Weekes better than expected,Devils still lose

Kevin Weekes was far better than Devils fans had a right to expect last night against Buffalo,but Ryan Miller was better for the Sabres and Buffalo skulked off into the night with a 2-0 win at the Rock.
Weekes faced 20 (Yes 20) shots in the first period and faced several power plays as well and I thought played very well.
The Devils return to action on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning

Shawn's Thoughts

1) Kevin Weekes was excellent in goal and considering how little he has played in the last season he was even better.
Still no word on how long Martin Brodeur will be out of the lineup.

2) The Devils looked listless in the first and increased the energy and effort in the following two periods,but looked a lot like last years Devils in lacking offense.
That of course makes sense as the guys that were brought in to improve the offense are on the IR.

3) Paul Martin sat the game out as well adding yet another important Devil to the list of injuries.
Anssi Salmela was recalled from Lowell and played in the game.

4) Ryan Miller always seems to have the New Jersey number as win or lose,Miller always plays well against the Devils.
I would like to see Buffalo's backup netminder on occasion!!

5) Brent Sutter kept the lines down to three in the final period as I hardly remember seeing Mike Rupp,Nicklas Bergfors or Petr Vrana hardly at all.....


Bullpen Notes

Hasim Rahman will be stepping into the shoes of mandatory contender Alexander Povetkin and will attempt to lift the IBF Heavyweight belt from Wladimir Kiltschko on December 13th in Germany.
Povetkin was the top contender but suffered an injury in training.

Ryan sends us this interesting note on the Air Car.
The car could run on compressed air or some mineral oil and could go as far as 60 miles on a tank of air.
Top speed is only about 35 MPH,so it would be suited for town use only,but certainly seems like it is worth continued development.

And no,I haven't forgotten opinions on Brady Quinn vs Derek Anderson.
Watch for that later today or tomorrow when I get time for the Browns recap.

Photo Credit
Weekes:Jim McIssac-Getty Images
Air Car:MDI