NY Post hockey beat writer Larry Brooks manages to be the one writer at that publication who raises my ire the most (more then Mushnick would ever hope to get from me). Why? Because he's a partisan NY Rangers, anti-NJ Devils fan and he writes like one. I can't believe the NY Post keeps this guy on payroll, because not one nice thing is ever said about the Devils, he overanalyzes line shifts by current Rangers head coach Tom Renney and every chance he gets he lobs a fastball at the Devils.
This happened again this Sunday, when he wined about the state of parity in the NHL in advance of tonight's all-star game. How teams now play to get to overtime to get that one point that the NHL awards even if you lose. And then he says, how else do you explain the Devils. Well, Larry..the standings today, show the Rangers have 6 OT losses and the Devils 3. Also, you take a swipe at the state of affairs on the Devils.
Well, having lost many key free agents in recent years, my favorite hockey team is still in first place and its because Martin Brodeur is once again the finest goaltender in the game. Absent a first rate defense, it looks like he is on his way to getting his most saves ever. (he has made 1166 saves so far this year and last year his 2,182 saves was the most in his career), is averaging 2.16 GAA and .919 save percentage. All amongst his best marks. Also, we've seen the rising of some news stars this year in Zach Parise and Travis Zajac and a fiery head coach in Brent Sutter. Whether this combination works in the end, we'll know more in April. For now, Mr. Brooks, your boring, boarish behavior and 1600 word columns need to go the way of Stephane Matteau, who's heartbreaking OT goal against the Devils in the 1994 Eastern Conference finals stands as the last great highlight that your Rangers will ever see (okay, I'll concede that um Stanley Cup win too).
Signed, this snobbish Devils fan.
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