Fun Facts, Or Something You’re Not Going To Learn On Any Other Hockey Blog Today

For a variety of convoluted reasons, we were exploring the native wildlife situation in New Jersey last night during the Devils/Bruins game. And on the website for the NJ Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish & Wildlife, we discovered this amazing fact: A national survey asked, “Where would you go to view wildlife if [...]

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Devils vs. Bruins, 3/30/2010: Woolgathering

Here’s what we all need to do after that suckfest in Philly — we need to just get back up on the horse and watch the Devils try to beat another lower-echelon Eastern Conference playoff-ish team. We can use tonight’s game to gauge how well we think they’ll fare against the actual lower-echelon Eastern Conference [...]

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Devils @ Flyers, 03/28/10: Open Thread

So the Devils have clinched their 13th-straight playoff berth. All that remains between now and the first round loss start of the playoffs is convincing Kovalchuk he should sign a Hossa-esque 1-year deal with the Devs, convincing Paulie his arm really is bionic and his shot is now unstoppable, and convincing Zharkov the Candygram is [...]

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Devils @ Canadiens, 3/27/10: Open Thread

Hey! We made it home before the Devils game started! WOO HOOO! It’s great to be safely ensconced back in the friendly confines of stately IPB Manor, with a growler of beer from Barley’s in Columbus, and some New Jersey pizza on its way to our house. Join us for an open thread while we [...]

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Wherein We Go On The World’s Most Random Roadtrip: Episode 3

Gentle Reader, we have had an exhausting day. We were such go-getters! We started at the crack of 10 a.m. and headed out to the Franklin Park Conservatory for a photo excursion. It’s a beautiful place, all gorgeously sunlit and plant-filled, and the grounds beyond the conservatory are lovely (although they were covered with snow [...]

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Wherein We Go On The World’s Most Random Roadtrip: Episode 2

Today was the centerpiece day of our trip to Columbus — game day! We greeted the day at the crack of mid- to late-morning, and were thrilled to find it cold and gloomy outside. Perfect weather for traipsing around town and then walking to the arena! The first stop on our busy itinerary was the [...]

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Wherein We Go On The World’s Most Random Roadtrip: Episode 1

Okay, so at some point early this season, when the Blue Jackets were acting as our secondary, back-up reserve tranny brides, we decided to plan a road trip to Columbus. We checked our schedules, checked their schedule, tried to estimate when, during the season, we’d be looking for a vacation, and picked a random, far-off [...]

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