New Jersey Devils Morning News, Mar 12
by TibbsBeastoftheEast on Mar 12, 2010 8:44 AM EST
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Sidney Crosby and Penguins sick of losing to Devils - (The Bergen Record)
Brodeur expects "original" Devils’ mask to arrive Friday - (Fire & Ice)
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Game 66 Preview: New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
by John Fischer on Mar 11, 2010 11:00 PM EST
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The Time: 7 PM EST/4 PM PST
The Broadcast: TV: MSG+ (HD); Radio: 660 AM WFAN
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (39-23-3) vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins (40-22-5)
The Last Devils Game: It was a game that had it all. Hits. Hustle. Horrible defensive gaffes. The Devils took advantage the most, putting the Rangers' defense to the sword for the first 40 minutes, and scoring 5 goals in those two periods. They tacked on a sixth to complete a 6-3 beat down of the New York Rangers, Our Hated Rivals. I recapped the game here.
The Last Penguins Game: The Penguins began a five game road trip in Carolina and the start didn't go as well as planned. The Penguins battled back to answer Carolina's first three goals within the first two periods. A third period was ultimately a stalemate, but the Canes pulled through in overtime thanks to a quick strike by Brian Pothier. The Pens outshot the Canes 40-22, but leave Carolina with only a point.
The Last Devils-Penguins Game: Believe it or not, but the Devils have been a thorn in the side of the Pittsburgh all season long. The Devils are not only 4-0 over the Penguins so far this season, but they have held Pittsburgh to a whopping two goals total in those four games. The last game was like the third game but not as historic and it was in New Jersey: a Devils shutout win. The 2-0 win itself was a goaltender's duel between Brent Johnson and Martin Brodeur; with now-former Niclas Bergfors scoring the lone non-empty net goal. It did not feature Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby playing as well as one would expect. I recapped the win here; as for the Pittsburgh perspective, Hooks Orpik was a "hater" in his recap of the Penguins' loss.
The Goal: Solid effort (save for the lapses on defense), now do it again. Just as I said at the end of my recap of the 6-3 win over the Rangers, the big question is whether the Devils can win a second straight game, whether the team as a whole can put together a good performance for a second straight game. Regardless of how Pittsburgh did in Carolina on Thursday and past games against them, they're an excellent team who has been playing excellent hockey recently. It'll be difficult but whoever said a NHL game would be easy? The quotes coming out of Thursday's practice, here reported by Tom Gulitti, are heartening. Now the Devils just have to go out there and do it again.
Check out PensBurgh for a perspective from the Pens' point of view. Read on after the jump for my further thoughts.
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Zach Parise signing at Last Licks Rye; An Offer for You, the Reader
Tonight (as indicated by the link), Zach Parise will appear at the Last Licks in Rye tonight (6-8 PM) to sign things and show off his silver medal. If you're in the area, check it out.
The fine people at Steiner Sports (who also own Last Licks and read this site) also wanted me to pass the following online deal for all of you ILWT readers:
-Make any purchase over $30 – Get a Free Brian Rolston signed photograph by entering the code TRUSTLOU1
-Make any purchase over $55 – Get a Free Travis Zajac signed photograph by entering the code TRUSTLOU2
-Make any purchase over $80 – Get a Free Zach Parise signed photograph by entering the code TRUSTLOU3
This will last throughout this weekend and only through their site. So if you're considering buying some collectibles, then now would be a good time.
New Jersey Devils Morning News, Mar 11
by TibbsBeastoftheEast on Mar 11, 2010 8:33 AM EST
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Pucks don't bounce Henrik's way - (The Bergen Record)
Devils notes: Paul Martin mending - (The Bergen Record)
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New Jersey Devils Beat Down Rival New York Rangers 6-3
by John Fischer on Mar 10, 2010 11:41 PM EST
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Maybe it was the practice upon returning from Edmonton on Monday.
Maybe it was the heart-to-heart meeting the team had among themselves on Tuesday.
Maybe it was just the fact that they were playing Our Hated Rivals on Wednesday night.
Whatever you think it was, I'm just glad they did it.
The New Jersey Devils did not just beat the New York Rangers. They out-hit them. They out-hustled them. They out-worked them. They even chased Henrik Lundqvist and tacked one more past his backup, Alex Auld. By and large, they out-played them. There was no period of failure. There was no part of a period where the Devils looked terrible and nearly lost the game. Was the Devils' performance perfect? No. There is definite room for criticism. But for the first time in a long time, I can definitively say that the Devils were the better team tonight and the score reflects that.
Every Devils fan and supporter should be smiling after this one. The Devils won 6-3 over Our Hated Rivals. Here's the NHL.com recap, complete with links to all of the stats from tonight's game. Check out Blueshirt Banter for the Rangers' perspective. It's not happy over there. The loss was their fourth straight and the Rangers' playoff hopes are becoming bleaker. NYRBlogger has the Rangers-based recap up. Read on for my further thoughts and a very important question.
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Game #65 - Devils vs. New York Rangers
by Steve Lepore on Mar 10, 2010 5:00 PM EST
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TV: MSG 2/MSG Plus (HD)
>Radio: WFAN 660 AM, ESPN 1050 AM
Previews: Here's Fischer's, and check out Joe and the gang at Blueshirt Banter for the Rangers stuff.
There is no song to pump you up for tonight's game because if a game against Our Hated Rivals doesn't pump you up, nothing will.
Join me and iFisch in the comments. Da' Rules: all comments must be clean and relevant to the game. Tangents are acceptable and talking about the Rangers or Devils in general is OK. But please do not use this for other purposes and to talk about how disappointed you were that there was no song. Above all, go Devils!
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Hockey community helping out Jeff Christian's daughter Ryan through treatement
Former New Jersey Devils draft pick and current player-assistant coach with the Missouri Mavericks of the CHL, Jeff Christian's daughter Ryan has been and continues to undergo treatment after removal of a tumor from her adrenal gland. As a CHL player, his insurance runs out two weeks after the season ends, so treatment costs are looming.
However, many in the hockey community are standing up to help out Ryan and her family. It's a moving story by Chris Botta's story in the link; if you feel so inclined to help out, donation information is at the end. Thanks to kb for the heads up about this situation.
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New Jersey Devils Morning News, Mar 10
by TibbsBeastoftheEast on Mar 10, 2010 10:13 AM EST
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Jacques Lemaire to Devils: Wake up! - (The Bergen Record)
Elias back at center; Kovalchuk’s finger OK; McAmmond expects to play vs. Rangers - (Fire & Ice)
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