{"id":314381,"date":"2025-11-21T05:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/314381\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T05:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:39:18","slug":"devils-fan-hired-etsy-witch-to-cast-spell-reverse-curses-the-hockey-writers-new-jersey-devils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/314381\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils Fan Hired ‘Etsy Witch’ to Cast Spell & Reverse ‘Curses’ – The Hockey Writers – New Jersey Devils"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a little less than three weeks ago that New Jersey Devils<\/a> defenseman Brenden Dillon<\/a> uttered, \u201cWe need to sage this place or something!\u201d in response to the slew of injuries the team was facing.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/a>Arseny Gritsyuk Has Been Exactly What the Devils Need<\/a><\/p>\n

Since then, they\u2019ve gained some teammates back but also lost some more \u2014 most notably superstar forward Jack Hughes, who needed surgery after a bizarre mishap involving glass at a team dinner. As if that wasn\u2019t strange enough, it\u2019s now come to the surface that in 2005, forensic archaeologist Scott Warnasch and his team found over 2,000 bodies<\/a> buried at the then-future site of Prudential Center \u2014 the current Devils\u2019 home \u2014 including two 19th century cast-iron coffins which contained 150-year-old mummies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re gonna name yourselves the Devils, then you might as well have some corpses go with it,\u201d Warnasch told NJ.com\u2019s Ryan Novozinsky<\/a>. <\/p>\n

When All Else Fails, Hire an Etsy Witch!<\/p>\n

All this wackiness has led some Devils fans to question: Is the team truly cursed!? <\/p>\n

While pondering this exact question, one 41-year-old female Devils fan from New York, who goes by the initials \u201cMC\u201d, wasn\u2019t taking chances. Early on Wednesday morning, she posted to a Devils group<\/a> on Reddit to let the fanbase know she had hired a Witch from global online marketplace \u2018Etsy<\/a>\u2018 to cast a spell. <\/p>\n

The outcome of the spell, asked the witch? Of course, that was for MC\u2019s beloved Devils to overcome the curse of the mummies, get back to full strength, and win the Stanley Cup this season.<\/p>\n

\"\"Etsy Witch\u2019s spell cast in an attempt to help the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup. (Photo Credit: MC)<\/p>\n

It wouldn\u2019t be the first time<\/a> an Etsy Witch \u201csaved\u201d a professional sports season. In September, Major League Baseball\u2019s Seattle Mariners turned to one during a late season slump, sparking a remarkable 17 wins in their next 18 games and a run to the American League Championship Series \u2014 their first since 2001. \u201cI was aware of the Mariners and their Etsy Witch adventure and I loved it, which is why I felt comfortable \u2018hiring\u2019 one of my own for the Devils,\u201d MC told The Hockey Writers.<\/p>\n

$35.13 of MC\u2019s U.S. dollars later, the Witch who goes by the alias of \u201cPaigeLovesMagic\u201d \u2014 and promises to \u201cRemove Curses, Reverse Hexes, and Banish Negative Attachments\u201d \u2014 delivered proof of completion, but gave some further instructions:<\/p>\n

\u201cThink of a spell like planting a seed: when you place it in the soil, you don\u2019t dig it up every day to check if it\u2019s growing\u2014you water it, give it sunlight, and trust the process. Spells work in a similar way. The energy is set into motion, but it needs 1\u20136 weeks to take root and flourish, depending on the situation and energy around it.\u201c<\/p>\n

In just over four years on Etsy, Paige has conducted over 24,700 spells and customers have a 96% satisfaction rate. Considering that Moneypuck has the Devils\u2019 current Stanley Cup odds<\/a> at 3.7%, most fans will take those odds instead.<\/p>\n

\"\"Etsy Witch\u2019s Spell Cast in an attempt to help the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup. (Photo Credit: MC)<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, the Devils still have an incredible record this year and we just have to roll with the punches when it comes to injuries,\u201d MC said. \u201cWhen it comes to lifting the curse, I hired the Etsy Witch for that specific part in the spirit of fun and lightheartedness, and because it worked pretty well for the Mariners.\u201d<\/p>\n

MC grew up in a hockey household, and while her father was a New York Islanders fan, the easy commute to Devils games was all it took for her to become a fan. She fell in love with \u201call three Scotts\u201d \u2014 Gomez, Niedermayer and Stevens \u2014 but these days has a \u201csoft spot\u201d for Brett Pesce and of course, Arseny Gritsyuk and his Telegram updates. She also has two dogs: one by the name of \u2018Emrick\u2019, named after the great announcer Mike \u2018Doc\u2019 Emrick, and \u2018Chico\u2019, named after former Devils netminder Glenn \u2018Chico\u2019 Resch.<\/p>\n

\"\"MC\u2019s dogs: \u2018Emrick\u2019 on the left and \u2018Chico\u2019 on the right. (Photo: MC)<\/p>\n

While paying for the spell to be cast was lighthearted in nature, MC previously studied to be a death doula and has special interests in Irish mythology, folklore, and spirituality:<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe in the concept of the Otherworld. I believe our ancestors and loved ones who have died aren\u2019t necessarily above or below us, but that they walk alongside us in the Otherworld. To me, it does no harm to acknowledge [those still buried down there in Newark], maybe light a candle for them, put their picture up on a mantle or altar, so long as they weren\u2019t completely awful, irredeemable people, of course\u2026I don\u2019t think they\u2019re cursing us necessarily, but I also think it\u2019s just a nice thing to maybe light a candle or two for them every once in a while.\u201d<\/p>\n

-MC <\/p>\n

MC also pointed out that a fellow Devils fan said they\u2019ll be \u201craising their pregame beer to the mummies\u201d at their next game. \u201cThat kind of thing is no different than any other superstition or ritual someone might have around sports,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

To build on that, she proposed a fun idea: \u201cIt could be fun to have a \u2018Newark Mummies\u2019 night at the Rock\u2026we should change the team name for a night \u2014 like they do in Minor League Baseball \u2014 and have Mummies jerseys made up for the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the spell\u2019s one-to-six-week window begins, Devils fans are rallying behind MC\u2019s bold move. \u201cThank you for your service,\u201d said one commenter. Another said, \u201cWell done!\u201d<\/p>\n

One more added, \u201cThe goal of spells like these is to take the positive energy and put them towards results\u2026for fans, it can be very good to just create a positive atmosphere around the team and cause us to reframe things in a more positive light\u2026There\u2019s interesting psychology around things like this. Maybe B.S., maybe not, but not something that hurts anyone\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Time will tell if the story of the Etsy Witch turns into a legendary tale or fizzles out quickly \u00e0 la the 2024-25 \u201cMrs. Fields\u201d Devils<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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