Recent content by jeffbear

A tradition unlike any other.

Good for the kids to get the post season exposure, even if it's not likely to last more than a round or two. And making the playoffs will make Chicago's moronic owners happy ... ish.

Yeah, me too. He's really made a lasting (negative) impression here. And, frankly, everywhere else he's played. All purpose creep.

And weirdly, Hall has only played 40 NHL playoff games in his career. He played more playoff games with the Coyotes (yeah, I don't remember that either) than he did with the Devils. The majority of his post season exposure came from those three years he was in Boston, but that was on the...

Yeah, I liked Ned but found him a bit on the raw side. I think he's a guy who needs a few seasons at a lower level, which is why I wasn't that upset to see him go. Garcia is, as noted, a wing ... let's be honest. Konsa and Dasasi are CBs who "can" play fullback. I'm still not sure what exactly...

Or maybe a bit of both. That lower back chop he took late yesterday could be lingering a little, or a lot. We'll see.

There were VERY few Devils fans compared to past series with them. I guess the local NJers aren't too fired up about their chances this season. That said, the ones that were there were enough. We had a couple of drunken idiots within earshot who spent the entire game trying to annoy Canes fans...

Sprong? What in the heck is that milquetoast M-F-er doing dishing out late hits?

Woof ... Tripp in net would be a worrying sight. Even when he was an active player, it was a worrying sight

Maybe when they inevitably bounce back up, they can leave Vardy behind. He's starting to look a bit like spoiled milk

I think Emery has decided that you can only get by with one of those guys at a time in England. In Spain you can afford to have to wild men bombing up and down both wings from the fullback slot and just covering the D with 2 CBs and a defensive mid. Try that in England and you'll get torched by...

Ahh, the Killer. Yeah, that was his gig on the 06 Cup winners. And honestly, I'm not sure they wouldn't have played Alves ahead of him if push had come to shove and everybody ate a bad plate of clams or something

I think it will end up being closer that game one would indicate, but they do look like teams on different arcs. That Colorado team has a desperate, hungry look. Dallas always just looks a bit lost without Robertson, or when he's in a slump. Plus I'm pretty sure they've gone past Pete DeBoer's...

Yes, when you look at purely counting stats. But his underlying numbers were pretty bad, especially at 5v5, and 5 goals in 20 games is hardly the stuff of $10+ million contracts. So, not chopped liver but a 20-ish goal pace ain't even close to good enough for that caliber of player. Thing of it...

Russian hockey crowds have a rep for being pretty buttoned down. Our playoff environment ... is not