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The New York Rangers may have quite possibly played their last important game of the season on Sunday.  And just like many other important games during the Glen Sather era, they lost it. This goes without saying, but New York expects winning.  And why do they expect winning?  Because they have the money and notoriety necessary to bring in the right players to make a winning club.  The Rangers are no different.  They ...

The Devils are busy preparing for easily the biggest game of the season tonight. They'll be at home, against the division-leading and defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. The Devils currently trail the Penguins by two points in the Atlantic Division, although the Devils do have a game in hand (New Jersey has 14 games remaining, while Pittsburgh only has 13). Under scenarios where the game is finished in regulation, if the ...

When the Devils traded for Ilya Kovalchuk last month, they were aiming to improve their hockey team, not necessarily their attendance marks.  While the results haven't come on the ice in results of wins and losses just yet, it certainly has in the attendance so far. Flashback to February 5, one day after the Kovalchuk trade, and the day of Kovalchuk's New Jersey debut, thankfully scheduled at home against the Toronto Maple ...

Think about driving to a destination that is far from home.  There are lulls during the drive; points where the very last thing you want to do is the only thing that is currently occupying you: driving.  That's what a hockey season is: a long trip.  Filled with highs, lows, and inbetweens.  Some dull moments, sure.  Just as in a long car ride, there are certain games that are just a ...

For the first time since mid-October, the Devils find themselves in an odd position. Not at the top of the Atlantic Division. With Pittsburgh's 5-4 overtime win against the New York Rangers at the Garden tonight, the Penguins hopped over the Devils into first place with 80 points, one ahead of the Devils. The Devils have 20 games left to play, with 40 points out for the taking.  The amount they'll be able ...

Lost in the sheer jubilation of Canada's overtime victory against the USA for the gold medal was Martin Brodeur's sudden fall from grace.  Obviously I use that term very loosely, as he is still an elite goaltender, as we all know very well. But it was certainly odd as a fan to see a team with Brodeur on the active roster opt to put him on the bench.  I'm sure it felt odd ...

When David Krejci beat Latvian goalie Edgars Masalskis with a wrister halfway through the overtime period, the Czech Republic team didn't display any type of exuberant celebration.  In fact, they seemed more relieved than happy about the win. Relieved they didn't let bottom-seeded Latvia stun them, when it seemed all but in the bag after the Czech Republic had a 2-0 lead midway through the first period. After Tomas Fleischmann scored to ...

As you probably know by now, the Czech Republic ice hockey team suffered their first loss of the Olympics thus far, falling to the Russians 4-2 on Sunday afternoon.  Therefore, the Russians have earned a first-round bye with their triumph of Group B, while the Czechs will most likely have to play in the first-round to earn their way into the quarterfinals. This loss was indeed a loss, but it did not ...

I'll be live posting on the Czech Republic's first preliminary game against Team Slovakia tonight. Big for the Czech's to get this game (in regulation) to stay even with Sweden going into Day Three of the Olympics. 11:40 PM- Burger King, White Castle, pizza, and Smithwick's in my fridge. I am good to go. 11:43 pm- Twelve minutes until puck drop, and there's 16 minutes left in the Slovakia-Switzerland women's game ...

In the NHL, goaltender may be the most rigorous of all positions.á I can't say from experience, but you never see star forwards or defensemen getting days off, if healthy (unless they are slumping terribly).á Goalies usually max out at about 60-65 games a year, which is a big reason why backup goalies can be an important void for a team to fill.á You need to count on that guy ...