SUMMER SERIES: Doc Emrick’s 10-best NJD calls — #8 — ‘And Now Hauled Out For Lemieux...Yes! Yes!’

Perhaps the best first-round series the Devils have ever played in. It was 1994. The game before this one was a 4-OT thrilled in Buffalo.

And two nights later, the Devils bounced back brilliantly to beat Buffalo to go on to Round 2 against the Boston Bruins.

The “Yes, Yes!” is again Peter McNab, who had a real rough time holding his emotions in check back then.

One last thing to note about this Game 7 — the crowd was particularly juiced up this night. Two games earlier, Game No. 5, the fans were horrendously quiet — and someone, it may have been Chris Russo, called the fans out for being “lethargic.”

They weren’t this night, for sure.

'Battle on the Hudson' tells story of Devs-Rangers '94 — 'The NHL's greatest series ever'

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I honestly had no idea, until yesterday, that this book existed. But apparently, Tim Sullivan wrote a book called "Battle on the Hudson: The Devils, The Rangers and the NHL's Greatest Series Ever," on the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals.

I read the preview — and it's a great read. But the thing is, I'm not sure I really want to re-live that entire series, as epic as it was mind you.

However, I thought I'd bring it to your attention.

And I do agree — it was the best series ever played.

Click here to read excerpts and/or to buy the book.