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About Derek

Derek is a creative writer who enjoys taking photographs, working on poetry, and covering hockey. A free spirit who loves the outdoors, a diverse selection of music, and writing, he's a former St. John's University alumni with a degree in Sports Management. Derek covers the Rangers for Battle of Hudson and is a contributor to The Hockey Writers. His appreciation of art and nature are his true passions.

Devils suffer excruciating OT loss against Bruins

Suddenly, home-ice isn’t so friendly to the Devils anymore as their 1-0 loss in the dying seconds of OT at the Rock against Boston was the third in their last four home games, though they did get the bonus point … Continue reading →

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Sound The Alarms

Apparently, the New York Rangers forgot to set the alarm clock. I warned that the Islanders would be hell bent on exacting revenge for last week’s no-show. They’ve not even bothered to show. It’s 2-0 thus far with undisciplined play- … Continue reading →

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Back from the Dead

Well, after a few days away, I’m finally back from the dead. Like the classic House Of Pain ’94 tune, no pun intended. It’s nice to have a funtioning computer again, even if it is psycho. Haha. One of these … Continue reading →

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Devils’ roller-coaster continues

After a first half of the season where the Devils were remarkably consistent, the story since New Year’s has pretty much been the same – win one, lose one, win one, lose two…the inconsistency is just mind-boggling. I would say … Continue reading →

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Devils clinch playoff berth after nailbiter at the Bell Centre

Okay so I was slightly premature the other night and the Devils’ OT loss against the Rangers wasn’t quite enough for them to clinch a playoff berth, but they turned the trick tonight with a hard-fought 4-2 win in Montreal … Continue reading →

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Devils get just desserts in shootout loss to Rangers

If you have sunny-side view of things as a Devils fan, after last night you’ll point out that we’re back in first place, that the Devils were the better team last night and could easily have put five or six … Continue reading →

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Man bites dog: Devils’ PP the difference in 6-3 win

After the Devils’ latest frustrating loss to a non-playoff team on Saturday night came a mini-contreversy when Zach Parise criticized the fans for booing a power play that has been struggling for months. A cynic might say that actually did … Continue reading →

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3D Vision Suckage

As most of you know by now considering all the Garden propaganda that naturally focuses on anything else but tomorrow’s meaningless showdown between the Islanders and Rangers, Wednesday March 24 is the first ever 3D televised hockey game. With nothing … Continue reading →

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Sid is just a Kid

All-Star. Hart Trophy. Stanley Cup. Gold Medal Olympic Hero. Golden Boy. Nobody can deny the special talent of Sidney Crosby. At 22 years of age, the Penguin leader has accomplished plenty already, silencing cynics like us that can’t stomach him … Continue reading →

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On Road To B’ruin

If one were to grade the Rangers’ performance in a must win versus a mediocre Bruin team that’s hanging on, it would be an F. Once again, they flunked out this time by a score of 2-1 in Beantown. Once, … Continue reading →

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