Category Archives: Battle News

Bad call hurts Devil cause in loss to Red Wings

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Derek

It’s understood that officials make mistakes. They are human. Errors are part of sports. Some worse than others. In the Devils’ case, they had a bad one go against them. Trailing by a goal with over a minute left, they … Continue reading →

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From Monster Mash to Beach

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Derek

The Monster Mash Era is over. Brandon Mashinter was dealt to Chicago for Kyle Beach. A former ’08 first round pick of the Blackhawks, the 23-year old Beach has never played in an NHL game. He’s spent the majority of … Continue reading →

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Wild finish in Newark a fun hockey display

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Derek

Occasionally, you get one of those crazy games that makes hockey so great. When the Devils hosted the Canadiens in Newark, we got just that. Through two periods, New Jersey trailed Montreal 1-0. For Cory Schneider, it was business as … Continue reading →

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A King’s Ransom: Rangers sign Lundqvist to seven-year extension

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Derek

In what’s been a bizarre season, it took another turn today. The Rangers have signed Henrik Lundqvist to a seven-year extension worth a reported $59.5 million. It comes on the heels of surprising rookie backup Cam Talbot making a second straight … Continue reading →

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Chris Kreider’s Scores Hat Trick

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Derek

As noted in the previous post, rookie Chris Kreider scored his first career hat trick to highlight an exciting Rangers’ 5-2 win over former coach John Tortorella and the Canucks Saturday at an animated Madison Square Garden. Here are all … Continue reading →

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Schneider: It’s Groundhog Day For Me

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Derek

When the Devils play host to the Hurricanes tonight in Newark, Martin Brodeur will be in net. It’s his third consecutive start. The 41-year old legend has turned back the clock accounting for seven of the team’s nine wins. In … Continue reading →

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Nolan: Opportunities await Rochester

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Derek

A few days into the job, interim Sabre coach Ted Nolan is already looking at making changes. With the club in full rebuild mode, the veteran coach made some strong observations in a John Vogl piece that appeared in the … Continue reading →

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Nabokov on IR, Islanders recall Nilsson

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Derek

Evgeni Nabokov suffered a groin injury in his start Saturday against the Red Wings. The Islanders starting netminder was replaced by backup Kevin Poulin, who backstopped them to a 5-4 shootout win.Poulin has outperformed Nabokov so far posting a 2.51 … Continue reading →

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Ott gets Nolan Era off to good start

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Derek

For the first time since 1997, Ted Nolan was behind the Buffalo bench. Fittingly, his team got a win with the Sabres prevailing over the Maple Leafs 3-1 at First Niagara Center. Steve Ott was the catalyst scoring the tying goal and setting … Continue reading →

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A New Era for Sabres starts Friday

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Derek

Unless you were living in a cave, Terry Pegula finally took action firing GM Darcy Regier and coach Ron Rolston following the Sabres’ 3-2 shootout win over the Kings Tuesday. Pat LaFontaine was promoted to Team President and former coach … Continue reading →

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