Monthly Archives: February 2012

Deadline deals begin: Downie to Avs, Quincey traded twice

Steve Downie and Kyle Quincey were on the move as part of a three-team trade as Deadline 2012 heats up. With less than a week to go in this year’s trade deadline, a couple of moves were finally made. No. … Continue reading

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Devils win second-chance shootout against Ducks after Getzlaf’s disallowed goal

For all the regular season games I’ve gone to at the Prudential Center and the Continental Arena over the last several years, and many other games watched on TV I can’t remember one ending like this. Ryan Getzlaf scored in … Continue reading

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Lundsanity or Linsanity: Henrik’s still top dog

Henrik Lundqvist makes one of 42 saves for his league best seventh shutout in Boston. The two biggest sports trends on Twitter involve MSG teams. It took less than a week for #Linsanity to be born on newest Knick folk … Continue reading

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Devils’ winning streak finally ends as scoring dries up

Amazingly, the Devils have only been shut out once this season – on Opening Night against the Flyers. I say amazingly because despite the team’s improved offense and slowly improving power play they still go through stretches (like the three … Continue reading

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Saturday Matinees for area locals

All three area locals are currently in action on a busy Saturday. The Rangers are visiting the Flyers. At last check, they led 2-1 after one with goals from Ryan Callahan and Marian Gaborik. Wayne Simmonds has the Flyer goal. … Continue reading

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Richie’s OT winner bolts former club

All Brad Richards needed was his former club to end a slump. The ’04 Conn Smythe winner delivered a clutch goal much like he had to win in Tampa Bay- scoring the overtime winner in an exciting Ranger 4-3 comeback … Continue reading

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No Goal: Yes but wrong ruling

With seconds to spare in their 1-0 shutout loss to the Devils, the Rangers thought they had scored to tie it with 3.3 seconds remaining. However, the officials immediately wiped out Artem Anisimov’s would be goal due to goaltender interference … Continue reading

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Devils shut out Rangers 1-0 after contreversial finish

If people (including me) wanted to put a slight asterisk on the Devils’ home win against the Rangers last week, saying it didn’t come against Henrik Lundqvist, you can’t say that about the Devils’ 1-0 win last night. Lundqvist showed … Continue reading

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Devils bulid up huge lead, survive late Flyer onslaught

At home the previous two games, the Devils fell behind and kept having to fight back to win. This afternoon in Philly, the Devils put up a huge lead by scoring three goals in the first, three goals in the … Continue reading

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Tavares run to stardom propelling Islanders

John Tavares’ emergence to stardom has the Islanders thinking playoffs. Maybe the turning point is when I foolishly traded John Tavares off my fantasy team. Sometimes, the best trades you make are the ones you don’t. I’m paying dearly. Not … Continue reading

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