Arena Well, I'd Rather Be Dead in Arizona Than Alive in Utah (NHL Discussion, Playoffs and Relocation)

Oh yea, I remember him now. Sounds like the ceremony was great.

Devils unfortunately lost to the Rangers. They had an excellent 1st period, but after that they just didn't seem to care all that much. The Rangers just shutdown any chance we had at scoring, and while Marty was good especially after robbing Jagr which was in overtime, he wasn't that great in the shootout, which was the most annoying part of the game. Devils lost 3-2. Islanders are next.

 

Somebody should have done a "who in the world is Scott Stevens?" when his number got retired...just to irritate DarkPrince.

 

2 fantastic moments:

When Stevie got the fans to give Scotty Bowman a round of applause (i didn't think Scotty was capable of tears, but he actually had tears in his eyes that he was furiously trying to blink back!) and when Stevie got up there and said to the crowd that they never disappoint him.

It was almost maddening, though, how much Stevie refuses to take credit for ANYTHING. When he got up there and said "I think my ability to lead has been overblown", i was booing right along with the rest of that crowd.

Three words sum ya up, Steve: Simply the Best.

 

//Smacks DarkPrince// Whadda' matta with joo.

He is truly one of the classiest players to ever play the game. A lot of heart and soul.

I liked how they put his number '19' behind the nets like they did for Gretzky in New York.

It?s too bad all these American teams keep stealing Canadian talent.

 

After some strong showings against Nashville and Colorado, what do the Blues do last night to follow it up? Cough one up against Chicago. This team is so maddening.

 

I'm pretty sure that all the Blues have been doing for most of this last decade is "coughing it up". You should be used to it...

 

Devils play Islanders tonight for the second time. Should be exciting as the Islanders come to the Meadowlands this time. I hope this brings out a great game just like the last match up with these two. Hopefully they will also play better to make up for what they did in the 45 minutes against the Rangers the other night. I'm surprised Yodave27 hasn't posted about anything Islander related or posted anything for that matter after the Devils played the Islanders the first time.

 

Wow, nice comeback for the Sharks last night! I had honestly stopped watching the game when they were down 3-0 in the 1st period. When I checked back later they had tied it up. 6 unanswered goals later I was ecstatic! Final score Sharks 9, Red Wings 4. Marleau also passed up Owen Nolan for most points as a Shark and IIRC is only one goal behind his goals record as well.

 

The Devils almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory last night.

3 goals in the first 3 minutes was hilarious considering the last time they played the Islanders, it was a 1-0 game.

Parise's two goals were quite possiblly the prettiest I've seen all season.

 

I'm trying to be optimistic, but it's hard.

 

Hooray for Canadian World Juniors taking home the Gold over Russia, this afternoon!

Blackhawk-prospect Jonathan Toews looked fantastic for Canada (as did Staal-brother Marc on Defense!)

 

Yay Canada!

Ales Hemsky's game-tying goal last night against Dallas

lol

 

Devils played the Senators yesterday and from the replays it seems like it was a very good game. Gionta scored twice for us and Parise continues to to work hard as he had a goal yesterday as well, which was the first of the game. Devils now have 52 points and are still first in the division with a sizable lead.

Devils play Canadiens this afternoon again at 3 pm, should be a good game.

 

Go Flames, go Flames, go Flames... Dallas goes down 4-2 against Calgary, with Iggy injured no less. Go Flames, go Flames, go Flames....

 

They have some games in hand on the Rangers, but it's still far, far too early to say that.

 

Possibly (Mid season now so yea, it's probably too early )

Devils shutout the Canadiens 3-0 with two goals again from Brian Gionta. That's 4 goals in 2 games. Our 4th line is getting more offensive but still knows to be our biggest defensive line, with Rupp scoring the 1st one on the board before Gionta. It was a fun game and Marty made some excellent saves. The only disappointing part was the two 5 on 3 PPs that we couldn't score on. Lukowich got cut up pretty bad on a high stick and left the game and didn't return to my knowledge, so I hope this isn't something bad, as our defense is already down 2 guys with, White (scheduled to return very soon, sometime this week hopefully) and Oduya (not sure, listed as day-to-day). Devils are very close to getting 2nd place in the Eastern Conference and only need 4 points to overtake Atlanta.

 

I think the only team that enjoys the unbalanced schedule is the Islanders, who somehow light up the scoreboard against the Rangers but suck against everyone else. Maybe it's the rare feeling of playing in front of a packed house that invigorates the Islanders, or the Rangers just love playing sloppy all around.

 

lol @ Rangers!

The reason the Isles beat the Rags up is because the Rangers have NO defense, which gives a grinding team like the Isles 2nd and 3rd chances to score. If you limit the rebounds, you kill the Isles chances to score, since the Isles aren't talented enough to score on first shots. Good teams don't allow a ton of rebounds. The Rangers aren't a good team. They're the biggest paper tiger in the league. When Jagr or Shannahan or Nylander or Straka aren't scoring at a crazy clip, they're just not gonna win. Lundqvist can't do it all on his own.

You can't beat us!

 

Yeah, it's too bad the Isles can't bring that kind of effort when they play anyone else or they'd be a playoff team. Come back when they're the tenth seed in the conference.

 

It's not effort, it's just that they're not talented enough to score on good teams. Against good teams, you have to score on your first shots, because you're not gonna get rebounds. The Isles aren't talented enough to score on their first shots. The Rangers aren't a good team in their own zone, the Isles are. It's just that the Rangers have more talent up front than the Isles.

 

Devils and the Blues tonight. From what I've heard the Blues have been good lately, so I'm hoping for a great game with the Devils playing consistently lately. Hopefully we'll be able to gain up on the Trashers for 2nd place!

 

With the exception of Lidstrom, Niedermayer and Crosby, I'm feeling pretty 'meh' about the All-Star starting lineup.

and...

lol @ Rangers

 

Too bad Marleau isn't starting instead of Sakic. Then it could have just been a game of Sabres vs. Sharks.

Seriously though, I'm surprised Cheechoo got as many votes as he did. As much of a Sharks fan as I am, he just hasn't been playing nearly as good as he did last season. It seems more like he was voted in based on last season since there was no All-Star game.

 

Yeah, that's pretty much what they were saying on Versus when the lineup was announced.

And I'm really just pissy because Brodeur isn't starting.

 

I think you're trying too hard to make this an American version of 'lol @ Arsenal.' You. DarkPrince and Yodave should have a brain-storming session (lol) to come up with something more creative, as difficult as it will be for Devils & Islanders fans.