Devil Dan 56 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) I was going through some old tapes from storage and came across this game from 1996. I watched it for the hell of it and figured I'd post the lineups for the general 'oh I remember that guy' joy of it... New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils February 10, 1996 Devils lines Thomas-Sykora-Guerin Zelepukin-Broten-Maclean Rolston-Carpenter-Richer Peluso-Holik-McKay Stevens-Chambers Niedermayer-Daneyko Smith-Abelin Brodeur Schwab Rangers Lines Graves-Messier-Kovalev Verbeek-Nemchinov-Sundstrom Robitaille-Ferraro-Laperriere Lacroix-Presley-Kocur Beukeboom-Leetch Driver-Karpovtsev Samuelsson-Lowe Healy Ram Final score, 3-0 Devils! Goals: Guerin (Sykora,Thomas)PP Thomas (Sykora) Guerin (Sykora,Zelepukin) Brodeur 24 saves. Random things mentioned during broadcast (it was a FOX Broadcast, btw) -Possibility of the Kings trading Gretzky and how he was rumored to possibly go to the Rangers or Devils (He went to St Louis) -Chelios saying someone might go to Bettman's house and get revenge when the lockout was announced -Possibility of Florida Panthers moving (they made the finals later that year) -Mario Lemieux scored his 47th goal that same afternoon Notes -I forgot how much chemistry that Thomas-Sykora-Guerin line had. They were called Hells Angels by the broadcasters at the time in what I remember being a pretty forced nickname. -Lots of hitting, lots of what would now be interference and holding. -The goaltending was a million times more exciting without jumbo pads and butterflies. -Doc and JD were a real good team. JD definitely dropped his Ranger favoritism a little during Fox broadcasts. -Devils record after the game was 24-22-7. -Patrik Elias played one game for the Devils that season as a 19 year old wearing #24. He was a minus-1. What a bum! Edited January 18, 2012 by Devil Dan 56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I was going through some old tapes from storage and came across this game from 1996. I watched it for the hell of it and figured I'd post the lineups for the general 'oh I remember that guy' joy of it... New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils February 10, 1996 Devils lines Thomas-Sykora-Guerin Zelepukin-Broten-Maclean Rolston-Carpenter-Richer Peluso-Holik-McKay Stevens-Chambers Niedermayer-Daneyko Smith-Abelin Brodeur Schwab Rangers Lines Graves-Messier-Kovalev Verbeek-Nemchinov-Sundstrom Robitaille-Ferraro-Laperriere Lacroix-Presley-Kocur Beukeboom-Leetch Driver-Karpovtsev Samuelsson-Lowe Healy Ram Final score, 3-0 Devils! Goals: Guerin (Sykora,Thomas)PP Thomas (Sykora) Guerin (Sykora,Zelepukin) Brodeur 24 saves. Random things mentioned during broadcast (it was a FOX Broadcast, btw) -Possibility of the Kings trading Gretzky and how he was rumored to possibly go to the Rangers or Devils (He went to St Louis) -Chelios saying someone might go to Bettman's house and get revenge when the lockout was announced -Possibility of Florida Panthers moving (they made the finals later that year) -Mario Lemieux scored his 47th goal that same afternoon Notes -I forgot how much chemistry that Thomas-Sykora-Guerin line had. They were called Hells Angels by the broadcasters at the time in what I remember being a pretty forced nickname. -Lots of hitting, lots of what would now be interference and holding. -The goaltending was a million times more exciting without jumbo pads and butterflies. -Doc and JD were a real good team. JD definitely dropped his Ranger favoritism a little during Fox broadcasts. -Devils record after the game was 24-22-7. -Patrik Elias played one game for the Devils that season as a 19 year old wearing #24. He was a minus-1. What a bum! I keep forgetting about Jason Smith and that he started as a Devil. I think he was later then captain of the Oilers and possibly captain or alternate of the Flyers fairly recently? I would also kill for a 4th line like that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn01 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Awesome. Thanks for the throw back. Its interesting that Sykora's overall play hasnt really decreased significantly in the last 16 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Awesome. Thanks for the throw back. Its interesting that Sykora's overall play hasnt really decreased significantly in the last 16 years. If I remember right, Sykora was regarded as the bigger prospect than Elias at the time. Him and Elias certainly have been around for what feels like forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Ah, it was Sykora that centered Hells Angels! For the life of me, I couldn't remember who it was with Guerin and Stumpy. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 From what I remember, JD buried his Rangers bias rather well when it came to national telecasts. He was on par with Doc and even Joe Beninati in that regard. I feel really dumb for asking but who's the Smith on our bottom pair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 From what I remember, JD buried his Rangers bias rather well when it came to national telecasts. He was on par with Doc and even Joe Beninati in that regard. I feel really dumb for asking but who's the Smith on our bottom pair? Jason Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Ah, Jason Smith. If memory serves correctly, he had a bad habit of sucking ass and accidentally scoring own goals. I never woulda guessed he'd ever turn into the quality defender he became in Edmonton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohms law Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Peluso-Holik-McKay Can we get these guys back, please? Man, there's some good memories, huh? It really is amazing, going back and watching some older games now, isn't it? No two line passes, no trapezoid thingy, less penalties overall (sorta)... I miss that game. Sorry, but I really do. