"Devils limited to 15 skaters today because of cap issues. Welcome to the Kovalchuk era!!"-10/11/10 EJHradek_ESPN
"Whatever his reason, John MacLean has put himself square on the spot by benching his best scorer and then losing 6-1 and an irrelevant goal."-10/23/10 StanFischler
"In my defense on NJ tonight, I didn't expect Kovalchuk to be a "healthy scratch" or the franchise to have a meltdown. WOW!"-10/23/10 EJHradek_ESPN
"Scary stat of week: Devils have given up 19 more goals than they have scored this season. Not since 88-89 has NJ been out-scored in a season"-10/31/10 kausatoday (Kevin Allen)
"Zach Parise will under go exploratory arthroscopic knee surgery. No timetable has been set for his return."-11/1/10 NHLDevils
"Jason Arnott: "We're digging ourselves a hole. A huge hole... If we don't turn this around it'll be real hard to (make playoffs)."" 11/2/10 Ledger_NJDevils (Rich Chere)
"Brodeur worry missing playoffs? "Oh, definitely. It's one thing to slide, but we're putting ourselves behind 8 ball. Formula for disaster.""-11/2/10 Ledger_NJDevils (Rich Chere)
Stats (13 games in) *G-A-P (+/-)*:
Danius Zubrus 1-6-7 (-5)
Ilya Kovalchuk 3-3-6 (-5)
Jason Arnott 3-3-6 (-9)
Zac Parise 3-3-6 (-1)
Matt Taormina 3-2-5 (-2)
Patrik Elias 2-3-5 (-10)
Jamie Langenbrunner 1-4-5 (-8)
Travis Zajac 1-3-4 (0)
Andy Greene 1-3-4 (-11)
Matthew Corrente 0-3-3 (-1)
Henrik Tallinder 1-1-2 (-5)
David Clarkson 1-1-2 (-8)
Rod Pelly 0-1-1 (-1)
Martin Brodeur 3-8-1 2.79 GAA .902% 2 SO
Johnan Herberg 0-1 7.50 GAA .750%
I thought this was supossed to be a new era? I thought the signing of Kovalchuk was supossed to make this team upstoppable scoring machine? Where's the defense that the Devils were founded on? Is this a rebuild season and no one told the fans?
Now as the month of November starts, the Devils are in the basement. This is the worse hockey I've seen this team play since I became a fan in 1994. Every night when there's a game, I just hope they are going to stop the bleeding. Then suddenly they are losing 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 and it's another loss in the standings.
This might just be the worse month since the 80s for this franchise. So who's the blame? John MacLean? I can't blame him, he's in a fucked up situation right now. Marty Brodeur? He's doing all he can to keep the Devils in games every night. Lou? Well part of the blame can be put on him, but he's doing what he has to do to keep this franchise together.
How bout the $100 million man Kovi? He hasn't done anything in the last four games when they needed him. How about the franchise leading scorer Elias? He has does nothing all season. The young defense? They are kids playing against the NHL elite, you can't blame the other teams for taking advantage of that.
I am speechless for how bad this team looks right now, is it time to hit the panic button?
As of right now, YES. Because if they don't write the ship, The Rock will be dark in April and May.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Dancing with the Stars The 200th Episode
And now the special 200th episode of Dancing with the Stars...
This was a fun night, short and sweet. It was awesome to see all the celebrities from the past return, even if I didn't watch alot of these seasons. This week I'm actually going to go into more details on the celebrities and dances and my opinions. The team dances will be listed like every other dance over the last couple of weeks, it's just easier that way.
(Guest Team Captain (Team list) Team Score My Rating (out of 5))
Kristi Yamaguchi 24 ****1/2
Rick/Cheryl, Kyle/Lacey, Bristol/Mark
Apolo Anoto Ono 27 *****
Kurt/Anna, Brandy/Maksim, Jennifer/Derek
Kyle and Lacey (35/24=59) ****1/2
Guest Judge:Mel B
Kyle has come a long way. He really could win this thing. This was his best performance of the season by far. Amazing simply amazing.
