Oct 15 2005, Sat AWAY Devils 6 - 1 W FINAL
Dec 17 2005, Sat HOME Devils 1 - 4 W FINAL
Feb 3 2006, Fri AWAY Devils 0 - 3 L FINAL
Apr 11 2006, Tue HOME Devils 4 - 3 L FINAL OT

Not really insane. Granted, the New Jersey team they beat in October and December was a much different team, but Carolina came away with more points in the season series.

5/1/2006 2:46:26 PM

Ummm...

6-1 W @ NJ
4-1 W @ Car
0-3 L @ NJ
3-4 OTL @ Car

[Edited on May 1, 2006 at 2:47 PM. Reason : ^ damn, beat me]

5/1/2006 2:47:17 PM

The Devils are playing exceptional hockey

At least that's what I have to tell myself.

5/1/2006 3:15:47 PM

Patrick Elias has carried the team on his shoulders this season since he has been back. Without him they would already be on the golf course.

5/1/2006 7:16:28 PM

i cant wait to hear the sounds of the habs losing this at home. this series better end in 6 games, it would be very bad for us if it went to 7.

5/1/2006 9:39:23 PM

HOLY PISANI

2 goals in the third to tie it up with the Wings at 2

5/1/2006 10:15:20 PM

That dude is FAST Holy shit he just exploded around the wings defender and made an incredible move

I fucking hate the red wings, GO OILERS

5/1/2006 10:17:55 PM

dammit

5/1/2006 10:22:58 PM

BING

5/1/2006 10:32:52 PM

OH YEAH IT'S A GOAL

5/1/2006 10:39:27 PM

that was a goal.

5/1/2006 10:45:34 PM

BYE

5/1/2006 10:45:37 PM

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111

5/1/2006 10:45:42 PM

bye detroit

5/1/2006 10:45:48 PM

man wow

A FUCKING OILER PUT HIS FACE

HIS FACE

IN FRONT OF THAT PUCK

dear god

[Edited on May 1, 2006 at 10:48 PM. Reason : .320]

5/1/2006 10:47:57 PM

What is it with Detroit and they always lose in the first round after winning the President's Trophy?

5/1/2006 10:48:49 PM

they, like us, have a weak ass division

5/1/2006 10:49:21 PM

Yeah, and their division is completely bye-bye in the first round (and so will Carolina's if they lose to Montreal).

5/1/2006 10:50:53 PM

OUCH WINGS OUCH

5/1/2006 10:51:00 PM

Here's to Anaheim losing and the top four seeds all being out in the West

5/1/2006 10:52:10 PM

^ Calgary was the 3, not Anaheim.

5/1/2006 10:54:10 PM

===Western Conference===

(if Detroit defeats Edmonton)

Detroit v. Colorado (good rivalry)
Calgary/Anaheim winner v. San Jose

(if Edmonton defeats Detroit, Calgary defeats Anaheim)

Calgary v. Edmonton
San Jose v. Colorado

(if Edmonton defeats Detroit, Anaheim defeats Calgary)

San Jose v. Edmonton
Anaheim v. Colorado

===Eastern Conference===

(if Carolina defeats Montreal)

Ottawa v. Buffalo/Philadelphia winner
Carolina v. New Jersey

(if Montreal defeats Carolina)

Ottawa v. Montreal
New Jersey v. Buffalo/Philadelphia winner

5/1/2006 10:55:47 PM

NBC and OLN: "Rangers gone. Red Wings gone. Stars gone. The best American team left are the Hurricanes. We're f***ed."

5/1/2006 10:57:23 PM

sabres...NJ...

[Edited on May 1, 2006 at 10:59 PM. Reason : 0k2]

5/1/2006 10:59:04 PM

New Jersey is the best American team, they are winning, plain and simple, but man do i hate them

5/1/2006 11:00:15 PM

^ I know. I was just looking at it from a TV ratings perspective.

5/1/2006 11:02:44 PM

i would guess thats not so^

i doubt we have the most fans

5/1/2006 11:03:37 PM

Don't most people in (northern) New Jersey go for the Rangers?

I heard a story of when the Devils won the Stanley Cup they threw a parade for it and only 20000 people turned up for it.

(Whoever wins between the Flyers and Sabres would have the most fans left I guess, my guess assuming Calgary and Carolina win out.)

1. Flyers/Sabres winner
2. Devils
3. Avalanche
4. Sharks
5. Hurricanes

[Edited on May 1, 2006 at 11:15 PM. Reason : .]

5/1/2006 11:05:26 PM

Gretzky could come out of retiremen to play for NJ and the Devils still wouldn't sell out

5/1/2006 11:06:49 PM

If anyone just saw Iginla and Beauchemin fight that was pretty sweet.....thats the way to fight...drop the mitts...take off the helmets and go to town.

5/1/2006 11:15:27 PM

Anaheim just got robbed. Worst fucking call of the entire playoffs.

5/1/2006 11:35:50 PM

^Agreed....it was of course Don Koharski....Too bad it couldn't be reviewed

5/1/2006 11:44:21 PM

BRACKET BUSTED AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Quote :

"What is it with Detroit and they always lose in the first round after winning the President's Trophy?"

