Devils clip Columbus 2-0

In one of the most tedious games that I have watched in a long time,the New Jersey Devils used one
nice play and some solid goaltending to travel to the state capital of Ohio and clip the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0.
Cory Schneider finished with 33 saves on the evening in net to lead New Jersey to the victory.
Andy Greene's first period goal (2) held up as the only goal of the game until Travis Zajac's empty netter (10) with thirty seconds to go in the matchup.
The Devils are now off until Tuesday when they host the Nashville Predators.

Hell Raisers

1) Before we begin with the recap of the game,please remember that the Devils next game is after the trade deadline.
It'll be interesting to see if the Devils are active players at the deadline,more likely as sellers than buyers although one never knows when it comes to Lou Lamoriello.
The main trading chip that you would think would be available in Jaromir Jagr is gone,but they might pick up a draft pick or two for Marek Zidlicky,the suddenly rejuvenated Jordin Tootoo or disgruntled veterans such as Michael Ryder or Martin Havlat.
I'm all for just about anything and that includes a major deal such something that would fetch a major return such as Andy Greene.
We'll see..

2) Cory Schneider was great in goal,maybe his best game all season.
Schneider stopped odd man rushes,one on ones,point blank shots and attempts to squeeze the puck by him.
Tremendous game by Schneider.

3) Andy Greene's shot over the shoulder of Curtis McIlhenney was a shot perfectly place,but the goal came off a nice pass from Patrik Elias that was preceded by a Greene pick and pass.
That's the type of play that would make Greene so desirable at the deadline to other teams and so difficult to deal away...

4) Other than that,this was a pretty dull game to watch.
The Devils didn't have a ton of chances,didn't have a lot of hits other than the Mark Fraser vs Jared Boll fight,this was a less than thrilling contest.

5) The Devils put just 17 shots on goal as they essentially needed just one shot to win.
Good thing that they got it....