TomsRiverDevil

I think Volchenkov needs to get a better, at least by a little bit. I hope we find anyway to make the playoffs, and Marty wills himself into a hot streak. I want Clarkie to stay, and get some more clutch goals. What's Anton's nickname? Does it end with an (-ie)?

Can we start another thread featuring Chico's "greatest" quotes? I nominate that last one.

tonight can't get here fast enough

Just want to see your opinions on our pecking order of defensive prowess. I left 8 spots open to include some of our minor league options too. For instance: 1. Volchenkov 2. White 3. Green 4. Tallinder 5. Salmella 6. Taormina 7. Fayne 8. OMG Thoughts? (Almost reminds of playing Clue.... it was White in the Neutral Zone with the Hockey Stick.....)

It is funny reading all of the Leaf fans drooling over this guys slap shot. Little do they know it never hits the net!

he needs to ditch the MB30 mask. imagine the cheers at the stadium if he showed up like that when he gets back? it would be sick nasty

Although the rest of the league has a a few games in hand, we are only 7 points back from 1st place! For all of the sucktitude, its not like giving up two goals within 80 seconds in a playoff game 7. Oh wait.....

gio-lite?

last night I dreamed that tallinder had 6 point night, 4 goals and 2 assists. too bad it was only a dream....

urinating on poop?

Dewar's White helps take the edge off.

should i just drive there and park? what is the best lot to park in? how much is parking? or should i drive to a train station and commute? how much is parking? how much is train tix? i am going with someone who has box seats, what do i get? thanks!

If the Devils play at or around their current level for the rest of the year, I think he should have a good shot at it. Getting our scrubs to play at their elite level has been very surprising. Thoughts?

For the record, I do believe that he undoubtedly already has the record, but it will be nice to shut up all the haters and naysayers. also, would it be worth it to have a countdown thread, similar to previous ones?

when does he 'break' the record for wins without counting shootouts?

do we want boston to get rangers or montreal? do we want the caps to get rangers or montreal?

On Zach putting the puck in the offense zone... "Parise with the soft dump....."

The devils want to win this game for marty in his hometown, so there must be some kind of pressure. the canadiens know the devs are going to bring it, and all eyes will be on them. who is feeling more pressure?

I am not complaining about him, just observing. I think he is alright, and don't want see him traded. He just kind of is existentially there.

I notice he doesn't do anything particularly wonderful for us, but I don't see him make too many if any bloopers...what gives?

I don't know if it has been mentioned before, but he on an ESPN commercial. He picks up a ringing phone in the office that another mascot left ringing. I only caught the 2nd half of it, it might have been the Bruin mascot that made the phone ring. I couldn't find a clip of it on the net. Funny what winning does for you? Do you think this has anything to do with the PR guy? Sorry if this has been posted before, if so please delete.

if we did not relinquish first in the atlantic for the rest of the season?

(paraphrased a bit): "This current Devils team is one of the hardest workest I have ever seen, including the Stanley Cup Years. Every man on every line is doing all of the small things that is takes to win every night." - Chico This speaks volumes of the motivational skills of Sutter, and to some extent Langenbrunner. Everyone is buying into the system, and into each other. Discuss.

Many of you got on Sutter last year for constantly switching lines, claiming that no chemistry was being developed. I think that last year should be remembered as a building year. Even though no particular line stood out and produced, I think that all of the line switches resulted in them gaining chemistry as a WHOLE team. After Sutter and Lou realized that they "didn't have the horses" to play in Sutter's new NHL style (at least new to this franchise), they may have switched to a 2 year plan. Work out any kinks last year, and the dividends will pay off this year. The team started out great, but then Brodeur went down. As with many of you, I feel like this was a blessing in disguise. The team was forced to learn how to score. After a few initial switches, the lines have stayed relatively the same barring injuries. I don't believe that Sutter didn't know how to do this last year, he just didn't want to because he was planning for this year... after some new players joined the squad. Overall, I feel that this team can and will successfully compete with anybody in the playoffs. For me the defining game this year was against the Bruins. It was a really close game, that was determined by a few bounces. That had a playoff atmosphere, and I think if it was a long series we may be able to pull out on top...especially with #30 in net. These are just some of general thoughts during the All-Star Break (go Parise!) What do you guys think?

Andy Greene really stinks. He did not look confident at all. Let's bring back the freight train from Ukraine.