I don't want to utter a certain "c word," but there's a very strong case for it:
1995-losing in the SCF to a fluke New Jersey team
1996-getting manhandled by the Avs and a thug named Claude in the conference finals after setting a regular seaon record for wins
2002-only time since 1954 that the Wings were even able to win the Cup as the overall #1 seed, and that was after rallying from a 2-3 deficit against the hated Avalanche in the conference finals
2004-burned by Calgary in round 2
2006-WTF?!?


Next to a postseason overtime game involving the Wings, nothing gets me more nervous than knowing that the Wings have another Presiden't Trophy wrapped up. Maybe it's time to stop winning the PT...maybe then they'll focus on winning the Trophy that really counts-the Stanley Cup.

That and getting a goaltender that can actually stop shots. Legace...WTF was that you called a performance?

Quote :

"NBC and OLN: "Rangers gone. Red Wings gone. Stars gone. The best American team left are the Hurricanes. We're f***ed.""

That'll be true only as long as the Flyers get eliminated. If they advance, the networks will push them like crazy since they are the largest American market team left (4th largest). I'd include the Sharks if Bay Area (5th largest) residents outside of SJ gave a damn about the team.

While NBC AND OLN are fretting now, they must look at the possibilty of a Senators-Flames final. Then, they'll really be fucked while the CBC throws a ball.

5/2/2006 12:21:08 AM

I hate the Devils too:

Top 5 hated teams for me:

1. Detroit
2. New Jersey
3. Montreal
4. Philly
5. and for some reason Colorado

5/2/2006 1:40:41 AM

Flames and Ducks going to game 7

5/2/2006 1:43:53 AM

I hate detroit but atleast they don't trap, I can respect that and watch them play. If it wasn't for Gionta, Elias and Gomez, I would be better off watching golf than New Jersey

5/2/2006 11:22:32 AM

but I think the Hurricanes have what it takes to be a media darling, a huge red afro, Mr Yamaguchi, Superstar on the cusp, gritty veteran with multiple broken noses, ray whitney's pre game camera antics, loud arena, exciting style of hockey, American Olympic coach, and a rookie goalie that did A PAD STACK! I may be biased, but i'd watch us

5/2/2006 11:26:46 AM

[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 9:16 PM. Reason : ]

5/2/2006 9:14:02 PM

Eastern Conference is set.

1) Ottawa Senators vs. 4) Buffalo Sabres
2) Carolina Hurricanes vs. 3) New Jersey Devils

Western Conference has a game 7 between Calgary-Anaheim tomorrow to finish off the pairings.

Either:

3) Calgary Flames vs. 8) Edmonton Oilers
5) San Jose Sharks vs. 7) Colorado Avalanche

or:

5) San Jose Sharks vs. 8) Edmonton Oilers
6) Anaheim Mighty Ducks vs. 7) Colorado Avalanche

East is 1 through 4 and West could be 5 through 8.

5/2/2006 9:48:21 PM

when's the canes-devils game?

5/2/2006 11:29:18 PM

Won't know until after the Calgary/Anaheim final.

5/2/2006 11:30:29 PM

Quote :

"I hate detroit but atleast they don't trap, I can respect that and watch them play. If it wasn't for Gionta, Elias and Gomez, I would be better off watching golf than New Jersey"

Ummm, maybe that was true last season, but in the new NHL the trap is out the window. The smaller size of the neutral zone makes it almost impossible to set up a trap before play is in your zone. I was very skeptical about the Devils being able to transition as quickly as they have but I have been convinced that the Devils are the team to beat.

5/3/2006 1:09:01 AM

Calgary/Anaheim game 7 on now

5/3/2006 9:20:23 PM

Flames are playing like they want to lose. Anaheim has 2 goals in the second period. Calgary has 2 shots.

5/3/2006 10:38:11 PM

c'mon flames!! I really want Fri/Sun this weekend

5/3/2006 10:39:43 PM

^NO.

5/3/2006 10:48:01 PM

And the entire Western Conference has now imploded

Round 2:

East
Ottawa vs. Buffalo
Carolina vs. New Jersey

West
San Jose vs. Edmonton
Anaheim vs. Colorado

5/3/2006 11:35:09 PM

push a series to game 7 and then....zero goals?

5/4/2006 1:28:39 AM

Quote :

"Ummm, maybe that was true last season, but in the new NHL the trap is out the window. The smaller size of the neutral zone makes it almost impossible to set up a trap before play is in your zone. I was very skeptical about the Devils being able to transition as quickly as they have but I have been convinced that the Devils are the team to beat. "

Its a little early to say the trap is gone, that is what Edmonton used to hang with Detroit. These are the finest hockey coaches in the world, if they want to trap, they will trap. That being said, NJ does still trap and will this series.

5/4/2006 9:47:40 AM

Ottawa and Buffalo tied at 2 less than 7 minutes in.

Too much scoring find a way to decrease it plz.

5/5/2006 7:26:47 PM