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and on the iHeart app. The ceremonial sip. It's sponsored
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by David Decker of Town Toyota in beautiful Ledgwood, New Jersey.
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If you're looking for a Toyota, any kind of Toyota, RAV4,
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Land Cruisers, Sequoia, Highlander, Corolla, Camry, whatever, Tacoma, Tundra, go
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as the Red Guy. He's a Devils fan. Buy a
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Toyota from David Decker and tell him Sam Wu sent you.
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I drink to that. You the Devils fan. That felt good.
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Joseph McCauley, thank you for the super chat. It says,
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can you get a rep or on? We'll do that.
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We'll do that. We're going to get more guests on
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this season. I'm working on it right now. We're going
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to work harder than ever to get these guests on.
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I actually have like a slew of scheduling to do
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for that. Also, again, I want to thank David Decker,
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Town Toyota. Just amazing what he does for his customers,
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including myself, the entire Let's Go Dolls podcast team. I
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bought Toyotas from David Decker. Um, and then look, if
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you're out there and you got no credit, no problem.
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Talk to David Decker. If you got back credit, no problem.
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Talk to David Decker. If you got great credit, no problem.
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You definitely want to talk to David Decker. But if you,
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if you got a problem with the devils and what's
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going on for whatever reason, because everything's looking good. Don't
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no problem. Just talk to David Decker, town Toyota, beautiful
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route 46 and Ledgwood, New Jersey. Getting out of here.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for the super chats.
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Joseph McCauley. Thank you, thank you. All your support for
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the Let's Go Dolls podcast is totally appreciated. Just remember,
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9 p.m. Eastern Sunday edition of the Let's Go Dolls podcast,
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season 10, episode 1 starts today. We're back full time.
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The off season's over. You guys are going to get
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sick of me. The notifications, turn them on. All Devils
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all the time. All Woo all the time. Where will
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we pop up throughout the Garden State this season? I'm
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getting all fired up for your New Jersey Devils. Everything's
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looking good. Sonny Meda has transformed this team. Sheldon Keefe,
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you're on the hot seat. I have big expectations for you. Meow, meow, meow!
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Big stage, October 1st, Devils Flyers. And then a couple
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weeks later, we got Devils Rangers. I'm all fired up.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you to all
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those tuning in here on the Morning Woo. We're back.
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We're back, baby. We're going to troll you other fans.
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If you're not a Devils fan, watch out because the
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Devils are going to win the Stanley Cup this season.
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I just said it. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Till next time, this is the Morning Woo. Let's go Devils.
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Morning Woo I love you Morning Woo With a love
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so rare and true Oh morning, my morning woo Well
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I love you, I want you Morning Woo
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Oh, how my heart yearns for you. Oh, morning, my
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morning moon. Oh, well, I love you. Yes, I love.
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You.
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Morning moon. Morning moon. Morning moon. Pretty, pretty, pretty. Oh
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well I love you And I need you Morning moon
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I love you Morning moon With a love so rare
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and true Oh morning My morning moon Well I love
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you I want you Morning moon.
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Rise and shine. Happy Devil's Sunday. This is the Morning
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Woo coming to you live, live from the Primetime Radio
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Studios inside the bunker. Undisclosed location in beautiful New Jersey.
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Streaming live on Facebook Live, YouTube Live, X Live, Twitch,
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and now on Instagram Live on YouTube. the Let's Go
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Devils Network, also on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon
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Music Prime, Audible, and on the iHeart app. I am
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your host, Sam Wu. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening,
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wherever you are. The Morning Wu continues as the off-season
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has officially ended. Devils playing their last preseason game last
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night at UBS Arena on the island as we have
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this gigantic nor'easter hugging the east coast, the coastline, first
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hitting North Carolina, which I don't really care about them
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because their team is named the Hurricanes. So yeah, yeah,
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if you're going to name your team the Hurricanes, get
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all that beach erosion, get all that flooding. but also
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up the coast, the Jersey Shore. Seen some videos coming
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from LBI, Ocean City, all those places, and especially Long Island.
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So be safe out there. The wind was picking up
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and lots of water. This thing is not going to
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end until probably tomorrow, Monday, But it's Sunday, September 27th.
