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Friday, November 9, 2007

Gearing Up For Isles/Devils Part 2

After a three-day layoff, the Isles are facing another divisional rival in the New Jersey Devils at the Coliseum tomorrow. It's not a rivalry that is as strong as Isles/Rangers, but these two teams can still put on a good show, and hopefully another battle of the goaltenders will ensue between Martin Brodeur and Rick DiPietro. That could be the most exciting part of it- one of the best in the league versus one of the rising stars, both with similar styles of play, only while Brodeur has struggled as of late, DiPietro has been consistent and solid for the Isles.
The key to the game is to get started offensively early, as far as I see it. While we had a good start early on against the Rangers, pressure wasn't put on a lot until the middle of the first period- it seemed more like a set-the-tone type of play up to that point. Also, stay sharp and play hard. The "Ranger hangover" doesn't work here- they've had three days to rest and regroup. Time to show what we can do- and we are a very able team, as we have proven in the last two games.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=amber_david&id=3100052

Here's an interesting article from ESPN, about the top offseason moves. Guess where the signings of Fedotenko, Guerin, and Comrie rank? Better than you think- #3. I suppose it's true that big names aren't everything.

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