Razor Sharp

The New Jersey Devils were razor sharp in their final game before the All-Star break in charging by the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-2 for their fifth straight win and maintained their Atlantic Division lead.

Paul Martin started the scoring from a pass from a penalty box fleeing Patrik Elias that turned into a breakaway that ended (4) with the puck behind Montreal's Carey Price.
The game was all Devils from there and ended the first part of the year on a high note.
The Devils other tallies went to Zach Parise (28),Patrik Elias (20),Travis Zajac (15) and Johnny Oduya (4).

Hell Raisers

1) The Devils announced during the game that Martin Brodeur will return to the ice to begin skating and is on target to keep a full return to practice on March 1st.

2) This could enable the Devils to deal Scott Clemmensen in a possible deal to bulk the defense corps up a bit and that could be the difference in a long playoff run...

3) Travis Zajac's play continued to improve and his play around the net impresses me more each net.
Zajac scored the second goal on a Zach Parise rebound.

4) Patrik Elias should be going to the All-Star game and the fact that he isn't is a joke.
Especially when you look at the roster spots being wasted by some of the Montreal players.

5) Sorry to hear of another cancer relapse for former Devil boss Pat Burns.
Burns led the Devils to their last Cup and was basically unable to coach due to health reasons.
Burns is still part of the Devil organization as a pro scout and best wishes to Burns in his continued battle....

Look for some different stuff coming up over the next few days with no Devils hockey to cover until after Tuesday's game.
Maybe a Forgotten Superstars or a look back at something else....

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