Living New Jersey Jokes
Know me and know that I bristle at Jersey jokes. It’s not just that I went to the same high school system as Bruce Springsteen, or that I spent endless summers “down the shore” or even that I witnessed the pseudo-rebirth of Atlantic City. I’m a Jersey guy and proud of it. Sometimes, though, we [...]
Packing Redundancy
Ever have those bad dreams that involves being in school (or on stage, or in public) and you look down to realize you’re not wearing pants? Here’s the travelling geek’s version of the same: you wake up 5,600 miles from home and your suitcase has no usable pants. I’ve been on the road 13 of [...]
Great Season
It’s over. Just like that, on a Sunday evening that feels more like October than May, the Devils are done for the season. No heads hanging down here, though, because it was a great season. Who knew Marty would win 43 games and lead the NHL in wins? Who knew Patrik Elias would recover from [...]
Reversal of Fortune
I learned many things today: Continental Airlines Arena can be quite loud when the fans are hungry for a win. Scott Gomez’ rear end is the cause of good deflections (it wasn’t his leg, it was his butt, the play was in front of us). Tommy Albelin is an exemplary over-40 hockey player (and he’s [...]
Ouch, Hideki
Ouch. I’m not normally too much of a wuss when it comes to seeing people get mangled on television, but watching Hideki Matsui fracture his wrist last night almost made me revisit my dinner. This is horrible for Matsui – here’s a guy who doesn’t complain, shows up to work hard and play great baseball [...]
Streaking
I will admit to a bit of a work detour today to check out the Devils boards hosted by the Newark Star-Ledger. The fans have not given up yet. Every streak begins with one thing going the opposite way. Deflections. Soft goals. Power plays. Passes up the middle (ask the Joffrey Lupul of the Ducks). [...]
Down But Not Out, But Close
I won’t give up until the fat lady sings, or in our case, Arlette stops singing at the Meadowlands. But it’s really close. The Devils could be done in time for Mother’s Day. Heads up to Matvichuk, Lukowich, Klee and Albelin: hope you enjoyed New Jersey. Fast, young, aggressive skaters who get to the puck [...]
Lucky Is As Lucky Does
Two and a half hours to puck drop. An hour until we leave for the great swamp. I’m pulling out all of the stops, all of the swag, everything I can think of, do, or conjure up to send luck to the boys in red and black tonight. We’ll be there in person, look for [...]
Cuban’s $100,000 bar for blogging
The NBA fined Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, $100,000 for blogging about playoff officiating. Read the blog. He offers some concrete suggestions for improving the quality of the game during a time when owners, fans, and players are stressed. Ever hear of freedom of the press, David Stern? And yes, blogs are the [...]
Game 3: One At A Time
Streaks begin and end with small things. One shot turns into a goal. One goal turns into a lead, and a lead wins a game. One win turns into a streak. On the other side, one defensive play prevents a goal. One good backcheck starts things the other way. One good play at the point [...]