Monthly Archives: April 2014

And now it’s official: No postseason for the Devils

Posted on April 9, 2014 by hasan4978

With Columbus winning their game in Dallas and Detroit’s late-game tying goal in Pittsburgh giving them a point, the Devils were officially eliminated from the postseason with three games to go as both the Blue Jackets and Red Wings clinched … Continue reading →

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Brodeur: Devils have accepted mediocrity

Posted on April 9, 2014 by hasan4978

As the Devils sit on the verge of missing the playoffs for the third time in four seasons, everyone’s looking for answers as to how an organization that’s generally been first-rate under GM Lou Lamoriello – and just two years ago … Continue reading →

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Devils praying for help to stay alive

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Derek

It’s come down to this. With three games remaining, the Devils need a lot of help to stay alive for the wild card. Off until tomorrow when they visit Ottawa, they’ll be scoreboard watching tonight. The Devils will become huge … Continue reading →

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Rangers Fly Past Hurricanes on Zuke Night

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Derek

It started out with a great tradition. Every year former New York City police officer Steven McDonald presents a Ranger with the Extra Effort Award is spine tingling. The paralyzed hero again came out to loud cheers from knowledgeable fans … Continue reading →

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Mats Zuccarello is your 2013-14 Steven McDonald winner

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Derek

Once every year, the Rangers recognize one player who goes above and beyond the call of duty. The Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award has been handed out since 1987-88. Past winners include Adam Graves, Jed Ortmeyer, Henrik Lundqvist and Ryan … Continue reading →

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Canucks fire Mike Gillis, Tortorella up in air

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Derek

The ax finally fell on Mike Gillis. The Vancouver Canucks rise and fall under the former Team President and General Manager is well documented. Since losing the Stanley Cup to Boston in 2011, they were eliminated in back-to-back first round … Continue reading →

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Devils loss clinches playoffs for Rangers

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Derek

It’s rare that you get help from an enemy. That was exactly the case last night with the Rangers’ archrival the Devils losing 1-0 at home to Calgary. On a day they were idle, a Devil loss helped the Rangers … Continue reading →

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Rangers look to Jesper Fast for spark

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Derek

One game was all it took for Alain Vigneault to realize the Brian Boyle experiment with slumping forwards Brad Richards and Martin St. Louis wasn’t going to work. Despite St. Louis getting a couple of glorious chances in Saturday’s 3-2 … Continue reading →

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Video of the Day: Zajac gets help from ‘magic puck’

Posted on April 6, 2014 by hasan4978

For some reason while watching last night’s game, I somehow missed this replay when they were showing Travis Zajac‘s tie-breaking goal in the second period last night.  It did seem like the puck bounced a little weird at the time, … Continue reading →

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Clinch This: Senators edge Rangers to prevent playoffs

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Derek

Clinch this. Apparently, that was the message Ottawa delivered to the Rangers who suffered a disappointing 3-2 loss at MSG. Their second consecutive defeat prevented them from wrapping up a playoff berth. Needing just a point, they didn’t play well … Continue reading →

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