Devils lose 10 shot shootout,Moskos moves to the rotation.

With seconds remaining and the Atlanta goalie pulled,the race was on.
Which would happen first?
A New Jersey game clinching clear of the puck?
Or a game tying Thrasher goal?
Unfortunately for the Devils,it was Marian Hossa from the team with the garish uniforms bouncing the puck by Marty Brodeur and tying the game and led to a scoreless overtime and then a 10 player shootout before Atlanta staggered away with the 4-3 nod.
Zach Parise scored the only goal of the opening perios with his 21st of the year and Brian Gionta's power play goal(15) opened the second period scoring.
But two Atlanta goals tied the game going into the second intermission,but the Devils took the lead in the 3rd with John Madden scoring his 15th of season and that led into the traumatic ending.
The long shootout losses are heartbreaking just because you see the type of players that are shooting in it,although that can be kinda fun in a way as long as you win.
Devils that made attempts in shootout included Karel Rachunek,Sergei Brylin and Arron Asham,whos miss ended the contest.
The Devils are in Ottawa tonight at 7 for another game against the Senators.

Devils Pitchforks

Gold:Zach Parise-Goal
Silver:John Madden-Goal
Bronze:Vitaly Vishnevski-Huge hitting game

Bullpen Notes

Big fight tonight in Las Vegas as the contractually obligated rematch between Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor of their great fight for the Middleweight title a few months back.
This fight is at Super Middleweight limits as the contract stipulated,so if Taylor wins the bout,Pavlik will keep the Middleweight title that he won in the first contest.
Our prediction is Pavlik with a late round KO.

The Pirates started in Bradenton with a surprising announcement that controversial first round pick Daniel Moskos would be a starter this year,not a reliever as he was drafted as by Captain Dave Littlefield and his nitwitted comrade Ed Creech.
I love this move,as this will give Moskos more of a chance to develop his pitching toolbox and build up arm strength.
If it does not work out,one can always move him back to the pen.
Moskos is expected to start at High A Lynchburg and we will see him and the Hillcats early,as they open in Frederick this season.

The Chicago Blackhawks are rumored to have offered Peter Forsberg a huge contract to finish this season and the next two as a Hawk.
Not sure I like this deal,as Forsberg has become increasingly brittle over the last few years and the Hawks could end up eating most of this deal.
But it would be a show of goodwill to the long suffering fans in the Windy City.

Looks like a winner is starting to develop between Blu-Ray and HD in the battle for high definition video dominance.
Wal-Mart announced they will shortly be carrying only Blu-Ray discs.
Wal-Mart goes a long way in picking the winner in the business battles.
I did not really care which format became the kingpin,but I sure was not buying a HD player until this situation shook out.

Ryan sends us word of the passing of comic writer Steve Gerber at the age of 60.
Gerber is most noted for creating the cult classic character Howard the Duck and creating some great books.
The other thing that one can credit Gerber for is having little to do with Howard's movie-which gave new meaning to the word putrid!

Until tomorrow

Vishnevski-Jim McIssac-Getty Images
Moskos-AP File
Howard the Duck-Marvel Comics