File this one under "too little, too late."

The New Jersey Devils wrapped up an ugly trip to California with back-to-back losses, plunging their playoff chances into the territory reserved for broke stoners outside a Grateful Dead show. They need a miracle. At this point, they would have to make up a seven-point gap on the Philadelphia Flyers, and eight on either of the Wild Card teams, and with this roster — and particularly this goaltending — that's just not a realistic path forward.

And so, upon their return from the Golden State, they dismissed coach Lindy Ruff and replaced him, on an interim basis, with ex-Canucks boss Travis Green.

Again, it's hard to see the point in pulling the trigger on this now. Devils fans have been asking for a change behind the bench for awhile now, and Green sh