April 16, 2008

Game 4 - Post Game Thoughts

I can't express how happy I am that we won that game. Any hockey fan, even Devils fans, could see that the refs wanted to give that game to the Devils. Anyone that doesn't agree is ignorant and stupid. But I vented about the refs enough. The Rangers won that game because their offense is absolutely on fire right now.

The Rangers played a great game offensively. They did what the Devils did in Game 3. They turned defensive zone turnovers by the Devils into 2 goals. The Devils did the same thing in Game 3 and that’s why they won. They constantly had to regain the lead this game and they never got down on themselves and fought hard and they deserved to win this game. It was one hell of a game to watch. I am just going to give the three stars of the game to the entire offense. The entire offensive unit and Henrik were the main reasons for this win.

One problem I had with this game, besides the officiating and Marty "the Pansy" Brodeur, was the Rangers defense late in the game. They gave the Devils plenty of opportunities to win this game but luckily Henrik shut them down. They played very well in the first and second but seemed to just get frustrated in the third. They didn't play bad because there were plenty of times they stole the puck or had a good check, they just gave the Devils too many chances. Luckily we have Henrik and the Devils are a terrible offensive team.

Now we have a commanding lead on the Devils and will look to end this series in Newark on Friday. You know the Devils have to be disappointed because they got themselves back in this game numerous times but the Rangers did a better job regaining the lead. The Rangers already won 2 games there this series and you know that Rangers fans will make some noise at the Rock. We have to hope the Rangers great play offensively, defensively and great goaltending can lead to ending this series on Friday. I think the Rangers have some serious momentum and the Devils are deflated. I would love to see this series end on Friday and I think it is going to.

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