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Update: Larry Brooks to Flyers, Snider and NHL: Shame on you!
I’m a Devils fan so I’ve always hated the Flyers. Hating your rivals is part of what is fun in sports. There have been admirable players on the Flyers over the years, but leadership matters. An effective head of an organization filters his or her [...]

What is it about Devils turncoats that makes them Conservatrons?

Interesting breakdown of the viewership of the conventions: blacks were more likely that any other ethnic group to watch both conventions.
This appears a bit odd at first glance. There is an obvious reason for blacks to be especially interested in the Democratic Convention this year, but why the intent viewership of the Conservatron convention? There [...]

There’s always something wrong with the Devils, isn’t there?
Forget that Marty Brodeur is having the best season of his career, a true MVP season, and that the Devils as a team are succeeding with, what on paper, appears to be a very very thin scoring forward and defense corps.

DJS is correct–all of a sudden, I’ve heard the Devils called boring again. That must mean they’re winning by keeping the other team from scoring. What a concept.
The Devils lack the depth everywhere except in goal that their championship teams had. There is no doubt about that. Thing is, no team [...]

That’s a powerplay goal. Fuck you, Sam Rosen. (Elias)That’s a powerplay goal. Fuck you, Sam Rosen. (Langenbrunner)That’s a powerplay goal. Fuck you, Sam Rosen. (Brylin)

About this time 9 years ago, the Devils played a pivotal game at home against the Dallas Stars. At that point of the season, both teams were favorites to come out of their respective conferences in the final. The Devils lost that game, and I never felt they were the same for the [...]