NHL NHL: Strong Bond Exists Between Devils, Kings GMs Dale Perth Last Updated: May 31, 2012 Lou Lamoriello and Dean Lombardi are on opposite sides. Lombardi is the general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, while Lamoriello helms the controls for the New Jersey Devils. Their teams are in direct competition for the one of the toughest-to-win trophies in all of professional sports, the Stanley Cup. Look a little deeper, though,...
NHL NHL Playoffs: Size Matters In This Stanley Cup Final Dale Perth Last Updated: May 28, 2012 The New Jersey Devils and the Los Angeles Kings underwhelmed the hockey world during the regular season, but they’ve both exceeded expectations in the playoffs. Now they meet for one of the most prestigious prizes in winter sports: Lord Stanley’s mug. Both teams came together at the right time. They made effective decisions at head...
NHL NHL Playoffs: Devils' Josefson Gets Chance To Make His Mark Dale Perth Last Updated: May 21, 2012 The New York Rangers have Chris Kreider, and the 21-year-old has provided a spark for his team with five goals (including two game-winners) and seven points in 15 playoff games so far. Now the New Jersey Devils want to see if they have their own post-season “diamond in the rough” with Jacob Josefson. Who, you...
NHL NHL Playoffs: Girardi-McDonagh Is A Bedeviling Duo for Rangers Joe LaTengo Last Updated: May 16, 2012 Hope and Crosby. Starsky and Hutch. Spongebob and Patrick. Beer and fried chicken. Partnerships work well when a mutual chemistry is discovered. That’s what Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh have found: they’ve been traveling along since the start of the regular season, side by side. This defense pairing came about because of injuries to Marc...
NHL NHL Playoffs: New Jersey To Bedevil Underdog Panthers Joe LaTengo Last Updated: April 10, 2012 The last week of the NHL regular season contained some surprises for hockey fans, one of those being the unexpected result of the Florida Panthers capturing the Southeast Division championship and grabbing the third seed in the Eastern Conference. The Panthers hadn’t seen the post-season since 2000, yet here they are with their 94 points...
NHL Four Intriguing Matchups on NHL's Wednesday Schedule Joe LaTengo Last Updated: January 4, 2012 East is East and West is West, at least in conference terms, and it’s up to Joe LaTengo to determine where these eight teams stand before the “great Judgment Seat.” Three of Wednesday’s pairings (Winnipeg at Montreal, Boston at New Jersey, San Jose at Anaheim, and Minnesota at Vancouver) feature recently ascending teams meeting squads...
NHL Matt Cooke Suspension More Grief Than Pittsburgh Needs Frank Doyle Last Updated: March 21, 2011 Frank Doyle looks at Mario’s misery, the devil in New Jersey and happy times in the Sad Song Capital of the world. What a fun game that was yesterday between the Rangers and the Penguins. Mario Lemieux’s comments about headshots in the light of the Max Pacioretty situation came back to haunt him with a...
NHL Caution Advised when Betting the Canucks Frank Doyle Last Updated: March 18, 2011 Frank Doyle looks at the weekend matchups in the NHL as the playoffs loom. Vancouver’s suddenly patchy form over the past month didn’t really matter to the Canucks as regards the playoffs. The playoff berth was never in danger. But it was a matter of great concern to fans of NHL betting, who were never...
NHL NHL Odds Against Penguins While Crosby Remains Out Frank Doyle Last Updated: March 4, 2011 Frank Doyle previews the weekend action including Pittsburgh’s crisis, the fast-rising Devils and the struggling Canucks. In the continuing absence of Sidney Crosby – it’s fifty-seven days and counting since the kid picked up a stick – Pittsburgh’s difficulty is morphing in a fully-blown crisis. Hopes that a shootout win at Toronto on Saturday meant...
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