Monday night,the New Jersey Devils dropped a lackluster 4-1 decision to the cross-river rival New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
Only John Madden's second period goal (1) prevented the game from being a whitewash.....
Shawn's Thoughts
1) Former Devil draftee Aaron Voros scored two NYR goals and seemed to be anchoring himself in front of the net.
Voros isn't Sean Avery,but he was annoying in this one.
Maybe Avery without some of the clownish antics....
2) The Devils were not quite listless as they had an occasional flash of energy,but were missing something.
This needs to change and fast.
3) Rookie defenseman Anssi Salmela is expected to be the first casualty of the Sutter discipline as he will likely be scratched from the lineup in Atlanta in favor of Andy Greene.
Greene,who knows what it is like to be in the Sutter doghouse,will make his first appearance in uniform this season....
4) Brian Rolston will be taking some time away from the point on power plays for a while.
This is a good move IMO as it will take away some of the pressure off Rolston and allow him to do more without the puck.
Hopefully,that will create some more scoring chances...
5) You all know I love the southern hockey trips (sarcasm) and therefore the excitement of 10,000 bored fans in Atlanta just oozes with atmosphere.....
Bullpen Notes
The Chicago BlackHawks fired coach Denis Savard after just four games in a stunning move.
Savard was replaced by former Blues and Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville.
For all of the positive things that Rocky Wirtz has done since his fathers death,this one is befuddling and makes no sense this soon into the season.
Talk about hitting the panic button!
Lawrence Wilson suffered a torn ACL in the Buckeye win over Purdue and is done for the campaign.
Tough loss for Wilson and Ohio State.
Rob Rose will replace Wilson at Defensive end.
Former Yankee and Tiger Tom Tresh passed away at the age of 71.
Tresh was one of many immortalized in the Jim Bouton book Ball Four and was a three time All-Star.
Condolences to the former 1962 Rookie of the Years family....
Photo Credits
Hockey:Kathy Willens-AP Photo
Tresh:Topps
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