However,Patrik Elias grabbed the game by the horns and took it over with the tying goal that dribbled through Martin Biron's legs with 90 seconds to go in regulation a
nd then finishing Biron off in overtime with a backhander to lift the Devils to a 3-2 win and add two more points to their total.Elias adds goals 9 and 10 to his season total,while the first Devil lamplighter went to Zach Parise (14).......
Hell Raisers
1) Patrik Elias has always been the type of player that left you wanting more.
By that,I mean that some players just seem to be capable of more than they give you-no matter their performance level.
But one thing that cannot be denied is that Elias plays best in pressure situations.
He always seems to be the guy that comes through when the Devils need it the most.
Elias seems to shine in overtime play and again,some players just have that knack....
15 career OT goals back up this notion.
2) The Flyer goal in the third that gave them their lead deflected off the stick of Bryce Salvador and was not the fault of Scott Clemmensen.
Clemmensen was solid,if unspectacular,but gave the Devils a chance to hang close and pull it out at the end....
3) Clemmensen's start was the first by a Devil other than Marty Brodeur against the Flyers since
Feb of 2002.
The last before Clemmensen?
John Vanbiesbrouck in his cameo appearance in Red and Black....
4) The Devils continue to get healthier as Brian Rolston and John Madden returned to the lineup.
Only Bobby Holik remains from the forwards along with Andy Greene of the backliners....
5) The Flyers wore their 74-75 jerseys in the game.
They look better than their current ones,which is the trend of many of the team jerseys today....
Bonus Round
Sorry that I have no pic of Elias scoring either goal.
None on the web of them
Bullpen Notes
Well,Winston-Salem announced their team name and logo for the upcoming season and the nicest thing that I can say is this,Yuck!
The Winston-Salem Dash?
My lord,how bad is that and the logo is no better.
The logo looks like something on a fast pitch softball team that is selling t-shirts to raise money for a trip!
What I cannot believe is that fans voted for this and the team paid consultants to come up with this.
Here is a link to name their mascot,I vote for Hyphen.
That cannot be any dumber than the name!
Watch for a new contest and name/logo change in a few years.
Since Winston-Salem is on the mind,best wishes and thoughts to former Wake Forest hoops star Rodney Rogers,who reportedly is paralyzed from the shoulders down after an accident in the all terrain vehicle he was driving.
The former ACC player of the Year was taken to a facility that specializes in paralysis injuries in North Carolina and we wish him all the best in his long struggle.
Battlin Bob sends us word of the death of Paul Benedict at the age of 70.
Benedict was most known for his role as Bentley the neighbor in the TV series The Jeffersons.
Benedict also had a cameo in a favorite film of mine-Waiting for Guffman
Until tomorrow!
Photo Credits
Parise:New Jersey Devils
Dash:Winston Salem Dash.com
Rogers:Classic Cards
4 comments:
Terrible news about both Rodney Rogers and Paul Benedict.
A small bit of research indicates that "The Dash" is an old-time local nickname for the city of Winston-Salem; similar to "The Big Apple", "The Twin-Cities" etc.
Normally I would give bonus points for including the town's history into the team, but "Dash" just doesn't work for a baseball team, and that logo is just atrocious.
What was wrong with the WartHogs? That was kind of a catchy name. And if the MuckDogs go under, I could see that catching on with people as a team name. But Dash? I mean come on.
And that mascot? Well, he's interesting. But what is sticking out of his brain? He looks like Wolly's little brother. On the bright side, maybe it is Wolly's costume, just altered a bit. Could it be that the Suns are going to get rid of Wolly and get a new mascot? The Suns mascot should be a big headed baseball that goes through the stadium. They should call him Hagerstown Speedy. That might actually attract people to the stadium.
Sadly, I think we're in for another year of the SunSations and Wolly dancing to Cotton Eyed Joe and the scoreboard cowboy swings his lasso. I like Cotton Eyed Joe, but just let the scoreboard guy dance!
PS--The name I submitted, which I am positive they'll use: "Dasher."
I liked the city of Winston-Salem a lot when I visited there and I loved Ernie Shore Field and I agree with Ryan that something with a local connotation is usually a nice touch,but the name and logo is simply a disaster on all levels....
I really thought that it would be Rhinos.
They could keep the old logo for alternate uses and Rhinos was both a name for change yet not a 360 degree swap......
I can say many things about the Suns and I am not a fan of their current logo or colors,but they have never done anything this bad to themselves!!
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