Comments on: Devils Still Good But Not Quite A Contender

By: paulieplatypus

paulieplatypus — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:31:28 +0000

Actually they are that small I must contend... None of the players you listed will play (or should play!) on the first three lines except for maybe??? Holik? Zubrus will play on the top three lines, but would never play a physical game of any sort when not in the final year of a contract. As for fighting inorder to stick up for a teammate, the weekest of certified goons would have no problem making a mockery of anyone on this list toughness!

By: nj814

nj814 — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:17:24 +0000

hahahaha ok rfanger fan. so tell mehow the devils got sooooo much worse by adding a tall 30 goal scorer and holik for a little toughness and someone to go to the net and both of whom add to their mediocre at best powerplay. they lost virtually noone of importance. brylin was dead weight. what is brodeur gunna all the sudden suck like ranger fans like yourself say every year. or will he be yet another contnder for the vezina. im sorry i forgot according to all you ranger fans king henrik has all the sudden become the =best goalie and the rangers D got much better by adding redden. HA! ask any senators fan how much they liked redden.and khalinin is no great shakes either. also, tell me how the rangers got soo much better by losing their most talented and highest scorer in jagr, and lost straka, shannahan and avery and replaced them with a highly talented winger who ill give you has shown brief flashes of his potential but whom his teammates all despised and the opver the hill naslund. i dont understand that. sather will go back to his old ways of gettin players with skill but no desire or heart for the game, just money. Zherdev=new jagr. have fun with that

By: nordiques100

nordiques100 — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:59:34 +0000

actually the devils arent that small:

holik 6'4 230
clarkson 6'1 205
zubrus 6'5 225
rupp 6'5 230
pelley 6'1 203
salvador 6'2 222
white 6'4 215

there's enough there to prevent them from being pushovers.

By: paulieplatypus

paulieplatypus — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:04:17 +0000

Well, I suppose looking at other teams around the league… There are lots of teams much worse than the Devils. Brodure is still Brodure and Lou is still Lou Lamorillo, inspite of being in a slump since the lockout. I do really like what Louie did on draft day though, and I have a feeling-not sure why??? That their #1 pick (the one that Lou kept trading back for – aquiring all sorts of high picks in a very deep draft) will be buzzing around at some point this year with all the other small smirfs like creatures on their top lines? Oh my will many many teams fill their highlight film reals with devistating crunching hits on Devils this year… But the Dev's are a much better hockey team than most others in the east, inspite of my friend Shirley being able to slap anyone on the current roster silly.

By: rx79msg

rx79msg — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:18:49 +0000

LOl thank you. Nice to finally have someone agree with me.

By: paulieplatypus

paulieplatypus — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:58:43 +0000

First off, I have a friend named Shirley who is bigger and stronger than any Devil on this years roster! Even Brodure will not be able to help this team make the playoffs anymore. But if ever without Brodure, this is the worst team in the NHL. Ohhh how the once mighty have fallen, even the great GM Lou Lamorillo, whome everyone expected much much more out of since the lockout ended, has done as bad a job as the worst of GM's! But at least your team plays in a nice building in downtown Newark, so ya got that going for you.

By: turdfergusson

turdfergusson — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:58:25 +0000

The Devils have never been picked to win the Cup outright, they just come in and steal it. They have found a ways to prove many wrong year after year. As long as Martin Brodeur and the Devils are in the playoffs i'm gonna give them a shot for sure ( this year included ) and I hate myself for it.

By: KevinBaconFan

KevinBaconFan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:34:27 +0000

Unfortunately James Emile Francis Ward has played his last game in the NHL. Ward, 26, with the IQ of a southern Swedish Billy Goat, was found to be in violation of the NHL equipment standards rule. Rule 14B.34 states that "all players on the ice must have skates with laces." Sadly, Ward was never able to master the "loop, swoop, and pull" technique, thus rendering him useless at all tying events. In 2002 Ward filed an injunction with the Alabama State Senate to allow him to use altered equipment due to "emotional or physical injury." Ward referenced the case of Plessy v. Dan Blackburn, in which it was ruled that alternate pads are indeed separate and equal. This precedent paved the way for Ward to continue his career using buckle skates. This all changed on September 14, 2008. The Frankenbeen State Comptroller ruled that "the introduction of buckles into a hockey rink is like using sandpaper in baseball." The epic decision in this case, known as Roe V. Ward, stated that Ward must abort his skates. "I am disappointed. I guess I am a modern day Craig MacTavish. Only I wear a helmet on and off the ice and have buckle skates. I guess last of the Mohicans is a better reference."

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:37:59 +0000

Somebody has been saying that every year for the past 3 or 4 years, and yet every year Jersey either wins their division or places 2nd.

By: chris1628

chris1628 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:56:01 +0000

Post lock-out only the Rangers, Devils, and Senators have made the post season each year. I expect to see all three teams there once again..