NEWARK -- Goalie Cory Schneider said the Devils can't roll over and wait for their season to end. They have plenty on the line over their final two weeks.

"We keep talking about it that we have something to show in the final seven games of the year," Schneider said. "We have to play with some pride here. We've only won two of our last however many games and it's not acceptable no matter what your situation is.

"Guys who are here and are going to be here in the future, we've got to turn it around here and play with some pride, get a little embarrassed or pissed off how things have ended here."

The Devils have won just two of their past 17 games, and that stretch included a 10-game losing streak that firmly pushed the team out of playoff contention.

While they aren't playing for anything in the standings right now, the Devils and Schneider can get the ball rolling for the future.

"We want to show we're playing for something," Schneider said. "We're playing to set the tone, the culture, hopefully for next season."

As the Devils sit on the outside of the playoff picture for the fifth straight season, the players in the room are also trying to show they are part of the solution of ending that drought.

"We already know what the message is heading into the offseason," Schneider said. "So we have to make sure we can go out and execute it and show that we're part of the solution here and not someone they can move on without."

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