CyberMusings

To my beloved Devils, who I had ripped rather savagely in a post here just a few scant days ago, all I have to say is, “You’re Forgiven”.

Even you, Johnny Oduya, despite another brain cramp of a play that cost Marty his first shutout of the season.  It didn’t lose the game and it is Thanksgiving, so I’m feeling rather magnanimous.

The evening started off with my brother and I heading into Pittsburgh.  I chose to wear full Devils’ colors as I normally do.  My brother chose not to call a lawyer to keep on standby even though we were going to be in opposition territory and I was going to be hard to miss.

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This was one rough week to be a Devils fan.  Halfway to my preseason goal of seeing eight games in person already, with an away game the night before Thanksgiving to come, I’d like to say I’m happy with my team.  I’d also like to say that I’m dating a Playboy centerfold.  Neither statement would be anywhere near the truth of the matter.  The real truth is that for the first time in many years, I’ve had the displeasure of watching the team play horribly with no real confidence that it’s going to get better.  If someone were to make a movie of the games I saw in person this week, the consecutive losses to the hated Rangers and the annoying Islanders would be titled “The Apathy and the Incompetence”.

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As the autumn winds begin to blow and the temperatures grow colder with each passing day, the annual phenomena of leaves first changing colors and then shaking loose from the trees occurs.  However, that is a topic for another day.  We’re still in color changing territory.  We are a couple of weeks from them falling to the ground en masse.  Perhaps I’ll wax poetic about it then. No, the Leafs (sic) I refer to in the subject refer to the Maple Leafs of Toronto.  Their collective fall coming at the hand of my New Jersey Devils.

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Ok, so things didn’t quite go according to plan where the home opener was concerned. The powers that be at the NHL offices decided in their infinite wisdom (sarcasm meter set on overload) to schedule the mighty Ottawa Senators as the Devils’ first opponent in their shiny new building. Perhaps this was the league’s revenge for all those of years of the Devils trapping their way to championships. The way we’re playing these days, the neutral zone trap may need to be reinstated. Because what Coach Sutter has them doing now sure as hell isn’t working.

That’s not to say this wasn’t a beautiful evening. Considering the day started off with a trip to Modell’s in the pouring rain, the warm evening temperatures and utter lack of precipitation made for a fantastic excursion. So without further interruption, I present to you the Great, the Not-So-Great, and the Confusing. The Good, Bad, and Ugly are on vacation and will return on a future date when the occasion isn’t quite as special.

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