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The morning woo. I see Maria, Maria, Maria. There is
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no offseason anymore, Maria. Are we ready, she asked. But
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with an exclamation point instead of a question mark. Wow,
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super chat. Joseph McCauley.
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McCauley. 7-6-0-5. Thank you for the super chat. That Evangelista deal.
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Trade is looking like a great deal. Meow, meow. It's
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looking like an excellent deal. Roman, last Sunday of no hockey.
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We have the New York football giants at MetLife Stadium.
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Anybody going to that game? Good friend of the podcast.
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Danielle McCartin's going with her eight friends to that game. Yes,
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gold medal, McCartin. going to WFAN, going to that game.
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I said, drive safely, drive safely, Danielle, because that's going
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to be a treacherous road trip to MetLife Stadium today.
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But it's like the week before Christmas, says Robert Isaacson.
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Dubs is like, who's going to be there for opening night?
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We'll have a little roll call because we will be there.
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The Let's Go Devils podcast, Game Day Live and Devils
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After Dark, the big stage will be out on Edison Place.
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I know that's been a controversy throughout social media about
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the rumors, the confirmations of the city of Newark cracking
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down on, well, the outdoor dining outside of Edison Place,
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which has become a great place to congregate for New
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Jersey Devils fans. And people are asking me, well, how
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the heck are you doing a big stage? Well, look
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at you. Let me tell you. This podcast, the Let's
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Go Dells podcast, heading into season 10, which, by the way,
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Sunday edition of the Let's Go Dells podcast, 9 p.m.
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Eastern today for season 10, episode 1, Be There or
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Be Square. But this podcast, we are forward thinkers. When
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we heard last season that this was a possibility, we
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went to work. For you, the fans, how can you
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take the big stage out of the equation at Game
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Day Live and with Vinny Parisi and I, how do
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you do that? Well, you just don't. We actually, through
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the bar American Whiskey, 51 Edison Place, across the street
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from Redemption Center, National Championship Plaza, our partnership with the
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bar American Whiskey is so tight that American Whiskey thought ahead,
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and we discussed this over the summer, we actually have
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a city permit license to have that big stage out
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in the middle of the street. So anybody that says that, oh, woo,
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you're lying, you can't do that. No, we are. And
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we found a way around it. And that's what I've
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been always preaching about. I was always preaching on this podcast.
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When the devils are failing, you always try to find
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a way around it. So we did big stage, big city.
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Wimpy says, woo. And that's right. Big stage is back.
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on October 1st for opening night. Also, we're going to
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be out on the road for a viewing party on
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October 3rd. More information about that towards the end of
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the podcast. But Robert Isaacs says, Sam Wu must have
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got some connections and got some permits. Yes, we had
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to pay people off. Just kidding. I'm just trying to
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give that little Sopranos feel to that, how we pull
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it off. But the reality is you need a city permit.
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We got it. We were going to follow the rules
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like we always do. And there will be no gray
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area of that. Also, we appreciate the Newark police, the
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Newark PD. They have been great people. and great supporters
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of the Let's Go Dolls podcast and American Whiskey. If
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you're ever at American Whiskey, you will always see Newark
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PD there. And also the Essex County Sheriff's Department sometimes
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visits American Whiskey on 51 Edison Place. They protect you,
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the fans. They are doing their jobs, and we are
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going to be gracious friends gracious people when they're out
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there because they're simply doing their jobs. And I'm going
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to tell you, I'm very grateful for the security presence,
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especially when we do the big stage out at American Whiskey. So, yes,
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we do have a permit for that. Jake Wakeley says,
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Sam Wu, how we doing, my friend? Jake Wakeley up
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in Canada. Devils looked really good last night. Expecting big
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things this season. Oh, yeah, NY Davey. Morning, Sam, from
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the president of the 9-0 Club. Yes, NY Davey has
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been to two 9-0 schlackings lately. with the New Jersey Devils,
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and he started the 9-0 Club, and I was there
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when they were at UBS Arena last year on the
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Danielle McCartan travel bus ride that lack thereof, but it
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was probably the best time of my life. Even though
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the Devils lost 9-0 that night, new friends, new relationships were.
