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Same Old Boring New Jersey Devils? You Haven't Been Watching This Season
Same Old Boring New Jersey Devils? You Haven't Been Watching This Season
by Tom Mantzouranis It's been said that hockey fans have an inferiority complex. If that's true, Devils fans are doubly tortured, as they and their team are the subject of abuse among league loyalists. We're blamed for the degradation of the NHL, the perception that hockey is boring, and ...
Morning Skate: Saturday, 12/27
Morning Skate: Saturday, 12/27
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com — Our previews and predictions from Ryan....hey did we mention there is just 40 minutes till World Juniors... Hockey as well between Latvia and Slovakia. Hockey is wreaking havoc.....check it out!!! (more) Morning Skate: Saturday, 12/27
Devils owner Vanderbeek expects team to operate in the black for second straight year
Devils owner Vanderbeek expects team to operate in the black for second straight year
nj.com — Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesDevils owner Jeff Vanderbeek wasn't fazed by the small crowd that braved a snowstorm to... watch the team Friday -- he expects fans to come out in better numbers in 2009. The economy is bad and could get... (more) Devils owner Vanderbeek expects team to operate in the ...
Monday Ice Water Cooler:  Fan Time!
Monday Ice Water Cooler: Fan Time!
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com — Vacation time means a normal Monday Ice Water Cooler at long last. These things do happen. As... the snow melts...and the desert up here returns to normal winter weather which is gale forced winds and cool not cold. This one is for the fan and the ups and downs they go through. A quick snapshot!! (more) Monday Ice Water Cooler: Fan Time!
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Puck Headlines: NHL steps in to save Phoenix Coyotes
Puck Daddy — ... (7 p.m. EST; TV: VS). There probably was a time when watching the Bruins and Devils on VS would have been the hockey equivalent of shooting NyQuil during a Merchant-Ivory film festival. Well, we know the Bruins are fun; and Tom Mantzouranis makes the case that these aren't your old, boring Devils, either. Please to be enjoying our ...

Empty Netter Assists - Eastern Conference - 12-24-08
Empty Netters — ... Hartnell added two assists. Ottawa was led by Dany Heatley who had two goals and an assist. Senators defenseman Anton Volchenkov suffered a head injury in the first period and did not return to the game. -The Flyers recalled forward Andreas Nodl from their puppy-drowning AHL affiliate. -Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro has resumed practicing. -New Jersey forward Brian Rolston took a puck to the face last night. -These aren't the same old, boring Devils. -New Jersey's players held an "ugly ...

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