Kurt and Anna (34/27=61) ***1/2
Guest Judge:Emmit Smith
At times Kurt could be a fantastic dancer, other times he's just flat of sloppy. The facts are he earned his way here. This dance proved why. Well done.
Bristol and Mark (33/24=57) ***1/2
Guest Judge:Kelly Osbourne
Wow, if you told me a month ago that Bristol Palin would still be here, I would have thought you were crazy. She has actually earned her right to be here and while she has no chance in hell of winning, it's been a great ride. This week's dance showed how much she's improved.
Rick and Cheryl (37/24=61) ****
Guest Judge:Helio Castroneves
For me this was going to be one of the hardest dances to pull off because of Rick's size, but damn he did amazing. FINALLY SOME REAL PERSONALITY! That's what was missing this whole season. He needs to show that more, he might actually have a chance at being in the final.
Brandy and Maksim (37/27=64) *****
Guest Judge:Gilles Marini
The leader from the last two weeks. I knew Brandy would be good on this show but I didn't expect this good. She can very easily win this show. Tonight's dance might not have been perfect but it showed that she has earned her way here.
Jennifer and Derek (37/27=64) *****
Guest Judge:Drew Lachey
This was amazing. Jennifer belongs here, the only thing that is going to stop her from getting to the final is her body falling apart. She's amazing and is right now my pick to win this show.
Pick to Go Home:Bristol/Mark
This was a fun night, short and sweet. It was awesome to see all the celebrities from the past return, even if I didn't watch alot of these seasons. This week I'm actually going to go into more details on the celebrities and dances and my opinions. The team dances will be listed like every other dance over the last couple of weeks, it's just easier that way.
(Guest Team Captain (Team list) Team Score My Rating (out of 5))
Kristi Yamaguchi 24 ****1/2
Rick/Cheryl, Kyle/Lacey, Bristol/Mark
Apolo Anoto Ono 27 *****
Kurt/Anna, Brandy/Maksim, Jennifer/Derek
Kyle and Lacey (35/24=59) ****1/2
Guest Judge:Mel B
Kyle has come a long way. He really could win this thing. This was his best performance of the season by far. Amazing simply amazing.
Kurt and Anna (34/27=61) ***1/2
Guest Judge:Emmit Smith
At times Kurt could be a fantastic dancer, other times he's just flat of sloppy. The facts are he earned his way here. This dance proved why. Well done.
Bristol and Mark (33/24=57) ***1/2
Guest Judge:Kelly Osbourne
Wow, if you told me a month ago that Bristol Palin would still be here, I would have thought you were crazy. She has actually earned her right to be here and while she has no chance in hell of winning, it's been a great ride. This week's dance showed how much she's improved.
Rick and Cheryl (37/24=61) ****
Guest Judge:Helio Castroneves
For me this was going to be one of the hardest dances to pull off because of Rick's size, but damn he did amazing. FINALLY SOME REAL PERSONALITY! That's what was missing this whole season. He needs to show that more, he might actually have a chance at being in the final.
Brandy and Maksim (37/27=64) *****
Guest Judge:Gilles Marini
The leader from the last two weeks. I knew Brandy would be good on this show but I didn't expect this good. She can very easily win this show. Tonight's dance might not have been perfect but it showed that she has earned her way here.
Jennifer and Derek (37/27=64) *****
Guest Judge:Drew Lachey
This was amazing. Jennifer belongs here, the only thing that is going to stop her from getting to the final is her body falling apart. She's amazing and is right now my pick to win this show.
Pick to Go Home:Bristol/Mark
NFL Week 8
Week 8 Results:9-4
Full Season:65-50
Denver/San Francisco
Jacksonville/Dallas
Miami/Cincinnati
Buffalo/Kansas City
Washington/Detroit
Carolina/St. Louis
Green Bay/New York Jets
Tennessee/San Diego
Minnesota/New England
Tampa Bay/Arizona
Seattle/Oakland
Pittsburgh/New Orleans
Houston/Indianapolis
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