Lethargic Devils tick me off!

Completing my crappy sports weekend was the Devils lethargic 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins at the Rock.Dainius Zubrus scored the only New Jersey goal (1).
The Devils are off until Thursday when they visit Montreal...

Hell Raisers

1) The Devils defense has certainly suffered with the loss of Anton Volchenkov.Volchenkov would be  clearing teams out of the zone and away from Marty Brodeur,at least more often than is happening now.

2) The Devils continue to juggle lines in an attempt to come up with something that works.Not sure what the answer is other than try different things and see what clicks.
That sounds pretty simple and easier said than done,but John Maclean might have no other choice until the expected cap deals are made.

3) The Devils sent rookie defenseman Alexander Urbom to Albany and added Oliver Magnan-Greiner from the A-Devils.Urbom showed loads of potential,but mostly struggled and looked to me to need some AHL minutes.

4) I know the numbers crunchers look at Marty Brodeur's numbers and wince,but against the Bruins,the score should have been far worse as the defense gave Brodeur little help against an aggressive Bruin team.

5) It is early and no panic button pushing yet here,so the Devils have time to get things together as the talent is there.
However,what I am more concerned about is the seeming lack of chemistry on the team thus far.Chemistry can be an overrated factor sometimes,but the top two scoring lines have suffered from cohesion thus far and worse is an less than overwhelming effort at times.

6) John Maclean is reportedly riding herd in practice and trying to shake things up in both play and attitude.
Good for him as this team needs to hear the whip crack and soon before the team starts making decisions on roster moves when Bryce Salvador and Brian Rolston return.