Game #11 of 82 - Devils at Boston Bruins
by Steve Lepore on Oct 29, 2009 5:00 PM EDT
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New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Oct 29, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
TV: MSG Plus (HD)
Radio: WFAN 660 AM
Previews: The Honorable John Fischer's for NJD, and Stanley Cup of Chowder's for Beantown.
Song to Get You Pumped Up But Also Make You Think Deeply About Tonight's Game: "Cool the Engines" by Boston.
I'm no fool
I'm gonna keep it cool
and take it day by day
We won't know where we might go
'Till we take it all the way
By the way, if you're interested in submitting a song for one of these things, e-mail me at SMLepore@comcast.net.
NOTE: As Gulitti reported earlier, Yann Danis will get his first start tonight for New Jersey. Tim Thomas guards the Boston goal.
Fischer will be commenting tonight, and I'll join in about an hour or so late. As our constant reminder goes: Keep the comments clean, you keep them on-topic (tangents OK, talking about the Devils/Bruins is OK, but I don't want to turn this into a "I can't believe he was cheesy enough to use a Boston song for this" thread), and support the New Jersey Devils.
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LET'S GO BRUINS!
I hope everyone has a safe evening and enjoys the game.
Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure! (or Twitter.) GO BRUINS! (and Wild!)
by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Oct 29, 2009 5:08 PM EDT reply actions
Go Devils
Hopefully it won’t get blacked out tonight. I will miss the beginning but it looks like a good game to watch.
GO DEVILS!
I’ll be tweeting from the game tonight. @kleathers
Reminder.
Danis is in; Andrew Peters is in for P-L Letourneau Leblond per Gulitti.
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Well, Chara fell down at the point
And Langenbrunner and Parise go down on a 2-on-1! Langenbrunner shoots it and Thomas did well to challenge for the shot.
Earlier, Danis made his first save as a Devil in this regular season
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Boston has been dominant in terms of possession so far, lots of long shifts by the Devils’ defense.
Incidentally, your eyes were not lying, Pikkarainen was just out there with Zajac.
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What? There was offside? That was incredibly late.
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No. It couldn’t have been. The faceoff was in the Bruins’ zone. What an odd situation.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Even odder
Rolston-Zajac-Pikkarainen just had a good, offensive shift. Pikk’s been hustling early.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah. So in response to that I say BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Plenty to start.
Parise-Zubrus-Langenbrunner (not odd.)
Rolston-Zajac-Pikkarainen (seriously.)
Bergfors-Niedermayer-Clarkson
Peters-Pelley-Halischuk
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
How has Pikkarainen played with Zajac and Rolie?
by fearloathing13 on Oct 29, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, pretty well. He’s looked good early.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
And now Zajac’s back with Parise and Langenbrunner.
Don’t write these lines in pen, Lemaire will change them.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the switching. It can help keep teams off balance but of course it can hurt the chemistry.
by fearloathing13 on Oct 29, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
SCORE!!!!
BERGFORS does great to rush up ice off a bad Bruins pass and David Clarkson pounded the puck that trickled through Thomas!
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Correction: It was actually a bad Devils pass that eluded an attempted interception by a Bruin pointman that Bergfors collected and stormed up ice with.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Devils taking a hooking call
Bryce Salvador was caught and then lost his stick while doing so. Really, Bryce? Really?
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Big save by Danis on a PP rush. Krejci redirected the pass well, but Danis’ glove was in the right place.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
He is. Boston didn’t score on the PP, but they definitely have built on it. The Devils have been inconsistent on defense – giving up the puck in too many spots followed by a smart play that leads to a counter attack of sorts.
It’s better than just being beaten repeatedly, but the Devils need to be more consistent. Danis has played well so far.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
he was on the isle u know he can take punishment
by Imperator_Celtic on Oct 29, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Period One Done
Bruins are forcing the Devils to play tight and had the majority of possession; but Devils have been successful on the counterattack and lead 1-0.
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ALL YOU TV VIEWERS...
are missing out on one hell of an interview between Sherry and Andy Greene. Pure torture….halloween jokes..trap jokes…ugh.
I turn it down when I hear she is going to do an interview.
by fearloathing13 on Oct 29, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Second period begins
Boston gets a good chance and it is stopped by a Bryce Salvador slash while he was falling. That one doesn’t bother me as much as it stopped a potential chance as opposed to just being dumb like Bryce’s earlier hook.
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He’s still out there on the kill. He’s holding his arm again after the whistle.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Devils kill it but...
…Boston keeps it in, they pound the puck on net, Oduya blocks a shot, his stick breaks, the puck squirts among the traffic and Bergeron buries a pass for the equalizer.
That was more bad luck on Oduya and the Devils rather than a bad play.
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Dear Andrew Peters,
This is not soccer. Don’t try and sell that.
