Devils finally get bounce, win

It took a while but the New Jersey Devils found a way to get it done in front of a capacity crowd in Newark against the Buffalo Sabres - 2-1 in the shootout .  The Devils played an overall solid game and finally made the plays when it mattered to get the W and the 2 points.
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Week 17 Picks

Ok, here we go.  Apparently, the first and last time I will be doing picks this season but nonetheless, here they are:
Patriots (15-0) vs. Giants (10-5) - Regardless of whether or not the Giants rest players, the Patriots haven’t come this far to be stopped now.  New England by a sizeable margin to complete the feat.
Seahawks (10-5) [...]

To rest or not to rest?

That is the question come Saturday night for New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin.  Should he rest some of his banged up players or play to win and try to knock off the undefeated New England Patriots?  Well, it’s an interesting dilemma but to me, it’s clear cut.
You HAVE to rest the starters.  This [...]

NFL Quick Hits

Merry Christmas Folks.  I hope Santa was as kind to you as he was to my Giants on Sunday afternoon.  This is my first installment of a segment called ”Quick Hits”.  It will deal with my opinions on each NFL team for the past week, and heck, even their whole season.  Well, here’s the AFC for Week [...]

Who says a 1-0 hockey game can’t be exciting?

Well, whoever said that obviously did not watch last night’s hockey game between the New Jersey Devils and the Calgary Flames. 
The game was quick paced, with end to end action.  There were many great scoring chances to go along with a bundle of spectacular saves by goaltenders Martin Brodeur and Miikka Kiprusoff.  Both defenses played [...]

Christmas comes early as Giants clinch playoff berth

What you heard about seven hours ago was Giants fans across the nation breathing a huge sigh of relief.  Have no fear Big Blue fans; they don’t have to beat the Patriots to get into the NFL playoffs.  With the 38-21 victory over the Buffalo Bills, the New York Giants are headed back to the playoffs for [...]

Hello world!

Seasons greetings all.  My name is Jeff O’Connor and I am a huge sports fan.  My favorite teams consist of the New Jersey Devils, the New York Yankees, the New York Giants, and even Kansas University basketball.  I can assure you most of my posts will be sports related and will likely be about these afforementioned [...]