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NHL Player Safety hypocrisy
During Tuesday night’s game won by the Rangers 5-3 over the Avalanche, rookie defenseman Ryan Lindgren delivered a vicious hit on puck carrier Joonas Donskoi that knocked the Colorado forward to the ice. On the play, Donskoi never saw Lindgren … Continue reading
Posted in Column, NYRangers
Tagged Avalanche, Column, Corey Perry, hitting, Joonas Donskoi, Nazem Kadri, NHL Player Safety, Pavel Buchnevich, Rangers, Ryan Ellis, Ryan Lindgren, Scott Stevens
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Devils decade in review: Mostly dark clouds with a couple of bright patches
I’ve seen some decade in review things sporadically including podcasts and whatnot, plus the NFL’s 100th anniversary stuff but it didn’t really occur to me to do a decade in review for the Devils until I saw someone bring up … Continue reading
Posted in Devils
Tagged Adam Henrique, Adam Larsson, Adam Oates, Alain Nasreddine, Alexander Mogilny, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Beau Bennett, Blake Coleman, Bob McKenzie, Bobby Farnham, Brent Sutter, Brian Rolston, Bryce Salvador, Cory Schneider, Damien Brunner, Danius Zubrus, David Blitzer, David Conte, Doc Emrick, Don Fehr, Doug Gilmour, Gary Bettman, Henrik Lundqvist, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jack Hughes, Jacques Lemaire, Jaromír Jágr, Jeff Vanderbeek, Jesper Bratt, Johan Hedberg, John Hynes, John MacLean, John Moore, John Quenneville, Josh Harris, Kyle Palmieri, Lee Stempniak, Lou Lamoriello, Mackenzie Blackwood, Marek Zidlicky, Martin Brodeur, Michael Ryder, Mike Cammalleri, Mike Richter, Nico Hischier, Nikita Gusev, P.A. Parenteau, P.K. Subban, Patrik Eliáš, Paul Castron, Pete DeBoer, Petr Sykora, Ray Shero, Richard Bloch, Ryan Carter, Ryane Clowe, Sami Vatanen, Scott Stevens, Sean Avery, Steve Bernier, Taylor Hall, Travis Zajac, Wayne Simmonds, Will Butcher, Zach Parise
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Crickets chirping in Newark
NHL.com has this video clip of last night’s ‘highlights’ as nine minutes long. I beg to differ, and not just because I’m salty over the Devils’ latest fiasco at the Prudential Center. Even when the Devils had a 2-1 lead … Continue reading
Posted in Devils
Tagged Andy Greene, Blake Coleman, Cory Schneider, Dan Bylsma, Jack Hughes, Jacques Lemaire, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, John Hynes, John MacLean, Lou Lamoriello, Mackenzie Blackwood, Mark Borowiecki, Matt Tennyson, Nico Hischier, Nikita Gusev, P.K. Subban, Ray Shero, Sami Vatanen, Scott Stevens, Taylor Hall, Travis Zajac, Wayne Simmonds
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Groundhog Day in Newark
These days watching the Devils feels like Bill Murray stuck in a near hopeless loop in the ’90’s comedy Groundhog Day, reliving the same nightmare over and over and over again. Devils take lead(s) in a home game, lose leads … Continue reading
Posted in Devils
Tagged Abbey Mastraco, Alain Vigneault, Andy Greene, Ben Lovejoy, Brian Boyle, Chris Ryan, Claude Giroux, Corey Masiak, Drew Stafford, Jay Pandolfo, Joel Farabee, John Hayden, John Hynes, John Madden, Kevin Rooney, Larry Brooks, Louis Domingue, Mackenzie Blackwood, Miles Wood, Ray Shero, Scott Stevens, Taylor Hall
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HARD HITS: Hot starts by late signings prove one thing
For the whole summer, Mikko Rantanen couldn’t reach agreement with the Avalanche on a new contract. Like many pricey Group II free agents, the high scoring right wing remained unsigned. It didn’t matter. He waited until September 28 to sign … Continue reading
Posted in Hard Hits
Tagged Blackhawks, Brayden Point, Cale Makar, Cody Glass, Column, Connor McDavid, Devils, Erik Karlsson, Flyers, Hard Hits, Jack Hughes, John Hynes, Kaapo Kakko, Leon Draisaitl, Lias Andersson, Matthew Tkachuk, Mikko Rantanen, Mitch Marner, NHL Schedule, Nikita Gusev, Oilers, Patrick Marleau, Patrik Laine, PK Subban, Quinn Hughes, Rangers, Sabres, Sam Reinhardt, Scott Stevens, Sharks, Victor Olofsson
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The Hudson Rivalry is back!
I gotta admit to something. Being sick plays tricks with you. I have a really bad cold right now. It definitely didn’t help watching the way over hyped and overly dragged out NHL Draft Lottery in Toronto. I had just … Continue reading
Posted in Devils, NHL Draft, NYRangers
Tagged 2019 Draft Lottery, Adam Graves, Alexei Kovalev, Claude Lemieux, Devils, Hudson Rivalry, Jack Hughes, John MacLean, Kaapo Kakko, Mark Messier, Martin Brodeur, Mike Richter, NBCSN, NHL Draft, Rangers, Scott Niedermayer, Scott Stevens, Sergei Zubov, Toronto
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Game #63: Movin’ Monday – Devils 2, Habs 1
Let me start this blog with a thought: There really shouldn’t be any games on deadline day. It’s just too hectic for the teams and the fans to go through the dual emotional roller coaster, it’s another game you lose … Continue reading
Posted in Devils
Tagged Brad Marchand, Connor Carrick, Cory Schneider, Jarmo Kekalainen, Jesper Bratt, John Quenneville, Keith Kinkaid, Kurtis Gabriel, Mackenzie Blackwood, Marcus Johansson, Mark Stone, Martin Brodeur, Michael Grabner, Miles Wood, Nathan Bastian, Pat Maroon, Paul Byron, Pavel Zacha, Ray Shero, Scott Stevens, Wayne Simmonds
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Lou to join Islanders as president of hockey operations
In a move that’s been rumored for a few weeks and reported yesterday by Arthur Staple of the Athletic website, the Islanders moved to hire longtime NHL exec Lou Lamoriello as their president of hockey operations, mere weeks after he … Continue reading
Devils must overcome devastating loss on controversial hit to keep season alive
Coming off a epic Game Three highlighted by MVP candidate Taylor Hall’s three points in a huge 5-2 victory before a raucous environment at The Prudential Center, the Devils suffered a devastating loss in Game Four to the Lightning on … Continue reading
Posted in Column, Devils
Tagged Column, Department of Player Safety, Devils, Eric Lindros, Lightning, NHL, NHL Playoffs, Nikita Kucherov, Sami Vatanen, Scott Stevens
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Devils on the brink of postseason after rare demolition of Rangers
If this Devils season has been a refreshing change from recent years of hopeless ineptitude and boring hockey, last night at the Rock was even a step above that – it was reminiscent of the glory days with a playoff … Continue reading
Posted in Battle Of Hudson, Devils, NY Rangers
Tagged Andy Greene, Ben Lovejoy, Blake Coleman, Brendan Shanahan, Brian Boyle, Brian Gibbons, Cory Schneider, Jesper Bratt, Keith Kinkaid, Kyle Palmieri, Lou Lamoriello, Martin Brodeur, Miles Wood, Mirco Mueller, Nico Hischier, Patrick Maroon, Patrik Eliáš, Roberto Luongo, Sami Vatanen, Scott Clemmensen, Scott Stevens, Stefan Noesen, Taylor Hall, Travis Zajac, Will Butcher
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