Author Archives: Derek

If Game 2 at the Rock wasn’t quite a must-win for the Devils it certainly had a (cough) Red Alert-type urgency attached to it, especially after New Jersey lost the lead twice in the first two periods last night. With … Continue reading →

You watch the promos for the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs. You hear about the great Alexander Ovechkin, the great Sidney Crosby, which based on their incredible skill sets, is well deserved. You see the highlights that show dazzling goals, scintillating … Continue reading →

It’s Day Two of the playoffs. Playoffs??? We’ll be lucky to win a God **** game! Had to get that in there sans Jim Mora. Especially with the Rangers on the golf course which is driving Jazzy Jim batty. Heard … Continue reading →

Even though I picked against the Devils in this playoff series and the team’s played like mostly crap since early January, I was still foolish enough to think that winning four of our last five showed we were at least … Continue reading →

Okay, I’ll chime in with mine now and me and Derek can compare them after the playoffs end 🙂 East(1) Capitals over (8) Canadiens in 5 games – this does have the potential for disaster with Theodore facing his former … Continue reading →

It’s that fun time of year once again. Finally after a grueling 82-game season that also featured a thrilling Vancouver Olympics with Canada edging USA on Sidney Crosby’s sudden death winner, sixteen teams are left to vie for Lord Stanley. Gone … Continue reading →

With three Stanley Cups since 1995, nine division titles and eleven 100-point seasons the Devils have maintained a standard of excellence and high expectations every year. Thirteen consecutive playoff appearances, four division crowns in five years and another Jennings Trophy … Continue reading →

Before the start of the second period in last night’s Devils-Sabres contest which decided the #2 and #3 seeds everyone heard that the Flyers beat the Rangers in a shootout and despite all the fear around Devils Nation of what … Continue reading →

Before I move on and go out, with the season almost done with just the Ducks and Oilers finishing up the final game in period three, the playoff match-ups are all set. A quick glance at both conferences: EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERS (1) … Continue reading →

It would be easy to get on the league for how Game 82 ended between hated rivals. Yes, finally a stinking shootout decided the playoffs at Wachovia Center where the Flyers took advantage in outshooting the Rangers to a 2-1 … Continue reading →