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It builds character. I remember Tom was there. I don't
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know if I can go to a road game with Tom,
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but anyway... 9-0 slacking, but last night, Devils winning 4-1
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preseason action. Both teams putting their NHLers out for a
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final tune-up. Devils looking like a well-oiled machine. Luke Evangelista
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had two goals. Amazing. Amazing, because I was a little concerned.
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Can this guy be a sniper? But so far, he's
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putting Sam Wu to shame, doubting his ability, signing an
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extension with your New Jersey Devils. Sonny Maeda getting it
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done again. We talked about the top six. This is
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looking great. This is looking great. Anthony Manta using his size.
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It was a wonderful night. Jake the Snake, Allen, Islanders
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last night, Snakeman. I know it's preseason. I know it's preseason.
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the Devils looked pretty confident out there. The flow was good.
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Jack Hughes was Jack Hughes last night. The power play
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looked pretty good. Looked like they had a lot of
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flow to it, a lot of chemistry. Maria says the
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four lines rolling looked pretty seamless. Roman saying that if
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we unlock Evangelista as a 25 to 35 goal guy,
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that contract is going to be one of the best
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in the NHL. Well, the best contract right now in
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the NHL is Jack Hughes's contract, which was signed back
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coming out of the pandemic when the when Jack Hughes
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had a really rough start to his devil's career, his
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NHL career, his rookie season, he did get hurt. But
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also it was a shortened season. Then the COVID season,
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which was the second season, that was just a disaster
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for everybody. If you remember COVID protocols and all that.
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last night. He was moving around. The chemistry is there.
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Timo Mayer had some good plays in front of the net.
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Nico Heischer also could be one of those great contracts
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that was recently signed. He signed it on July 1st.
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And Sonny Maida thinks about the salary cap all the time.
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He put a lot of thought into it. And right now,
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the Devils are just looking really, really good cap-wise. from
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where they were when Sonny inherited the mess. Do you
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have any concerns about the Devils' goaltending? At the moment,
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I don't. Because I always loved Jake the Snake Allen
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in net. At times, I thought he should have been
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the 1A between him and Jacob Markstrom. Ignore how much
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he's making. and focus on the commitment that Jake the
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Snake Allen has made to the New Jersey Devils by
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signing that cap-friendly contract. He could have a resurrection of
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his career as a 1A at the moment. There's still
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Connor Hellebuck out there. The rumors are getting louder and
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louder and louder. But for now, I'm fine.
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I'm fine.
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I'm fine. with the Devils roster. Evan Rodriguez, love having
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him on the Devils roster. Cody Glass as well. Arseny
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Gritsik could be another valuable contract. Just guys earning their pay.
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Devils players earning their pay. So forget about analytics. Forget
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about the salary gap. just earning your pay, actually giving
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a crap on the ice. And I thought the Devils
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played pretty well last night. Luke Hughes on the power play.
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I'm expecting big things from Luke Hughes, the other Luke.
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And this is where it's going to be interesting. Because
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right now on paper, the Devils look pretty good. They
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look pretty good. They look very good. But when the
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regular season starts and teams start to get really physical,
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how will the Devils handle that? How will the Devils respond?
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Injuries will happen from time to time. But how is
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a new mindset of this team going to overcome some
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of the obstacles that has plagued this team in the past?
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Like last season, the Devils started out hot. They were
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red hot. First 10 games of the season, they were
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the best team in the NHL. But they started to slump.
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And then by the time he got to January, they
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didn't have enough bodies, they didn't have enough to stop
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the bleeding. And that's the difference between making the playoffs
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and not making the playoffs. Seeing some of the comments
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Seeing some of the Instagram folks tuning in. I see
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quite a few watching us live. Live, live. And it's
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great to be back, folks. Talking to Beer Baron. about
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tonight's Sunday edition of the Let's Go Devils podcast. Scotty
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had a schedule change. He will be producing the Iron
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Maiden Anthrax concert out in LA. Excuse me, Scotty. But
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he may call in. But I can't wait to get
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back to American Whiskey for the home opener against the
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Philadelphia Flyers on October 1st. But right now, I think
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the Devils and Sheldon Keefe, they look comfortable out there.
