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  1. An NHL goalie's 5 hole wouldn't be that wide open.
  2. Miller 40% 980 votes Emrick 60% 1458 votes Keep up the good work
  3. Which is something that is easily fixable, overcompensate on D. Lay them out whenever they get behind the net, force them to work in the open ice in front. The biggest problem with the team has been the skaters, they need to get their act together.
  4. 3. Move to another city where a fanbase will have to be developed out of wholecloth a modern and adequate arena may or may not be a reality already and create a whole new identity that will take time and huge amounts of money to catch on.
  5. I love Pando, and I feel for him, but he looks like he has nothing left. For strictly sentimental purposes, I'd love to be wrong, but they don't have that much time with Marty, I'd like to go for the cup now, and bringing in Shanny does that. Even though Rupp's a heavyweight, Clarkie brings more to the table than either Rupp or Pando. Unless he gets traded, I'd say he's borderline untouchable, at least compared to those guys.
  6. I completely agree, I think Dog might start contributing on offense with those guys (who wouldn't) and I love the crash line of Clarkie Holik and Rupp going out and wrecking things.
  7. I completely agree. I may not ever want to see Brookbank in the lineup, but he's a class act who always plays hard and never complains about playing time. Whether or not he should be in Jersey, he's done nothing to merit us going after him -- he's not getting paid much, and he's never pretended to be a superstar.
  8. http://njdevs.com/forums/style_images/...link-button.pngI wouldn't love being an old team, but Marty's not young, they need to build for right now and win while we still have the best goalie ever. Shanny's still got some game, if not for long.
  9. Shanny was the only Ranger I could stand last year -- he tried to stop some of Avery's sh!t
  10. He's a beast on the PP, which has been embarrassing lately, and he can play with Dog and Pando, and maybe they'll actually START SCORING. I love this pickup.
  11. A Devil forward made it? It's a miracle! Parise has to play like a frickin Hart candidate for the league to notice him. All the Queen has to do is put on those massive pads to be an all star.
  12. I agree this makes the game a joke, but the players on the good teams are probably happy for a rest.
  13. Has Clemmer ever played this many games before? Good as he's been, he should be playing something like 8 of 10 games, not 12 in a row. We need him healthy and Weekes sharp til we get Marty back.
  14. I agree that pure fighters are obsolete/borderline useless. That said, guys like Brashear, Neil, and even Clarkson, who can contribute in other ways, either scoring or checking, are useful. Without fighting, there isn't enough of a deterrent for worse things like boarding. There is much more danger from going into the boards headfirst than taking punches while you brace yourself. I remember a couple years ago, I was at a game against the Thrashers where Parise got boarded hard by Braydon Coburn. A little later, Rupp dropped Coburn. You can make the case that Rupp and Clarkie fight too much (I enjoy fighting, but I see your point), but having these guys on the roster, ready to drop the gloves, keeps Parise from getting boarded regularly. I'm not defending Cam, he was fun to watch, but served no purpose, but I love having a couple of fearless middleweights on the roster. Gretzky was always thankful to McSorley for making it tougher to take dirty hits on him -- a 2 minute major isn't going to deter a goon from trying to take a skill guy off his game, and one dirty hit can end a career. Idiots like Avery may be willing to risk a suspension for the right victim, but they're going to think twice about those hits if they has to drop the gloves afterwards.
  15. Which is pretty good evidence that fighting happens for a reason. If a heavyweight fights, a lot of the time something serious happens. Skill players are protected just because heavyweights are on the roster.
  16. Except Holik, there's no way he's really European.
  17. This may be my bias, because Dog and Pando are my favorite players on the team, but I think they've looked better on the PK than they have all season. They may not be as good as they used to be, but they're playing decent hockey, and they don't have to be as good as last year. Also, considering how well all 4 lines are playing for the Devils, they look worse by comparison. They're 10 times better than the Sarge (sorry, I still love him), Asham, Pelley, Rupp etc. 4th line was last year, not that those guys exactly set the bar real high. They are a 4th line, but they're one of the better 4th lines in the league. At least I keep telling myself that.
  18. I feel for Weekes, he never really got a chance, and he's been a class act the entire time. That said, Clemmer's been amazing. He's good for a couple heart attacks a game, and Oduya and Martin's scoring has been limited cause the y have to bail him out on rebounds, but he's been a legitimately good NHL starter. We've been spoiled by Marty, but I'm somewhat impressed.
  19. I'm not inclined to defend Sutter for much, but I don't mind line matching tonight. Dog and Pando have been playing there best hockey in awhile, and it's a little bit of a reward/confidence boost for them. We're gonna need them as the season goes on, so overusing them against a bad team to make them feel a little better isn't a bad move. Also, there offense wasn't terrible, they forechecked, and Rupper drew the penalty that set up Langs' goal. If we get all 4 lines firing on all cylinders, this team could be scary good. Also, Parise wasn't playing a great game, so it was a good time to use everybody else a little more and let the top line get some rest, I'd rather have those guys fresh in April than playing Ottawa in January.
  20. I'm with you too. It doesn't take much to get Dog, Langs, Elias, Parise, Martin et al to play hard, and Sutter's in game strategy has been questionable at best. He's overusing Clemmer (he needs a rest). He threw Weekes under the bus, good as Clemmer's been. His line work has been questionable, especially the 5 forward PP, but also playing Langs too much when he was hurt and never giving Vrana and Bergfors chances.
  21. Negative, but 100% TRUE Crosby article on Fox Sports.com I didn't know about the ball punch, there goes any respect I had for him. I want a real fighter to get him, can we play Leblond for the next Pittsburgh game and let him get suspended?
  22. First of all, I don't mind Crosby. He's good for the league. We need more casual fans if hockey is going to survive in America, and a lot of the progress since the lockout is because of Crosby and, albeit less so, Ovechkin. While it may p!ss off diehard hockey fans, overexposing these guys is good. Crosby finishing off the winter classic last year is a huge reason people watched it this year, and Crosby is a big reason more people watched the playoffs. That said, his behavior is inexcusable. Fighting is safe when people are prepared, but injuries happen when palyers take dirty hits. Fighting off the faceoff is just like boarding, if less dangerous. The refs handled the situation pretty well, but if a real fighter wants to drop the gloves with Crosby next game, he'd better do it. This was a gutless hit. If he takes the penalty for it (and I don't mean time in the box), it will be over with. If he keeps doing this to lightweights but won't take his beating, he deserves to be out of the league. There is no excuse, even if Crosby isn't a fighter, every hockey player and fan can figure out when something is dirty. Hitting somebody whose head is turned, and pulling his jersey over his face before he can see is low. I'll give him a pass on the visor -- he should take the helmet off, but that could be an honest mistake, but even if they agreed to fight, you don't attack someone when he's blind. Finally, Clarkie, Langs and Holik may make some borderline dirty plays, but never this violent. Also, Clarkie will always drop the gloves, and with a heavyweight.
  23. Agreed. Dog's right. I think he'll get more playing time as the year goes on -- he and Pando are looking stronger together, they're line has started to give them some offense, as they're forechecking better, and it's a long season -- everybody has rough stretches.
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