Devil Dan 56

Brian Rolston. The Roger Dorn of the New Jersey Devils.

Records are made to be broken. Whoever breaks whatever the hell Marty stops at is going to have really earned it.

I don't know if anyone caught that, but nice one on the 'other brother Darryl' reference.

Some sick ones in there. Deslauriers or however you spell it is impressive as hell for a kid in a bad situation in Edmonton. Marty had 2 in Saves of the Week for 4/6/2010...\

Ya gotta love when your goalie get's so many milestones that it just becomes non-news. "Oh, another round number for Brodeur, blah blah blah here's more Crosby"

And the Rangers owned us in 94, but I'm pretty sure we came within inches of a Stanley Cup Final. If the regular season is so important to your argument, then why do you brush off the last few games so easily? And if the Devils make it to the second round, what is your argument plan?

Did you have to sign for them or did they leave it there?

Oooohhh!!!! Pretty!!!

But he's a 22 year old goalie. His career hasn't even started yet. Goalies hit their prime in their late 20's, early 30's usually. I bet in a better situation, where they let him mature before putting him in the NHL, he would be a lot better off. Montreal messed up with him. It would be like if we brought up Frazee 2 seasons ago.

Not yet. (Of course, I didn't commit to them until Friday, haha) 209 row 6

Must... stab... thelastonealive...

Welp, that's gonna be in my head for the next 4 hours now.

Pffft, he probably thinks this post is about him...

We all have our doubts, but I think harping on every loss and saying that this team sucks is just getting to be a bit much when you are fighting for 1st in the division.

I'm at the bottom of 209. (row 6 for the playoffs, though) Eh, it's a funny little bit they got going up there if they did it less often. When they do it every 2 minutes it can get old. But when Brodeur came back the 'I hope you die' guy was in rare form, at one point yelling 'and I hope you die but not before getting in a car accident and falling into a coma then gaining the ability to see into the future and...' and it went on explaining the plot of Stephen King's The Dead Zone. It was pretty funny. I believe Simpsons quotes started coming out eventually, too. If that was your first time up there, they tend to have other stuff to chant about when the Devils put in a couple of goals. Those guys get into the game, though, which is nice. At retro night, we chanted the name of everyone on the Devils roster in 208 and 209. Even Rob Niedermayer. I was in 215 for a couple of games and it was dead.

We are lined up against Montreal right now. If you don't have confidence in the Devils over Montreal, then you have some sort of complex.

I can second this, I spoke to him yesterday.

Then go be a fan of one of those teams. The amount of bandwagon fans here this season is getting ridiculous. Half this board will be on suicide watch if and when this team ACTUALLY sucks. Langenbrunner, one of the better lead-by-example captains in the game? Elias who has nearly 750 career points and is tied for most overtime goals in HISTORY?? Oh, the Zajac who is having a career year, and the Clarkson who was on his way to a career year before snapping his ankle? People need to get a grip.

Yeah, but he was rushed into the league because the fans and media make decisions in Montreal. In a less-pressurized situation like Jersey, he may just hit the potential he has. This year should have been his rookie season after some time in the AHL.

I dislocated my shoulder from raising my hand so fast.

Good thing you aren't a fan of Atlanta. Or Boston. Or Buffalo. Dallas, Columbus. The Islanders or Rangers. Montreal. Philly. Phoenix. Vancouver, or Edmonton. St Louis. Toronto. Los Angeles or Nashville. Florida. Because I'm pretty sure those teams would trade the last 7 years with us anytime. There are 30 teams. They all want to win. Fourth seeds have won cups. What's the point of watching if you just want to piss and moan about how crappy our second place team is?

If they lose, they lose. You don't need to drag the razor along your wrist every time they do. What exactly is the point of following a team and being their fan when you immediately jump ship the second they look 'not elite'?

Not according to the Pittsburgh announcers,

Not that there's anything wrong with going bald young, right guys? Guys...?

Ok, the Ovie-Crosby matchup makes sense now... Apparently, the NHL TV contracts expire in July 2011. They will be using a hugely rated Ovie-Crosby match plus buzz from the Olympics to try to get a bidding war for the new TV rights. Makes sense.