Part of it is the Devils get buried by the other hockey teams in the area in major media markets (Philly and NYC x2), so the Devils get lost in the mix. You also have a lot of people in NJ who are fans of the Flyers, Rangers, or Islanders (or even the Bruins to a lesser extent) because those teams have been around much longer than the Devils have (NYR and Boston are original 6 teams; the Flyers have been around since the 1960s IIRC).

It sucks, but it's also kind of understandable. That said, we were good in the past in the 90s/early 2000s, but the past 10 years have been painful to put it mildly. Thankfully, all of those years of sucking, being in denial, and then rebuilding are finally coming to a head this year and we are a legitimate playoff team now.

Why bring in chains when we can grow our own?

The New Jersey Devils are getting good!

I see SO much Bolsonaro stuff on trucks on my drives in and out of Newark.

> Being a teacher is an exercise in being the victim in an abusive relationship. Admin relies on this dynamic. Parents rely on this dynamic. I get more support, understanding, and compassion from a small cohort of self-aware students than I do from the overwhelming majority of my superiors, or parents. I am America's whipping boy. I went into this profession thinking I could do some good for society. That good appears to be being the punching bag for everyone's frustrations.

I work in a charter school and feel this so hard.

The fact that NJ teachers get paid better than anywhere else in the US just makes us the thinnest kids at fat camp.

Can confirm. Expulsion almost never happens anymore in general.

Ok that explains it.

When?

> Either displacement of people, increased poverty or increased economic opportunities to name a few.

And sadly, in all likeliness, it's going to be the first two.

Dude I am legit terrified for what's going to happen to the majority of people in Newark. They're going to get priced out and where are they all going to go? Alabama? Underneath the underpasses?