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Sometimes it takes time with these big changes, big changes
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in the lineup. But it seems like the chemistry is
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there with Evangelista. I thought it was going to take
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some time. He's had a very productive, productive preseason. Dovzilla,
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happy Devil's Sunday to you. Says, boys looked good last night.
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Flyers aren't going to know what hit them, LGD. Says
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John Heaton. Yeah, I've seen all the familiar faces back
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into the chat room. It's great. It's great. It's absolutely wonderful.
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But yeah, there's going to be a lot of storylines
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this season. The Quinn Hughes watch as well. Watch out
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for that. How will the Minnesota Wild fare in the
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first 25 games of the season? Does that change plans?
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Could he be traded? Could he be traded to any
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team in the East Coast? Dare I say the Philadelphia
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Flyers reunite with Rick Takic? Dare I say the New
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York Rangers? Or would it be the New Jersey Devils?
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Ted's asking about how about the goalie situation. You know what,
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to tell you the truth, I don't think there is
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a situation. I think David Rittich has shown that he
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is a great selection as the emergency backup goaltender. Not
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the e-bug. But that third goalie, Nico Dawes, I thought
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he played okay. Enough to warrant to be the 1B
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goaltender to start the season. Jake the Snake Allen, I thought,
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played excellent last night. Unfortunately, giving up that one goal
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to the end there, I hate that. You want to
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play that 60 minutes, but Jake the Snake Allen is
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a veteran goaltender who And I think a lot of
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fans are just paying attention to how much he's making
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a year instead of what he's doing on the ice.
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He should have been the 1A last season. And then,
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for whatever reason, the Devils, and I'm not sure, I'm
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not entirely sold that this was Sheldon Keefe's decision, but
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I thought Jacob Markstrom should have been playing most of
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those games. It should have been Jake Allen. But going
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with their $ 6 million AAV goaltender costs the Devils quite
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a bit of points in the standings. You need to
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have that goaltender can lift morale for the team, to
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make the timely saves, to have the ability to close
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out games and get the wins, the Ws, whether it's
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through shootout, regulation, or in overtime. That's what the Devils need.
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And I think Jake the Snake Allen... is that guy
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at the moment. But what's great about Sonny Maeda, how
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he formulated this roster when they were in cap hell
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and reversing that is nothing short of amazing. Because he
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was able to unload Shimon Nemitz, realizing that he was
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due for a big payday, wherever that landed, grabbed some
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assets back, Some of the assets used to get some
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of the players are on the Devils' roster right now.
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like Luke Evangelista but also recognizing that Jacob Markstrom that
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two-year extension that for whatever reason Tom Fitzgerald gave to
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Markstrom out of nowhere last season made no sense made
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no sense at all because he could have just waited
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to the end of the season to give him that extension,
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wherever that number would have been. But instead gave him
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that extension early in the end of October, November to
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Jacob Markstrom to put the Devils in further cap hell.
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But Sonny made it trading Jacob Markstrom some of the
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viral videos of his performances In preseason, Jacob Markstrom with
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the Florida Panthers, nothing to write home about. It was
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the vintage Jacob Markstrom of last season. I mean, I
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think he's done, but he's got two more years on
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his contract, but it's not our problem anymore because Jacob
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Markstrom is down in Florida. And Sonny Maynard was able
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to get Evan Rodriguez and Jesper Boquist, and I think
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both players are going to contribute on the bottom six
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for your New Jersey Devils. The Devils can roll four
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lines right now. Absolutely can roll four lines. Wear down
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the opponent. The team concept of wearing down the opponent.
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Have good defense in front of your goaltender and timely
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goal scoring. The Devils can win a lot of games
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and get a lot of points. But this Eastern Conference...
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It's going to be a tough conference. I still think
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some of the power has shifted from the Western Conference
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to the Eastern Conference, and that will continue. Just remember
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the Stanley Cup finalists, Vegas Golden Knights, the Devils actually
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had more wins than the Golden Knights who made the
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playoffs through the Western Conference and was able to beat
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out the Colorado Avalanche, the President's Trophy winner, To go
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into the Stanley Cup Finals tells you how competitive the
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Eastern Conference is because you're going to have to go
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against the defending Stanley Cup champions Carolina Hurricanes in the
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Metropolitan Division. Did the Rangers get any better? I think
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they're a bubble team. The Islanders, I think they may regress.
