Marc Staal

Thoughts: 1) I am not completely sure what to make of this Game 5, and from the array of comments last night (with more to come today, no doubt) not sure what you guys make of it either. Do you look at the start, which wasn’t as bad, probably,...

David Clarkson's deflected goal 2:31 into the third period snapped a tie and lifted the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers that evened the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece on Wednesday night.

If the Devils are going to have any chance against the Rangers, they need to do more than find a way to beat Henrik Lundqvist.

The excitement leading up to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals was probably more eventful than then game itself. This has been a long awaited rematch where most figured the way the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils have been playing, t...

Happy Mother’s Day! Thoughts: 1) I am almost without speech because I don’t know what to say. Other than that was a fabulously hard-played hockey game, the kind you’d really hope to get in a Game 7. The Rangers were really good from...

Be there for a Live Game 1 Chat from the Garden at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Or else. ********************************************** Here are my matchups for the Eastern Conference finals: FORWARDS: How the roles have changed. Used to be that the Rangers had...

The Rangers' mental toughness was the difference between winning and losing Game 7.

Here are my matchups for the Eastern Conference finals: FORWARDS: How the roles have changed. Used to be that the Rangers had all the high-profile skill and the Devils had the grinders. Well, now the Devils are clearly a more potent offensive team an...

Headed to the Rangers’ practice today as they return from their one-day respite. Will have some audio later on. We’re at that point in the playoffs now where there are nights with no hockey. Awful. Then NBC stretches it out an extra day.