03 May 2012
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There was a lot of talk about Kovalchuk missing Game 2 both before and during the game on Tuesday. By the end of the game all that seemed to matter was that the Devils went into Philly, stayed focused and came away with a 4 goal 3rd period and knocked off the Flyers 4-1 which evened the series at 1 game a piece as this series shifts to the Prudential Center for games 3 & 4. I've been preaching all playoffs that this time of year isn't neccesarily about the superstars. The opposition puts so much focus on stopping guys like Parise, Kovalchuk and Elias that you need other guys to step up. That's exactly how it played out Tuesday with Larsson, Clarkson and Zajac scoring keys goals for the Devils. |
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1. Claude Giroux - He was quiet in game 2 but he was a huge part of the success in Round 1. He won't stay quiet for long, or at least will try not to stay quiet. 2. Ilya Bryzgalov - How does he respond. Game 2 was kind of like the way his season has been. Great start followed up by a complete breakdown. Is his psyche shattered? Is he too worried about bears, who lost more monkeys in space or that the "universe is huMANGous beeg" ![]() 3. Wayne Simmonds - We saw him running his mouth and getting in faces at the end of Game 2. I'm actually surprised it took that long. I'm sure he will do his best to get under the skin of some Devils tonight. |
1. Travis Zajac - Right now, he's on the top of my list when it comes to the Devils MVP in the post-season. He's scored some clutch goals and he seems to be the type of player that the other team overlooks. 2. Adam Larsson - So first postseason game under his belt and shared in the role of being a hero as his game tying goal seemed to be the key to opening the flood gates. First playoff game is an emotional ride, how does he respond in game 2? 3. Marty Brodeur - He's been stellar since Game 6 of the first round. The Devils need him to continue with this kind of play if they stand a shot at getting to the Eastern Conference Finals. ![]() |
Scott Hartnell-Claude Giroux-Jaromir Jagr Brayden Schenn-Danny Briere-Wayne Simmonds Matt Read-James van Riemsdyk-Jakub Voracek Max Talbot-Sean Couturier-Eric Wellwood Kimmo Timonen-Matt CarleBraydon Coburn-Nicklas GrossmannAndreas Lilja-Marc-Andre Bourdon Ilya Bryzgalov Sergei Bobrovsky |
Zach Parise-Patrik Elias-David Clarkson Petr Sykora-Travis Zajac-Dainius Zubrus Alexei Ponikarovsky-Adam Henrique-Steve Bernier Ryan Carter-Stephen Gionta-Ilya Kovalchuk Andy Greene-Mark Fayne Bryce Salvador-Marek Zidlicky Anton Volchenkov-Adam Larsson Marty Brodeur Johan Hedberg ** this is what happened in the morning skate. Time will tell if Kovalchuk plays tonight. I'm sure he's a game time decision ** |
Flyers will win if … If they can bring up the tempo and the physicallity of the game. Brodeur can be beaten if they create traffic and the occasional bump in the crease, we saw that in Game 1. |
Devils will win if... they keep up with the Penalty Killing. I thought most of the losses in Round 1 were due to allowing the Panthers momentum from power play success. We saw Philly gain momentum in Game 1 when they scored on the PP as well suffered when they went 0/5 in Game 2. |
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