I guess if there's anything not completely and utterly dejecting about the absence of far and away their best and most consistent player, it's that this Taylor Hall-less territory is not one that has gone unchartered by the New Jersey Devils. In fact, the last time he was forced out of the lineup the Devils managed to collect three out of four points in back-to-back games that ultimately kick started their longest winning streak of the season and put a dismal effort against a division rival far in the rearview. Not sure that saying about history repeating itself was coined in reference to small, random pockets of games that are separately by just a month throughout an 82 game schedule, but on the off-chance it was? The Devils already got the ugly part out of the way by completing approximately 3.4% of their attempted passes against the Flyers team that put them away before I even had a chance to finish my lunch. Now all that's left to do is completely shift their focus, play an entirely opposite brand of hockey without their most talented player and most selfless penalty killer, collect a couple of points that aren't expected out of them, and welcome back a rejuvenated superstar back to a confident and upbeat locker room. Please note the intended rhetoricalness of the following question...what could possibly go wrong?!?! In all seriousness, as I have recently taken to the idea that the Devils are absolutely a playoff team, I have no choice but to believe in the active players in a locker room that has always responded positively when things have looked their bleakest this season. Due to circumstances that are eerily similar to this one, I've stopped doubting this team. Glimmer of hope or ray of sunshine, I trust the Devils to once again shine through adversity.
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