All Entries Tagged With: "Zach Parise"
New Jersey Devils: Still Stuck with “Boring” Label? They Shouldn’t Be!
Since the 1990′s, the New Jersey Devils have had a label put on them about playing “boring” hockey. It all stems from the fact the Devils were known for playing the neutral zone trap and essentially taking away the middle of the ice from opponents and attempting to slow down the offensive rush of their [...]
Five Deals That SHOULD Be Made Before The Deadline
As the late February NHL trading deadline approaches rumors have began to surface in every corner of the hockey world. From buyers to sellers and rentals, a plethora of deals always seem to be made this time of year. This year, as a few top-tier players are slated to become Unrestricted free agents at year’s [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
With 48 games played and the All-Star break coming later this week, the Detroit Red Wings (32-15-1), winners of six straight, stand on top in the NHL standings with 65 points. They are one point ahead of four teams that are tied for second, two of them being in the same division. It looks as [...]
Match.com- Nashville and New Jersey
New Jersey and Nashville are two teams that are both coming to a similar crossroads. Both teams have a core player that will be unrestricted at the end of this season and neither has re-signed their player due to different reasons. Can these two teams solve one another’s problems? I think so. But it might [...]
Unlikely Hero Leads B’s Past Devils For Sixth Straight Victory
The stark contrast between the play of the Boston Bruins during the first ten games of the 2011-’12 season, as opposed to their efforts over the next five has been absolutely astounding. Through the first ten games, Boston scored only twenty-two goals while struggling to post a conference-worst 3-7-0 record. Over the following five games, [...]
Bruins GameDay: Parise’s Devils Visit Streaking B’s
On Tuesday evening, the Boston Bruins (8-7-0 — 16 Points) will look to extend their current five-game winning streak when they host American Olympic hero Zach Parise and his New Jersey Devils (8-6-1 — 17 Points). Coming off yet another five-plus goal performance, the B’s offense will be faced with the challenge of solving [...]
Gone Streaking: B’s Stifle Sabres En Route To 5th Straight Win
“Our team got a lot better after that” said Bruins head coach Claude Julien during his post-game press conference on Saturday evening. “That”, which Julien spoke of was at 13:13 of the 1st period when B’s winger Milan Lucic knocked over Sabres’ netminder Ryan Miller in a hard collision after the 6’2″ Buffalo goaltender [...]
Devils Rise Above the .500 Mark; Five Things to Like and Five Not to Like Thus Far
When you compare the idea to most Devils teams in recent years, it isn’t that significant of an accomplishment, but after last year’s disaster of a season, it is worth noting that after Thursday’s 2-1 shootout victory over the Los Angeles Kings, the New Jersey Devils are now above .500 (2-1-0) for the first time since the final game of the [...]
Time for a Do-Over: A New Season for the New Jersey Devils Begins Tonight
Things changed greatly for the New Jersey Devils last season. Rookie Head Coach John MacLean was brought in to help the Devils continue their winning ways. After all, the team was coming off of 13 consecutive playoff appearances, and had reached the Stanley Cup finals three times during that span. Ilya Kovalchuk was signed to [...]
Getting Ready for the Season in New Jersey; Predicting the 23-man roster
The New Jersey Devils have now wrapped up their preseason games and despite not neccessarily getting the preferred results, they are closer to having their roster set for Opening Night. The first cuts came last week when they “cut” 19 players, sending five players to their junior team and 14 to their AHL affiliate in Albany. None [...]
Top-20 worst bang-for-the-buck NHL forwards in 2010-11
When the 2010-11 NHL regular season ended about three weeks ago, some teams analyzed the production of some of their key players thinking why did we give so much money to the players listed below. While some productive players like Joe Thornton (21 goals, but 70 points), Henrik Sedin (19 goals, but 94 points) and [...]
Jackets Need Major Overhaul. Plus – How to get Parise?
Another disappointing season in the books for the Jackets. A nice run early and a stellar run of play in February brought some false hopes, and as usual I fell for the false goods they were selling me and believed they had a chance. But in they end, “they were who we thought they were.” [...]
New Jersey Devils re-sign Ilya Kovalchuk***updated***
After Ilya Kovalchuk’s agent Jay Grossman broke silence earlier today announcing the Russian winger will make a decision today regarding his future as a NHL player, the New Jersey Devils announced via Twitter that Ilya Kovalchuk was just re-signed to a contract (as per Dmitri Chesnokov the deal is rumored to be a seventeen-year, $102 [...]
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 [...]
The New Jersey Devils expected to re-sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a seven-year, $60 million contract?
After Ilya Kovalchuk’s agent Jay Grossman broke silence earlier today announcing the Russian winger will make a decision today regarding his future as a NHL player, the NY Post reported the New Jersey Devils have the inside edge in re-signing the much-coveted free agent to a seven-year, $60 million contract. (Their headline has now changed [...]
So, You Need A Bandwagon?: Eastern Conference
Ah, the brutal pain of realizing your favorite team won’t be competing for Lord Stanley’s hardware. For some it’s more bitter than others when your club was a single point out of the top eight or are left out due to the inevitable injury bug. For others, just wondering the direction of your franchise can [...]
Red, White and Blue
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, frequently in electoral politics, sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose. Do you believe in miracles? “Sometimes, the best team in a tournament does not take home the Gold medal”. That was Team USA head coach Ron Wilson’s quote after the United [...]
E pluribus, Crosby
Sidney Crosby was born and bred for this moment. In a country that elevates its sublimely talented hockey superstars to iconic status, it was only appropriate that out of the many star players populating Team Canada’s roster, the wunderkind from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia would emerge as the one who seized the moment that asked for a hero. Out [...]
Au Revoir Olympics, Back To Frustration In Islander Nation
by Brenna Solop The 2010 Winter Olympic competitions have come to an end, and the OT gold medal hockey game provided the perfect exclamation point for the final scene. As an American – the USA kind (you have to clarify since Canadians are, after all, North Americans), I was rooting for the home team. Am [...]
Wednesday Night Rant: What’s So ‘Miracle’ About Team USA?
The memories of a screaming Al Michaels asking if we believe in miracles is etched into every hockey fans memory, whether they lived through it or not. Immortalized through books, documentaries, and the 2004 film aptly named for what their accomplishment was, the 1980 U.S. team made up mostly of college kids from New England [...]