Author Archives: Derek

Most local hockey fans’ focus will be on the East in the last two weeks, and rightly so.  However, there’s also some compelling hockey being played out West where eleven, maybe twelve teams still have a feasible chance at the … Continue reading →

Needless to say, things aren’t looking too good for the Devils’ NHL team after their ninth straight loss against Ottawa last night, another frustrating game where we outshot the Senators by a 33-11 margin and yet lost 2-0.  My game … Continue reading →

For years, Islander fans haven’t had much to get excited about. Unless it was the selection of John Tavares in the ’09 Draft over Victor Hedman and Matt Duchene, there wasn’t much else to enthuse a loyal fan base dying … Continue reading →

With six Eastern conference games all impacting the playoff race in some way, here’s the up-to-date standings: Top seed race – Pittsburgh and Montreal are both well on their way to wins (Pens up 5-2 late on Tampa Bay, Montreal … Continue reading →

Brendan Shanahan video explanation After Anton Volchenkov was tossed out of last night’s game against the Bruins with a clear elbow on Brad Marchand, he got hit with a four-game suspension by safety czar Brendan Shanahan this afternoon.  I only saw … Continue reading →

Copyright Getty Images/by Kathy Willens It’s safe to say that without Henrik Lundqvist, our team would be in the lottery. Even without a shutout, Hank’s put together a strong season. There are too many instances where the Rangers rely on … Continue reading →

When the Devils have three home games in a week, often I’ll opt just to sell one of them off and go to the other two games.  With last Saturday being my goofy Mets-Devils doubleheader (yes I went to both … Continue reading →

Top seed race: 1. Penguins 60 points (27 ROW), 8 games left2. Canadiens 55 points (22 ROW), 9 games left4. Bruins 54 points (21 ROW), 10 games left -Notes: In what has to be described as a mere formality, Pittsburgh … Continue reading →

Phil Kessel gets congrats after scoring the winner.Copyright Getty Images/Canadian Press/by Nathan Denette This is one they could have won. Or at least gotten a point in. But the end result was due to the Maple Leafs, who were better … Continue reading →

With less than three weeks remaining every game’s important and every day has a number of important games that’ll impact the various races out East and West in some way.  For this blog obviously our focus is on the East … Continue reading →