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In fan base rankings, Montreal rules and Jersey gets swamped
Puck Daddy — ... vying for the same entertainment dollars? No mention of the fact that the team was in a dilapidated building inaccessible to mass transit every season, save for the last? Well, at least he didn't mention the parking lot parades. There's never going to be a way to quantify how many Devils fans there are, but I've always felt there are more than attend the games. And I'd certainly encourage a reevaluation of the team's presence online, with no less than two independent fan communities thriving along with several rather entertaining blogs.  I could go on ...

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In Lou We Trust — ... things Greg Wyshynski has typed words about was this interesting ranking of fan bases by Derek Felska at The State of Hockey. (Minnesota) I nearly expected this, but he rates the Devils fanbase rather poorly. Dead last, to be precise. What's particularly interesting about this is that one of the three metrics include fan activity on the Internet about their favorite team. As expect, Felska does not rate the Devils highly in this regard - sorry NJ Devs, Devils Rule, HF Devils, and the blogs (see the side for those). While Greg at ...