Devils shutout in Philly 3-0

The New Jersey Devils watched their four game winning streak end with a 3-0 loss to the Flyers in Philadelphia.
Not much else to report from the scoring side and I apologize for this being late and short,but it was a beautiful day outside and the big man needs to move around more!
The Devils are back tomorrow night at the Rock against Colorado.

Hell Raisers

1) A bad outing for the Devils and worse yet-a lazy one.
Both Flyer goals against Martin Brodeur were off loose pucks in the crease and no defensemen actively cleaning up.
This one will be chalked as just an off night,at least I hope..

2) Adam Larsson has really struggled with getting in the flow since his return from injury.
Larsson was extremely passive in his touch of Jakub Voracek on the second Flyers goal.
I am not sure if Larsson has "hit the wall" or not in shape,but he has been pretty bad since the return.

3) Peter DeBoer gambled on pulling Martin Brodeur with until 5 minutes to go for an extra skater creating a 6 on 4 power play,which promptly resulted in a empty net goal.
Seemed a bit (Well,a lot) soon for this,but considering the cruise control play of the team all night,I can see why he tried it.

4) The Ilya Kovalchuk slash on Sean Couturier was a deserved one,but with due cause as the rookie had chopped Kovalchuk in the stomach with his stick.
As in the playground,the second player gets caught and it was a fair call,but I liked that Kovalchuk battled back instead of meekly taking it.

5) Martin Brodeur might have been the only Devil to show up strong.
Brodeur made several great saves and without such a great effort,this game could have easily been 5-0.

Back on the overnight with what could be three posts,if the internet signal holds up at the Satellite Home Office,which is kind of Dick Nixon's Western White House,I guess.
We will look at the Cavaliers in Milwaukee tonight (I missed the loss to Toronto),a look at the Cavaliers going into tomorrow's trade deadline and the Browns huge free agent signing,snicker...

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