Sincerely,
A soccer fan in addition to a Devils fan, John.
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White seems to be OK
He’s out there now, taking shifts as usual.
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You know, the Devils have given up too many blind clearances and too much space to the Boston forwards. Likewise, they have not had many shifts where they actually set up on offense.
This is looking a lot like last night, admittedly.
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Haven’t seen him for a bit…I don’t know why?
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a great heads-up play by Morris to deny Parise the clear chance. That was the best shift for the Devils this period on offense.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
UGH. Chico just said it on the TV. Bad news for certain!
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Bruins respond with some chances of their own. The whole game seemingly looks like Boston should be dominating, but the teams are close in terms of shots. Lots of break-ups, blocks, misses, etc.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Devils to go on the PP
Zdeno Chara is CONFUSED. CONFUSED that he was called for tripping. I don’t know why, he chopped Zubrus down and even if he didn’t go down, it was well away from the play.
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Given that the Devils are down a defenseman, maybe a 5-forward unit wouldn’t be such a bad idea? I’m kidding. Sort of.
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Actually, the Devils just now set-up, moved the puck well and quickly, and got a good shot on net that Thomas swallowed.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Worlds better compared to last night.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Second period over
This is a bit confusing. I have no idea whether to say that the Devils should be happy the Bruins only got one past Danis, or that they should be up given some of the chances they had.
Losing Oduya hurts, even if he wasn’t playing great. The Devils really need to press the issue on defense because Boston only needs to connect on a few of those passes, or do a better job shooting, or get lucky and avoid not driving a shot into one of their own players or a Devils’ defender to get the lead here.
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Third period has begun
First shot taken by Boston about 25 seconds in.
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And it was a good one! And then the Devils had the puck in Boston’s end for like 20 seconds
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s just that Bergfors is shooting really hard from an angle.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
OK. What’s happening now? It’s like the other two periods but the Devils are actually having some offense in their favor.
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Wow. I’m impressed by Boston’s fourth line. Not so much with the Devils being pinned back by BOSTON’S FOURTH LINE
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Be nice, he’s actually looked the best he has been this season on that line – winning pucks, hustling, etc.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Also: I think this is really to see whether Pikkarainen can do anything beyond the fourth line and given that he hasn’t been shifted back there, I think Lemaire thinks he can.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Not bagging on either just now, was more referencing the fact that our D men corps is shrinking and a trade might become necessary.
Should the Devils trade a player for temporary relief? Well, that’ll depend on Oduya’s actual injury.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Andy Greene is making all of us wonder what in the name of all that is holy anyone saw in Cory Murphy.
Was that my eyes or did I just see the fourth line put out a good shift? Also, Andy Greene is playing out of his mind with all these minutes.
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Ha...
They had mentioned a few minutes ago Clarkson’s shot had hit Thomas in the mask..which he removed and said something to Clarkson. Now he just hit him again with chaos insuing? You have to love that David Clarkson…
Again, he’s Randy McKay Ver. 2.0!
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
GOAL! GOAL ! GOAL!
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JUST LIKE THE FIRST ONE!!!!!! A shot trickles through and DAINIUS ZUBRUS CRASHES THE NET AND PUTS IT HOME!!!!
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Langenbrunner’s shot was shanked, Parise tips it correctly, and ZUBRUS FROM BEHIND TO MAKE IT 2-1
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Like NOBODY COVERED Zubrus on that. He saw opportunity knocking and he didn’t just answer but he gave it a big hug!
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Hard to tell by the radio...
but it really sounded like Clarkson’s play got the momentum going for the team in the last few minutes.
im gonna be the fiirst to say it ever.
Zubrus is the hero A.T.M.
by Imperator_Celtic on Oct 29, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
CROSS BAR!!!!
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Handpass by Boston in the neutral zone and there’s just less than 30 second left.
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Why? Why would you want Boston to tie it?
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Boston had the better time tonight possessing the puck, but can they beat Danis or beat the Devils’ defense and set up something cleanly?
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Shouldn’t have been icing, bad call by the ref. Center ice faceoff. Bruins take a timeout.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
ICING by Boston. Mark Recchi is yelling at the ref…hmmm…no penalty for that.
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Very crucial faceoff here.
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by John Fischer on Oct 29, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Devils win a close, tight one!
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i only watched the third really
how was danis
by Imperator_Celtic on Oct 29, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Yann Danis was simply great tonight, the only one that got past him was not at all his fault. Defense was bending, bending, bending, but ultimately not broken. Offense showed up more in the third and got the big chance and took it!
6-0-0 on the road, won a game that maybe they shouldn’t have, and that is that! Recap to be forthcoming.
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i was wondering what he would look like with a team that actually cares.
by Imperator_Celtic on Oct 29, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
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