That’s A Wrap For The Devils

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by Matthew Blittner - April 16, 2024April 16, 20240

To borrow a phrase from Shakespeare, “to be, or not to be, that is the question.” In this particular case, that question was: would the Devils play the role of spoilers with the Islanders looking to clinch a playoff berth? Monday night, in New Jersey’s season finale, the already eliminated Devils

Nico Hischier 400, Looking Back and Ahead

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by Matthew Blittner - December 20, 2023December 20, 20230

Time sure flies. Can you believe Nico Hischier has now played in 400 regular-season NHL games? It feels like just yesterday he was being drafted Number One overall by the Devils in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Now, he’s 400 games into his career, and he’s The Captain of a

Road To The NHL Winter Classic presented by Enterprise” Returns to TNT Wednesday, Dec. 13

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by Russ_Cohen - December 11, 2023December 11, 20230

Here is the information about the series that leads up to the 2024 Winter Classic in Seattle. I've covered my fair share. If you want to get the only book about the origin of the big game and more click here: Here is the information on the series: NEW YORK (Nov. 22,

Lionel Messi Soccer Talk with Jill Gonzalez

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by Russ_Cohen - September 1, 2023September 1, 20230

With the U.S. Open Cup final coming up at the end of September and the U.S. Women’s National Team having ended their run with the initial round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023's Best Cities for Soccer Fans, as well as

2022 NHL Draft – – My Top 32 – – Version 2.0

by Russ_Cohen - March 10, 2022April 1, 20220

As always this is a ranking, not a mock draft. I am working on a list of 45. That will be next. One of my draft sleepers is Petr Hauser. I'm still playing around where I will rank him but he's caught my eye for sure. Shane Wright – C

Breaking Down the Sports Realism in ‘Winning Time’

by Russ_Cohen - March 9, 2022March 11, 20220

Sports movies and shows must be realistic. If they’re not they can ruin it for me. The actor Solomon Hughes, who portrays Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, was the key factor regarding this. If he had a bad skyhook. In my eyes, it was and still is the most unstoppable shot in the

Michigan’s Talented Trio – – Are All Three NHL Ready?

by Russ_Cohen - March 7, 2022March 11, 20220

Michigan University has a lot of talented players on its roster. Three of them are Owen Power (1st overall pick in 2021), Matty Beniers (2nd overall pick in 2021), and Kent Johnson (5th overall pick in 2021). Of the three, how many will turn pro at the end of the

New Jersey Native Alex Laferriere Impresses At Harvard

by Russ_Cohen - March 3, 2022March 3, 20220

Harvard has some New York, New Jersey area representation in John Farinacci (Chatham, NJ) Nick Abruzzese (Slate Hill, NY) Alex Laferriere (Chatham, NJ), Alex Gaffney (West Orange, NJ), and Matt Coronato (Greenlawn, NY). In a game I took in against Princeton, that’s five of their top six. I don’t believe

‘Winning Time’ Will Change Small Screen Sports Storytelling

by Russ_Cohen - March 3, 2022March 3, 20220

John C. Reilly has played a ton of great parts in his career. I loved him in Bull Durham. In ‘Winning Time’, he plays businessman, father, and playboy, Dr. Jerry Buss, who owned the Los Angeles Lakers at the time they drafted Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson. Buss had a good side

The Flyers Defenseman Development Cycle

by Russ_Cohen - February 26, 2022March 3, 20220

Cam York is the future of the Flyers. He’s had a good year all-around, but he hasn’t had a chance to make his mark. If the Flyers want to keep him in Lehigh for the rest of the year, I can’t argue with that, but York played better than many