Hang in there,I will catch everyone up on things that I have missed over the next few days for plenty of opinions on the Pirates hiring for their open positions and others that I was away for.
But,first to avoid getting further behind,we will cover things from last
night and today.The New Jersey Devils dropped both of their hiatus games,as they lost to the Rangers in New York 2-1 in overtime (at least they get a point for that one) and were drilled at home by the Penguins 5-0 in a game that Doc Emrick said was their worst outing of the season.
But the Devils bounced back last night with a late first period blitz that sent Philadelphia goaltender Martin Biron reeling from the game and enabled the Devils to gain a 4-1 victory that was desperately needed over the first place Flyers.
Dainus Zubrus hit the twine twice during the flurry for his first two goals of the season,while Brian Gionta scored his fourth of the year in between the two Zubrus goals.
The second Zubrus goal was a shorthanded tally.
Former Buckeye Rod Pelley added his first ever NHL goal in the second period to complete the scoring.
The Devils held the Flyers to just 14 shots against Marty Brodeur and seemed to be paying more attention to the defensive end from the forwards.
Add to that two action fights from the game with Arron Asham and Sheldon Brookbank defending the Red and Black with the whipping of a rival-What more can you ask for,except maybe a shutout?
The Devils remain in last place in the Atlantic Division with 14 points,but as unaccustomed as Devils fans are to being in last,it really is not anywhere near dire straits yet.
The Devils are only 4 points away from first place Philadelphia.
New Jersey returns to action Saturday against the Islanders.
The Ashland Arrows battle the top ranked Division II team in Ohio tonight in the Avon Lake Shoremen in the Region 6 Semi-Finals.
The Shoremen played the Arrows in Round 1 of the Regionals in 2003 and came away with a hard fought 14-3 win.
Avon Lake eventually won the state championship and some Shoremen fans are of the opinion that the 2003 Arrows were the best team that they played that season.
The weather may play a factor in the game in Brunswick as the Arrow offense is tailored (no pun intended) to the passing game while the Shoremen are a bruising run-oriented squad.
The forecast calls for a mix of rain and snow showers.
Bullpen Notes
Here is a link to an article on the upcoming "yard sale" of leftover items and other things from Ray Winder Field in Little Rock.
Winder was the long time home of the AA Arkansas Travelers.
From the Wow department.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays announced that they are now the Tampa Bay Rays.
They also changed their team colors from green to blue.
The best thing they had going were the cool hats and uniforms,so they cannot even get that right!
Word is that the new logo will feature a guy from New York named Ray spinning a pizza on his finger.
And from the one shot ruined my career file-
Eric Lindros announced his retirement after 13 seasons.
Lindros was never the same after the devastating knockout shot that
he took from Scott Stevens in Game 7 of the 2000 Eastern Conference finals.Ken Daneyko spoke of Lindros and said the concussions were the key factor in his demise and that it was caused by this-Lindros never adjusted from his habit of skating with his head down.
He always got away with it as a developing player due to his bigger size and superior strength,but when the players caught up to him,they REALLY caught up to him.
Excellent observation I thought.
All of now-I may return later for some catch up work.
We have the Pirates and their surprise hirings,the Ohio State-Wisconsin and Browns-Seahawks games and last weekends big fights to comment on.
Photo Credits
Asham and Pelley-Jim McIssac-Getty Images
Helmets-Ohio Helmet Project
Lindros-Chris Gardner-AP Photo
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