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Well, I was out at a buddy’s in Point Pleasant tonight for a hockey get together. And it was nice to see that for the third straight game (yes they played well at the Swamp too), the Rangers no longer … Continue reading →

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Rangers are in Washington on MSG. Isles are in Boston on FSN. At 10 P.M., Thrashers-Canucks is available on Yahoo.com Enjoy your hockey! New Post

This was about as pleasant a surprise as could be. In a must win regulation game against the eighth seeded Lightning, the Rangers took Tampa Bay to school, slicing the deficit to five. In every aspect, they dominated. It didn’t … Continue reading →

The Devils will be the #2 Game this Sunday on NBC vs. the Lightning. Dave Strader, Brian Hayward and Joe Micheletti have the call. Here’s the deal. You live in an Eastern Conference city, you see NJ-TB. You live in … Continue reading →

Basically, this is a nothing deal. One support player for another. Adam Hall just never distinguished himself here after coming back from Nashville in the unpopular three-team trade which sent Dominic Moore to playoff-bound Pittsburgh. Pascal Dupuis isn’t a bad … Continue reading →

Well, if there actually was a way to create one, I can only think of one topic which Steve and Swamp fans don’t want any part of: Are you concerned that Claude Julien’s overuse of Martin Brodeur might burn him … Continue reading →

I actually thought it was a lot of fun. Great amount of speed and pace, while there were some penalities to be sure, it never quite slowed down how good this one was. Do not mistake the stat sheets in … Continue reading →

You just had two stations broadcast the Islanders-Devils game and it just concluded. So, go to Hockey Night New York Live directly after the 2-0 Brodeur shutout of the Fishsticks in an intense playoff race, right? Not if you’re them. … Continue reading →

It’s into a shootout now at Wachovia 4-4 with the Pens. The Flyers rallied from two down in the third to tie thanks to Forsberg’s magic resulting in goals by Simon Gagne and Mike Knuble with the goalie pulled. In … Continue reading →