All Entries Tagged With: "travis zajac"
Bruins Stage Late Comeback, Down Devils 2-1 in Shootout
BOSTON, MA – After a dramatic 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes less than twenty-four hours ago in Raleigh, the Boston Bruins were back on the ice at TD Garden on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils in a battle of the two most recent Eastern Conference representatives in the Stanley Cup Final. For the Bruins, [...]
Zach Parise Leaves New Jersey Devils for Wilder Pastures
We are now in day two of the post Zach Parise era for the New Jersey Devils. And you know what? While it stinks as a fan, you can’t cry over spilled milk, what’s done is done, etc. You just have to accept it and move forward. But, before I do move forward, I’d like to take [...]
New Jersey Devils 2011-12 Season: Despite How It Ended, a Lot To Remember Fondly
This time last year, the New Jersey Devils and their fans were in a state of confusion. After being a symbol of success through all of their playoff appearances (including three Stanley Cups), the Devils were busy worrying about their first top 5 draft selection in 20 years. With the team earning the lottery “victory,” it [...]
Stanley Cup Finals 2012: One Man’s Preview of New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings
It’s been a magical ride for the two teams that now site just four wins away from hockey immortality and forever staking their claim in NHL history with their names on the Stanley Cup. It’s taken a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to this point, and now over the course of the [...]
Running On Empty
So many times this season, the New York Rangers found a way to eke out a win with less than a 60-minute effort and Eastern Conference Final has followed suit. In games 1 and 3, the Rangers managed to hold on through the onslaught for 2 periods, thanks to the defense and, most importantly, the [...]
Analyzing The Bruins’ Possible First Round Opponents
With the regular season drawing to a close faster than a Zdeno Chara 108.8 MPH slapshot, now is as good a time as any to take a look at the possibilities for the Boston Bruins in the first round of the NHL post-season. Under the assumption that the Black and Gold will indeed clinch the [...]
Five Devilish Things To Worry About in New Jersey
Well, the New Jersey Devils have hit their first “crisis” mode of the season. While it certainly isn’t time to panic, there are a few things to have general concerns about. The reason for worry goes beyond the fact they have lost the last two games, but more so how outbadly they were outplayed by [...]
Top 10 players to avoid on draft day for the 2011-12 season
With only three weeks before the first puck drops on the ice for the beginning of the 2010-12 NHL season, many of you have to take part in a fantasy draft whether it is on Yahoo or ESPN, or among friends at home. Yet, plenty of use are ill-prepared come draft day, especially in the [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 63: Lightning 1 – Devils 2 “Playing Their Game” If you didn’t know better, you would have thought the Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils were playing in another era, using straight wooden sticks and skating in slow motion. The Devils held the Bolts to a meek 16 shots on goal and snapped [...]
New Jersey Devils fire John MacLean, bring back Jacques Lemaire, duhh!
After 33 games, the axe fell and the head finally rolled, just in time to celebrate Christmas with your friends and family… well everyone, except John MacLean who was fired earlier today by GM Lou Lamoriello. With a paltry 20 points so far this season, the Devils are on pace for a dismal 50-point season, [...]
Fantasy Impact: St. Louis Blues vs New Jersey Devils
Own any St. Louis Blues or New Jersey Devils players in your fantasy league or pool? Here is some news you can use. Team Matchup New Jersey and St. Louis have split their series since the lockout. Both sides have won two of four games. The Devils are 4-7-0 on the road and St. Louis [...]
Blog Watch: Quick Hits to Begin Your Weekend
Good afternoon hockey fans and welcome to another edition of “Blog Watch”, where I point out various hockey blogs and what they’re talking about. Obviously, the rage this week is Illya Kovalchuk but remember, hockey is a team game and is not just about one player. I’d like to take the time to acknowledge what [...]
Hamrlik injured, Price’s soft glove and a boring game
Martin Brodeur reached another milestone, and the New Jersey Devils won another game against the Montreal Canadiens. Brodeur tied Patrick Roy’s NHL record for regular-season appearances by a goalie, and Patrik Elias scored the game-winning goal with 2:36 left in the third period in the Devils’ 2-1 victory over the Habs yesterday evening. The game [...]
Devils December Continues; Brodeur Ties Sawchuk
With the Devils shutout of the Buffalo Sabres tonight, Martin Brodeur tied Terry Sawchuk for the all-time shutout record with 103. The Devils dominated the Sabres throughout the game and got goals from Rolston (10th), Zajac (9th) and Bergfors (9th) to record the 3-0 win. As I mentioned in my post at Speaking Of The Devils , [...]
Predators Be-Devil New Jersey
Having defeated the best of the West in knocking off San Jose on Tuesday, the Predators took on the Beast of the East in the New Jersey Devils in Nashville on Thursday. It took a shootout, but the Predators continued their winning ways with a 3-2 victory, and in the process, handed New Jersey their [...]
Anze Kopitar’s Torrid Start And The Magical Fourth Season
Los Angeles Kings’ forward Anze Kopitar is off to a torrid start this season, but it does not come as a surprise to many fantasy hockey pundits. After 19 games, the 22 year-old centre, has already scored 14 goals and notched 16 assists for an exceptional 30 points. A 1.58 point-per-game pace that would be [...]