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But of course, Matthew Schaefer How is he going to perform?
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Is he going to have a sophomore slump? All signs
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that he's not going to. Then you talk about the
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Philadelphia Flyers. Would Dan Vladar be that goaltender like he
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was last season, getting them in the playoffs and actually
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beating and upsetting the Pittsburgh Penguins? What about the Pittsburgh Penguins?
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The last gasp of the Sidney Crosby. Evgeny Malkin and
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Chris Letang era, do they have enough to make it
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to the playoffs again? Columbus Blue Jackets signing Adam Fantilli.
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But with Rick Bonas behind the bench, do you think
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he has a lot to offer the team? Will Columbus
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get over the hump and make it into the playoffs?
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I see a super chat again from Joseph McCauley saying,
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and thank you for the super chat in the YouTube live.
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The Hurricanes are still going to be the bane of
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our existence. F. Well, yeah, I mean, they are the
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team to be. Not just for the New Jersey Devils,
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but for the rest of the National Hockey League. And
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you know what that means. Every game that the Carolina
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Hurricanes play, every team is going to be gunning for
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them because right now, at the moment, The Carolina Hurricanes
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are the gold standard and measuring stick for the National
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Hockey League every night this season. And that's going to
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wear on them. But I don't think the Carolina Hurricanes
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are done with their roster personnel. A lot of rumors
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of Connor Hellebuck going to Carolina. Could happen. Could happen.
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How are the Washington Capitals going to fare? Alexander Ovechkin,
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how old is he now? 41 years old? Trying to
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get to 1,000 goals? It's kind of weird not having
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Jeff Carlson on the team. But how are the Washington
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Capitals going to fare in that Metropolitan Division? And we
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shall see. The Devils need every point. And I hope
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they get off to a fast start this season. But
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I'm not going to get overly excited if the Devils
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do get to a fast start because we saw what
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happened last season. We saw how delicate and fragile the
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Devils were last season with all the injuries, whether it's
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a freak accident at a steakhouse or Just the injuries.
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They kept on coming. They kept on coming. John Eaton
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says the Devils actually led the Hurricanes in the regular
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season play. Just been rough lately. Regular season only, the
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Devils lead slightly. 81-71-12-2 record in regular season play. Historically speaking, yeah,
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but you know what? The Carolina Hurricanes turned it all
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around in 2002, if you remember that series, where they
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actually beat the New Jersey Devils. Kevin Constantine was the
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coach at the time. If you remember, they fired Larry Robinson,
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and then the Devils met the Carolina Hurricanes in the
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playoffs that season, lost in the first round. which subsequently
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led to the hiring of the late Pat Burns. The
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Devils won the Stanley Cup in 2003. In 2001, if
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you remember that series, the Devils won, but the Hurricanes
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gave the Devils a run for the money. At the time,
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the Devils were the number one team in the league,
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despite that the Colorado Avalanche had won the President's Trophy
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that year. But the Devils were just number one, I mean,
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being fantastic. Stanley Cup champions. Coming off that 2000 Cup win.
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But the Carolina Hurricanes. Last 25 years against the New
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Jersey Devils have a lot of success. Have a lot
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of success. And they're the team to beat. But do
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the Devils have enough? to go up against the Carolina Hurricanes.
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And I think Captain Nico Heischer is really sick of
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everybody talking about the Hurricanes. Yeah, also, Devils playing the
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Islanders after the season opener at the Prudential Center. We'll
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be on the road. Get that information out to you
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right now. I was teasing it earlier in the podcast.
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Devils all day, all night group. Vic organizing all this,
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the viewing party. With 2003 Stanley Cup champion Grant Marshall,
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he will be at Bar Sidelines Grill, 198 US 46, Fairfield,
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New Jersey, Saturday, October 3rd, Starting at 7.30 p.m. Eastern,
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Devils versus the Islanders. We'll be there for game day
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live in Devils After Dark. Hope to see you there. Again,
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Bar Sidelines Grill, 198 US 46, Route 46, Fairfield, New Jersey.
