The New Jersey Devils have been a disappointment thus ... and the heat is now squarely on coach Lindy Ruff. Unfortunately, Ruff came out late last week and said reporters were putting excess ...

The message was sent Tuesday and, for once in this utterly bizarre Buffalo Sabres season, it was actually heard.

The Buffalo Sabres are among the teams in the NHL with the longest active postseason droughts. See which other teams make the ...

June is a long way off but the New Jersey ... saw the Devils finish only seventh in the Metropolitan Division, hence that change of head coach that took place and the exit of Lindy Ruff.

Take the Washington Capitals, for example, who've already seen enough of their Metropolitan Division rivals in New Jersey ... including coach Lindy Ruff's firing -- while raising red flags ...