BOUNCE TO VICTORY

ok so im an honest guy..... I didnt want to post after game 1 and 2 because my frustration level had hit an all time high...I know ill get the "you should post no matter if they win or lose" but its my blog and I do what i want....just kidding...lol....but back to the matter at hand..yes it was a big win last night but ALOT of bounces went their way and to a point deservedly so..this whole series has been about bounces and the Devils cashed in theirs last night...some quick observations...the devils need to bump and throw Henrik off his game a little...the rangers are doing it to Brodeur so they Devils should return the favor....Brian Gionta is in a slump in the worst way..but if he continues to play with Zubrus he might put one in the next game...If the devils are going to go after rebounds or try to stuff a cross crease pass..LIFT THE PUCK...Henrik is waaaay to good on his pads down and it seems like his stretches are comparably to an eagles wing span...the defense has been better on the boards but they need to tighten up in the slot...I like the fact that the defense carried the puck up the ice more last night it seemed to get the devils in the rangers zone a little easier...and finally Sean Avery looked like a 5 year old trying to get his mommy to buy him candy with his interesting screening technique...I would love to see someone clean his clock...Here's to more bounces and a tied series after Wednesday night...GO DEVILS!!

The Battle for Bragging Rights

And here we go....Devils Rangers...Round 1 Game 1...I gotta be honest I dont know where to stand on this series...The Devils have not been playing good hockey for about a month, they have not won in regulation since March 15th, and they are giving up leads like they are going out of style...but if there is one series to fire them up and change their ways of late this is it...we all know what the Rangers did to the Devils in the regular season but outside of 3 games...they were all close and could have gone either way...For the Devils to win this Series they need Gionta, Madden and Pandolfo to be the x factors...if Gionta doesnt find that scoring grit that netted him 50+ goals a few seasons ago then the Devils are a one line team that will be shutdown...Keep on an eye on the Zubrus, Rupp, and Clarkson line..they remind me of the old Crash Line from 95 ...I was not to happy to hear that Vitaly Vishnevsky will be sitting in favor of Salavador...Andy Greene has been horrendous in the last month and I thought for sure he would be the odd man out.. maybe Sutter knows something we dont....I hope.