Author Archives: Derek

Apparently, Devils President/GM Lou Lamoriello decided to kill this Montreal experiment or fetish that he has by firing Claude Julien with a week left in the season. No! You aren’t hallucinating folks. It really happened again. Seven years ago, the … Continue reading →

Just kidding. I had been having some login issues the past few days Steve. Sorry. Also had been completing an in depth baseball preview filled with predictions over at Hitting Back. To view it, either go below our last More … Continue reading →

Winning another 3-1 game. Pando gets two (!) and Gio returns and gets goal #25. Gomer and Janssen sit out. Soreness? Chyea, from riding the pine 55 minutes a night maybe. Finally, Devils fans have found a guy to resoundly … Continue reading →

At 9:01 P.M. EST, the New York Islanders 2006-07 season was declared dead. That is all. Local Hockey Tripleheader (Sort of) tomorrow: 12:00 NHL On NBC Countdown to Faceoff (NBCSports.com)12:30 Detroit vs. Columbus (NBC-HD)3:00 Devils Gamenight (FSN NY)3:30 Boston vs. … Continue reading →

The Devils, after both teams played dreadfully, got a 3-1 win over Filthy. Rupp, Zajac and Pando (!) scored for NJ to put them back in first on wins in the Atlantic. Pittsburgh is in T.O. on Saturday, the Devils … Continue reading →

Devils are home to Philthy tonight at 7:30 on FSN, Isles at 8:00 are in Buffalo, in what is really a must-win for this team. This is the game in hand they have on EVERYONE. This is the definition of … Continue reading →

Here’s my column from SFM this week. Super-zoomed in cameras are not the answer to the NHL’s television problem. Just because we’re getting closer to the ice with the angle does not give you a better view of the game, … Continue reading →

Well, there goes the conference. We gotta play better. You chalk as many games up to being tired as you want, but at some point your just gonna have to fight through it. Great goals from Buffalo. They played fantastic. … Continue reading →

Both the Rangers and Islanders suffered costly losses tonight. Up two after a strong first period up north, the Rangers imploded in a dreadful second giving up five consecutive goals to fall behind 5-2. Though they got two in the … Continue reading →

People are probably wondering what I think about this deal. In case you haven’t heard, here’s the basic details: -9 National Games of the Week-Flex Scheduling. NHL picks 3 games for each broadcast window at least, NBC picks 1 game … Continue reading →