Tripped in Toronto

The New Jersey Devils could not keep Mr.Mo going as they went to Toronto and looked a bit flat in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Leafs.
David Clarkson (9) scored the only Devil goal.
The Devils return to the Rock tomorrow against the St.Louis Blues..

Hell Raisers

1) In a surprise move,Yann Danis started for the Devils in goal and gave a much improved effort over his start against the Islanders.
Danis actually would get my vote for being the main reason that the Devils added a point on the evening.

2) Danis was,however,horrible in the shootout as he allowed all three shots to get by him.
And they weren't even close to being stopped.

3) David Clarkson continued to play well and credit to Pierre (3L) LeBlond for a nice pass to set up the goal.
The assist was the first of the season.

4) More power play issues as the Devs were 0 for 4,with just one of the group having any hope of putting the puck in the net.
You want my top worry for this team going into the postseason?That is it.

5) The start for Danis surprised me,but it has become clear that Jacques Lemaire wants Martin Brodeur to be a fresh as possible for the playoffs and if that means the 4 seed instead of the 2,so be it.
That doesn't make it anymore frustrating to watch these losses to crummy teams.

6) Andrew Peters fought Colton Orr in a good bout,but why were both Peters and Pierre LeBlond playing?
Keeping both them active is a handicap.Period.

Bullpen Notes

Hit on both of my NCAA Upset specials yesterday and (as of this writing) Wake Forest and Xavier have advanced with Ohio State and Maryland playing later tonight.

Hope to do a Seahawk off season post sometime over the weekend...

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