First Place!!....Really?!?...How???

I wish I had an answer to that question but im just as shocked as everyone else...I thought they would be above average at best and be middle of the pack come playoff time...The fact the Devils are in the first place in the conference having lost 10 of 11 against the Islanders and Rangers (Devils finally beat the Islanders on sat...about time..lol) is absolutely insane...remember this is a team that lost too big pieces to free agency last summer..Scott Gomez and Brian Rafalski...they have a first year coach and not to mention a mix of new and first year players...lets not forget starting slow due to a 9 game road trip to open the season and they were barely .500 in the middle of November...this team continues to amaze me year after year...every year it seems people predict the end is near for the devils and they prove those people wrong every year...I can only hope they finish the year strong, hit the playoffs on a high note and please...please...please...give Brodeur a game or two off...whats the point of playing 60 to 70 games a year to just be tired for the playoffs?? Lets see some Weekes action!!