Talk is Cheap. Devils and Rangers Get Ready for Game 4
The dust has settled, the frustrations have gone, and voices are being heard again after Game 3’s mirror image result to Game 1. The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers will battle in probably the most important game of the series yet despite plenty of hockey left to play.…
Déjà vu. Rangers Blank Devils for 2-1 Series Lead in Game 3
The first home game of the Eastern Conference Finals for the Devils at The Prudential Center seemed like a mirror image of Game 1 at Madison Square Garden. Two great periods of hockey and tempo by the New Jersey Devils on a Rangers team fighting to keep it 0-0. Then,…
Devils/Rangers Game 1 in the Books: Familiar Territory for New Jersey
The excitement leading up to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was probably more eventful than then game itself. This has been a long awaited rematch where most figured the way the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils have been playing, they’d probably be in each other’s way at some point on…
Devils/Rangers Rivalry Renewed in Finals Rematch: You’re in our way. Move.
Hockey fan or not, if you aren’t excited about this Eastern Conference Finals series since it became official as of 11pm Saturday night, go watch paint dry and get your head examined because you couldn’t have scripted a more epic match up than this. The cross Hudson rivals will meet for…
Broad Street, Meet Your New Bullies: Devils Eliminate Flyers in Game 5
If you had trouble breathing, and your heart skipped a beat Tuesday night, you should feel completely normal after watching the New Jersey Devils eliminate the Philadelphia Flyers in the 5th game of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. The Devils are going to their first conference finals since they last won…
NHL: The West is Ready
The Western conference teams are ready and eager to get their hands on the Cup. Both semifinal matchups have concluded, one in four games, the other in five. This Western finals series on the horizon is not going to disappoint. The LA Kings have come from the bottom as the…
Devils Put Flyers on the Brink of Elimination: Control Series 3-1
What better way for Martin Brodeur to celebrate his 40th birthday than to shutdown the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 4 at the Prudential Center Sunday night. Anyone who paid the price of admission definitely got their money’s worth. The Devils put a strangle hold on the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Sunday…
So Much Hockey So Little Time: IIHF World Championship Underway
World Championship Hockey. NHL playoff hockey is not the only hockey to pay attention to during the month of May. Sure, it may draw more eyes and ears from sports fans nationwide, but from May 4‐20, in two host countries Finland and Sweden, is the largest annual ice hockey tournament,…
Devils Game 3 OT Victory vs the Flyers: Better Late Than Never.
There is nothing like your first time! This post season for the New Jersey Devils has created some stories on guys that don’t usually make the headlines. For Alexei Ponikarovsky, his first goal of the 2011-2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs came at the right time. “I didn’t have time to celebrate.…
Game 2 Preview Devils & Flyers. Time for a Second Serving.
The two division rivals clash again in Philadelphia for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semi-finals. After the Game 1 overtime loss, the New Jersey Devils have no reason to bow their heads as they gave Philly plenty of reasons to realize that maybe everyone shouldn’t have picked the Flyers to…
NHL: And Then There Were Eight
The end of April signifies one thing in my eyes: the start of the conference semifinals in NHL playoffs. The quarterfinals were more dramatic than expected, with the series outcomes yielding unpredictable results. Now, there are four teams remaining in each conference, fighting through another round and inching closer and…
Round 2 Divisional Rival Preview: Devils vs Flyers
There’s no need for handshakes necessary, they’ve met plenty of times. The Stanley Cup semi-finals will begin Sunday at 3pm for these two divisional rivals and, let’s just say, no one will be playing nicely. These teams have been pretty evenly matched the last few times they’ve met not only…