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And also, I can't wait for the Utah Mammoths to
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come in town for that third game. But we'll go
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over that more later in the week. More of our
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road schedule. But, yeah, so just to recap, October 1st,
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season opener, big stage at American Whiskey, outside of American Whiskey,
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51S in place across the street from the National Center.
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That's Championship Plaza. Big stage. Yep, we got the live
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loud sound permit license, whatever. So we're good to go there.
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Don't worry about that. Come say hello to the Let's
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Go Dolls podcast opening night. And also, October 3rd, Grant
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Marshall will be will be in town Fairfield New Jersey
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at Bar Sun Lines Grill 198 Rue 46 in beautiful
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Fairfield New Jersey Saturday October 3rd game time starts 7.30pm
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Eastern as you know the Let's Go Dolls podcast game
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day live Vinny Parisi and I Beer Baron will be
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there on location Vinny will be in Chicago. For that event,
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we'll probably have Grant Marshall on, plus possibly other former
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Devils players as well. Devils alumni. I see Johnny Danks says, J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets.
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Not a big fan of the Jets, but even Max saying,
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Go Birds. Yes, it's the NFL Sunday on this beautiful
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nor'easter day here in beautiful New Jersey. So that's all
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I got. That's all I got. Let's do the ceremonial sip.
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The ceremonial sip heard around the world. Saluting you, the
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fellow Devils fan, watching the morning woo. Going to put
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up the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Prime, Audible,
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and on the iHeart app. The ceremonial sip. It's sponsored
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by David Decker of Town Toyota in beautiful Ledgwood, New Jersey.
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If you're looking for a Toyota, any kind of Toyota, RAV4,
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Land Cruisers, Sequoia, Highlander, Corolla, Camry, whatever, Tacoma, Tundra, go
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to David Decker, good friend of the podcast, also known
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as the Red Guy. He's a Devils fan. Buy a
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Toyota from David Decker and tell him Sam Wu sent you.
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I drink to that. You the Devils fan. That felt good.
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Joseph McCauley, thank you for the super chat. It says,
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can you get a rep or on? We'll do that.
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We'll do that. We're going to get more guests on
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this season. I'm working on it right now. We're going
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to work harder than ever to get these guests on.
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I actually have like a slew of scheduling to do
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for that. Also, again, I want to thank David Decker,
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Town Toyota. Just amazing what he does for his customers,
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including myself, the entire Let's Go Dolls podcast team. I
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bought Toyotas from David Decker. Um, and then look, if
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you're out there and you got no credit, no problem.
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Talk to David Decker. If you got back credit, no problem.
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Talk to David Decker. If you got great credit, no problem.
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You definitely want to talk to David Decker. But if you,
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if you got a problem with the devils and what's
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going on for whatever reason, because everything's looking good. Don't
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no problem. Just talk to David Decker, town Toyota, beautiful
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route 46 and Ledgwood, New Jersey. Getting out of here.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for the super chats.
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Joseph McCauley. Thank you, thank you. All your support for
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the Let's Go Dolls podcast is totally appreciated. Just remember,
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9 p.m. Eastern Sunday edition of the Let's Go Dolls podcast,
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season 10, episode 1 starts today. We're back full time.
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The off season's over. You guys are going to get
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sick of me. The notifications, turn them on. All Devils
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all the time. All Woo all the time. Where will
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we pop up throughout the Garden State this season? I'm
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getting all fired up for your New Jersey Devils. Everything's
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looking good. Sonny Meda has transformed this team. Sheldon Keefe,
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you're on the hot seat. I have big expectations for you. Meow, meow, meow!
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Big stage, October 1st, Devils Flyers. And then a couple
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weeks later, we got Devils Rangers. I'm all fired up.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you to all
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those tuning in here on the Morning Woo. We're back.
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We're back, baby. We're going to troll you other fans.
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If you're not a Devils fan, watch out because the
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Devils are going to win the Stanley Cup this season.
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I just said it. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Till next time, this is the Morning Woo. Let's go Devils.
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Morning Woo I love you Morning Woo With a love
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so rare and true Oh morning, my morning woo Well
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I love you, I want you Morning Woo
