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  1. Carolina announcer just called a Cam Ward save "Brodeuresque," nice...
  2. Where the Devils Won't Get Their Due - VINCENT M. MALLOZZI, NY Times Writer spends most of the article criticizing the move, on the grounds that the Devils fanbase isn't loyal enough to travel to games in Newark:
  3. nevermind, missed that it's already been posted...my bad
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    Game 4

    318, with some Ranger fan friends. It'll be nice to see some friendly faces in the crowd...
  5. Like people have said, I think it's a tough choice between Gomez and Elias. Gomez has probably had more of a "breakout" year, in terms of improvement over prior seasons, but it's hard to overlook the impact of Elias' return (among other factors) in this team's success - even beyond his initial impact, having him on that second line, and thus having 2 lines that are legitimate scoring threats, has been huge. I guess if I can't choose between them, I only have one choice. I vote for..... Klee!
  6. Unless the Flyers win and the Rangers win or lose in OT/SO
  7. Bored at work this morning, so I decided to go through each of the possible scenarios for tomorrow's games. Summarized it in the table below, thought it might be helpful to share (feel free to correct me if I got anything wrong): Devils 2 pts, Rangers 2 pts, Flyers 2 pts --> Rangers 3rd, Devils 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 2 pts, Rangers 2 pts, Flyers 1 pt --> Rangers 3rd, Devils 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 2 pts, Rangers 2 pts, Flyers 0 pts --> Rangers 3rd, Devils 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 2 pts, Rangers 1 pt, Flyers 2 pts --> Devils 3rd, Flyers 5th, Rangers 6th Devils 2 pts, Rangers 1 pt, Flyers 1 pt --> Devils 3rd, Rangers 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 2 pts, Rangers 1 pt, Flyers 0 pts --> Devils 3rd, Rangers 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 2 pts, Rangers 0 pts, Flyers 2 pts --> Devils 3rd, Flyers 5th, Rangers 6th Devils 2 pts, Rangers 0 pts, Flyers 1 pt --> Devils 3rd, Rangers 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 2 pts, Rangers 0 pts, Flyers 0 pts --> Devils 3rd, Rangers 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 1 pt, Rangers 2 pts, Flyers 2 pts --> Rangers 3rd, Flyers 5th, Devils 6th Devils 1 pt, Rangers 2 pts, Flyers 1 pt --> Rangers 3rd, Devils 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 1 pt, Rangers 2 pts, Flyers 0 pts --> Rangers 3rd, Devils 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 1 pt, Rangers 1 pt, Flyers 2 pts --> Flyers 3rd, Rangers 5th, Devils 6th Devils 1 pt, Rangers 1 pt, Flyers 1 pt --> Rangers 3rd, Devils 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 1 pt, Rangers 1 pt, Flyers 0 pts --> Rangers 3rd, Devils 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 1 pt, Rangers 0 pts, Flyers 2 pts --> Flyers 3rd, Devils 5th, Rangers 6th Devils 1 pt, Rangers 0 pts, Flyers 1 pt --> Devils 3rd, Rangers 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 1 pt, Rangers 0 pts, Flyers 0 pts --> Devils 3rd, Rangers 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 0 pts, Rangers 2 pts, Flyers 2 pts --> Rangers 3rd, Flyers 5th, Devils 6th Devils 0 pts, Rangers 2 pts, Flyers 1 pt --> Rangers 3rd, Flyers 5th, Devils 6th Devils 0 pts, Rangers 2 pts, Flyers 0 pts --> Rangers 3rd, Devils 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 0 pts, Rangers 1 pt, Flyers 2 pts --> Flyers 3rd, Rangers 5th, Devils 6th Devils 0 pts, Rangers 1 pt, Flyers 1 pt --> Rangers 3rd, Flyers 5th, Devils 6th Devils 0 pts, Rangers 1 pt, Flyers 0 pts --> Rangers 3rd, Devils 5th, Flyers 6th Devils 0 pts, Rangers 0 pts, Flyers 2 pts --> Flyers 3rd, Rangers 5th, Devils 6th Devils 0 pts, Rangers 0 pts, Flyers 1 pt --> Rangers 3rd, Flyers 5th, Devils 6th Devils 0 pts, Rangers 0 pts, Flyers 0 pts --> Rangers 3rd, Devils 5th, Flyers 6th
  8. Thanks, good to be here (lurked all year on some other boards, just found this one last week). Of course you can't blame someone who disagrees (hell, sports would be no fun without disagreements - why do you think sports talk radio is so popular), but I've seen the "the only reason the Devils are the least penalized team is because they get away with more" arguments pop up recently on just about every NHL board I read, and it just makes no sense. And I've seen instances where the refs have let things go against other teams that would usually get called (the Atlanta debacle a few weeks back comes to mind). My point is that, over an 82 game season, those things even out.
  9. You are correct, the Devils are the least penalized team in the league. But it's just not plausible that the NHL would allow its referees to let the Devils get away with more than other teams. The league is coming off of a lockout year, and is desperate to attract new fans. The rules of the game have been drastically altered, in order to allow for more scoring and a more wide-open game. Prior to the lockout, the Devils were (unfairly, I believe) the target of much of the "Hockey is boring" stuff. The Devils are in the bottom 1/4 of the league in attendance, both at home and on the road. Put simply, the Devils are not the darlings of the NHL (and that's an understatement) - the powers that be don't care if the Devils win, and in fact would probably be happier if they didn't. WHY, then, would the NHL just allow the Devils to get away with more than other teams? The NHL is a business, so what interest is served by allowing the Devils to clutch/grab/hook/whatever, when the rest of the league can't? What interest (NHL interest, that is) is served by the Devils winning unfairly? Have you considered, perhaps, that the Devils play a disciplined game and simply take fewer penalties than other teams?
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