Author Archives: Derek

On this nice Spring day, there now are 15 teams remaining in the Cup chase. With the Devils bowing out in a wimper a third straight year on home ice to the dreaded Flyers, it really boggles. More on this … Continue reading →

Even in defeat, it’s hard to ignore Martin Brodeur’s remarkable glove stop committing highway robbery against Simon Gagne in Game Four. Listen to Comcast Sports Net’s call with Bill Clement in particular giving kudos. Though Gagne did kinda shoot it … Continue reading →

In the interest of full disclosure, I admit I probably would have wrote the article I’m about to (or something very close to it) back in 2000 if I was blogging then at the point the Devils fell behind 3-1 … Continue reading →

This year’s first round has been unlike any other. Well, at least in recent memory. When’s the last time so many higher seeds faced such tough opposition just to reach the second round? Of course, if you’re our resident Devil … Continue reading →

It looks like Norway’s invading Broadway this Fall. While it may not be a great Spring for the Rangers, they seem to have landed Mats Zuccarello-Aasen. The 22 year-old diminutive winger who’s listed at 5-7, 161 pounds was a standout for Modo of the … Continue reading →

There are playoff moments and then there are bizarre ones such as last night’s Game 3 WC quarterfinal between the Sharks and Avalanche. A game that saw the West’s top seed dominate Colorado to the tune of 51-17 in shots, … Continue reading →

Just asking, but how in a playoff game between two evenly matched teams (and that’s what they are, you can forget the seeding) do you let the Flyers outshoot you by a whopping 18-4 in the third period and OT?! … Continue reading →

The Cap comeback should be renamed Nicklas Backstrom Day because he absolutely saved his team from a dire situation. It only took 29 seconds for the wonderful franchise center to end it by using a Hab defenseman as a screen … Continue reading →

If you haven’t seen this Caps-Habs II, boy have you missed a lot. What a game they’re seeing on Versus at nervous Verizon where Alex Ovechkin finally awoke netting a goal and three helpers just to get his team into … Continue reading →

Day Four already! While it still feels a little odd minus my team, these playoffs have lived up its billing. To quote my favorite Bruce Willis The Last Boy Scout character Joe Hallenback, “And then some.” What great action we’re … Continue reading →