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Peluso-Holik-McKay Can we get these guys back, please? Man, there's some good memories, huh? It really is amazing, going back and watching some older games now, isn't it? No two line passes, no trapezoid thingy, less penalties overall (sorta)... I miss that game. Sorry, but I really do. *sigh* Yeah there was definitely some charm to those old games, even if a lot could be bowling shoe ugly. The goaltending was what I missed most. I'm sure I have plenty more of those games in storage. I had to tape games a lot back then (before the glorious DVR was invented!) Edited January 18, 2012 by Devil Dan 56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazer Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 man i forgot gretzky was a blue note, i grew up on mario not wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I was cleaning out some old tapes about a year ago & watched what was probably that same game (fast forwarded version). The robots were great if you were watching with school-age kids. And there was something positive about the fuzzy puck image appearing when the actual puck was along the near boards and disappeared from view. Any home game shutout vs. nyr was great, since it meant no cheering from their fans. I also remember remember we had a lot of OT wins that year we missed the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Peluso-Holik-McKay Can we get these guys back, please? Man, there's some good memories, huh? It really is amazing, going back and watching some older games now, isn't it? No two line passes, no trapezoid thingy, less penalties overall (sorta)... I miss that game. Sorry, but I really do. *sigh* There certainly were not less penalties, although there were certainly far more infractions that did go uncalled. There was also way more clutching and grabbing and less skating. It was a different game, that's for sure. Edited January 18, 2012 by Triumph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Leeds Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Absolutely hated Steve Thomas on the Devs....... .......absolutely hated seeing the great Bruce Driver in a Rag$ sweater, but I didn't blame him. He wanted to stay local and Lou didn't want him anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohms law Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 There certainly were not less penalties, although there were certainly far more infractions that did go uncalled. There was also way more clutching and grabbing and less skating. It was a different game, that's for sure. Are you intentionally ignoring the "(sorta)" that I put there, or can you just not read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Jason Smith Yep, as I figured, I now feel really dumb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Are you intentionally ignoring the "(sorta)" that I put there, or can you just not read? How about actually explaining what you meant by that, or can you just not write? Saying 'sorta' doesn't mean anything, especially when it's in direct contradiction to what you wrote - like saying 'The Devils are the best team in the league (sorta)'. If you'd said 'People just committed blatant penalties all the time and hardly any of them got called', or 'Refs were way more lenient', or something like that, I'd've understood what you meant. It's a common misconception among fans that there are more power plays now than there were back then, but clearly you don't have that misconception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Yep, as I figured, I now feel really dumb... Lol its ok. I do remember him but for some reason I barely remember sharifijonov. We also had another defenseman around the 97-2000 era whose name escapes me right now and it is on the tip of my tongue. He later served as captain of Columbus later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Lol its ok. I do remember him but for some reason I barely remember sharifijonov. We also had another defenseman around the 97-2000 era whose name escapes me right now and it is on the tip of my tongue. He later served as captain of Columbus later on. The ugliest man in hockey, Lyle Odelein??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoreMoreThan3 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Omg Richer was on the 3rd line? Haha. Dude Thomas was the man! Awesome thread. I miss the days of beating the Rags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The ugliest man in hockey, Lyle Odelein??? Haha that's him and I was about to say that I remember him being pretty brutal-looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Haha that's him and I was about to say that I remember him being pretty brutal-looking. I remember if he got in trouble in the neutral zone, he would pass back to Brodeur. Doc would call it an Odelein-ian Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The ugliest man in hockey, Lyle Odelein??? Barnaby didn't call him Cornelius for nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohms law Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I remember if he got in trouble in the neutral zone, he would pass back to Brodeur. Doc would call it an Odelein-ian Pass lol I remember that too. Doc is just great man, and Odie was somethin' else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Barnaby didn't call him Cornelius for nothing! I believe so. I also remember about some incident he had when he was on Columbus after a game. I forgot the details but I think he got into some altercation with a teammate or a player on another team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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