Posted in Andy Greene, Brian Gionta, Jamie Langenbrunner, Johnny Oduya, Laffs, Marty Brodeur, Paul Martin, Peanut Gallery, Rod Pelley, Sergei Brylin, Travis Zajac, Zach Parise on May 29, 2008 | 79 Comments »
We were driven today to the outer edges of sheer boredom, and did something that only the most desperate of hockey fans should ever do — we read the CBA. Some people read the CBA and come out of it with a clearer understanding of the financial picture of the NHL. Others walk [...]
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Posted in Andy Greene, Brian Gionta, Colin White, Dainius Zubrus, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jay Pandolfo, John Madden, Johnny Oduya, Laffs, Marty Brodeur, Mike Mottau, Patty Elias, Peanut Gallery, Sergei Brylin, Travis Zajac, Zach Parise on March 5, 2008 | 235 Comments »
Tonight marks one of the most anticipated events of the hockey season here at stately IPB Manor. Gentle Reader, you’re probably scratching your head and thinking, “Whatever is it that could be a significant event in the NHL at this time of year? Surely the -ookies wouldn’t get excited for Forsberg’s triumphant [...]
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Posted in All-Star Game, Andrei Markov, Around the League, Arron Asham, Bully Pulpit, Dainius Zubrus, Daniel Alfredsson, Devils, Johnny Oduya, Laffs, Marty Brodeur, News and Notes, Patty Elias, Peanut Gallery, Sheldon Brookbank, Sid Crosby, Vinny Lecavalier, Zdeno Chara on January 9, 2008 | 406 Comments »
The All Star Game starting line-ups have been announced and as usual we’re incensed at who’s been deemed an “all star” and who’s been deemed “less than”. We look at the guys who were “voted in” by the “fans” and have a hard time trying to figure out which league these so-called “fans” [...]
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Several years ago, when the Sabres were in the midst of a goaltending controversy, we stumbled across a trade suggested by a fan on the interwebs. This well-reasoned, highly-plausible proposal was as follows: The Sabres would trade Ryan Miller and Martin Biron to the Devils for Martin Brodeur and Colin White. The fan [...]
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Saturday night means we’re too drunk and/or distracted to give you a running game diary, so instead, Gentle Reader, we offer a looser-structured taste of our thoughts, hopes, dreams and impressions as the game wore on.
PREGAME
– We hate this new pregame show format, where we only get 1/3 of a pregame because MSG has combined [...]
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Another Devils season has come and gone, and while anything short of a Stanley Cup will always be a disappointment (hey, why should the fans have lower expectations than the players?), there’s a lot that can be taken out of the 2006-2007 season. As we said at the conclusion of the Game 5 recap, [...]
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