[quote]biltritewave wrote:
etaco wrote:
biltritewave wrote:
FightinIrish26 wrote:
biltritewave wrote:
dude you are just being dumb now…the devils played a 40 game season that year…equivalent to tough schedule at college or junior, if you think that was a legit cup just ask yourself where the devils, rangers, and sharks were 40 games into the season this year…i’ll answer it for you, in completely different positions. You cant compare a win in a lockout shortened season in which they didnt have to go through the grind of the a full season.
The Devils are the blight of the NHL, they are reason why the NHL had a diminshing fan base in the 90’s and devils fans have about as much hockey acumen as the average soccer mom.
Blight of the NHL my ass.
No one watches hockey because there’s football and baseball, and hockey is (or was) a low scoring game.
Diminished fan base? There never was a fan base for hockey. If anything, the Devils helped it out by bringing hockey to prominence in an area with a ton of people and a lot of money- NJ.
I understand that you’re a bitter Ranger fan, but that’s no reason to bash what could be called a dynasty right across the river from NY. And I get the feeling that NJ is going to be sending NY home crying…again.
Dude, I am from NJ. I live in the heart of that “fanbase” in lovely northern NJ. Born and raised. The Devils organization, while well run, is the number one reason why fans turned away from the game, why the game had shitty TV viewing for much of the 90’s and yes, why the NHL as a whole had a diminshing fan base.
Sure there are other reasons, like over expansion into non hockey markets, shitty owners in hockey towns such as boston and chicago, etc, but the number one reason is that the devils showed people its possible to win with little to no talent and complete butchering of the intent of the rules. Everyone else tried to followed and soon people realized they were paying 50 bucks a ticket for the same effect they could have got with a 3 dollar pill of Lunesta. Its pathetic.
Somewhere along the line people forgot that sports are entertainment pure and simple, and let it get out of hand. Is that the Devils fault, No. But it is their fault for getting the puck sliding towards to see who could be the least entertaining, least fan friendly game in the world. And Yes, the Devils excelled.
Don’t go telling me about NJ this and NJ that, I live there, I watch the abomination of their first stanley cup, them parading around the fucking meadowlands with 1000 fans, because their fanbase is miniscule due to their boring play. I was there when Devils players were bringing the cup to local bars in my neighborhood. I saw the shit their coaches instilled in them first hand when they practiced at south mountain following my team.
Hell, I have a picture somewhere of me drinking from the cup with the Alcholic himself Ken Daneyko at bar right next to the my rink. Don’t go preaching to me about the Devils. I have endured the last 10 years of my life dealing with no nothing bandwagon devils fans and the only pleasure is the fact that what ‘fans’ they have are comical in their support as evidenced by the fact that I could log onto their website after the playoffs had been set and EASILY get tickets to their playoff games. You think they have strong fans. Watch the game on saturday, the Let’s go Rangers Chants will be just as loud as the Lets Go Devils ones are.
Thanks,
Me
p.s. Let’s Go Rangers.
I remember hearing that the Devils only sold something like 12k tickets to one of their playoff games against Carolina in the '02 playoffs. This wasn’t a total aboration either.
I do like Brodeur though. When his wife filed for divorce a couple years ago it turned out in her filing that the cause was him having slept with her sister. That takes sack.
Ya but wasnt he also accused of smacking around his wife too? I cant remember, and I dont remember what ever happened to the charges. [/quote]
Brodeur was never accused of beating his wife, just adultery. STOP HATING ON THE DEVILS! Don’t be mad just because the rangers couldn’t accomplish what the Devils did. Sports are not all about the scoring. Purists, real fans of the sport appreciate defense. Offense wins games defense wins championships. Now quit your crying and accept your fate.