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Copyright Getty Images Every time the Devils and Rangers get together, it’s always compelling. The Battle Of Hudson is one of the fiercest rivalries in the league bar none. Especially now that both teams are good. In as odd a … Continue reading →

Less than a week ago, the Devils were flying at fifteen games over .500, 9-1-1 since the All-Star break and seemingly in a solid playoff position. However, the Devils have clearly hit a rough patch now after a tough-luck loss … Continue reading →

While all the hoopla surrounding Rick Nash continued entering last night’s game versus Buffalo, Ranger GM Glen Sather was able to make one deal. Slats sent forward Wojtek Wolski to the Panthers in exchange for minor league blueliner Michael Vernace … Continue reading →

As I was finally putting together my thoughts on Rick Nash, Rangers President and GM Glen Sather did the wise thing and told Columbus GM Scott Howson thanks, but no thanks. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger via Twitter, the Jackets’ … Continue reading →

Will Rick Nash be doing more celebrating in a Ranger jersey or will Scott Howson wait till the summer to deal the much targeted power forward? For what seems like a year (really two weeks), Rick Nash has been rumored … Continue reading →

Last night was certainly busy at the Prudential Center. Before the game, the Devils honored long-time announcer Doc Emrick with a ceremony paying tribute to his twenty-one seasons in the organization. During it, word filtered out about a trade for … Continue reading →

On a mini two-game road trip that saw the Devils swing through Montreal Sunday and Toronto Tuesday, the Devils put another four points in the bank as stunningly, a playoff berth that looked iffy at best going into the All-Star … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →