What if I told you not to tell??? You'd probably do one of three things: number one, and most unlikely, you'd keep my secret and not tell a soul. Two, you'd tell that one close friend (or a couple close friends) who you think wouldn't tell and you'd tell them not to tell, but invariably they would. Or Three, you'd tell everyone because let's face it gossip and spreading rumors is a fun thing to do.

So what if I told you this is all true? Or mostly true? Or only a little sliver of truth is in here and the rest is lies? Would you still read? Would you tell? What if I said that all this is true and I only pretend it's not because it makes for a better story to pretend it never happened? Or what if I tell you it's true and it's really not, would you really believe it?

In either case, this is blog is full of my secrets and whether or not you share them is up to you, but you can't steal them because everything is safe on the internet. And Everyone always believes what they read, so it must all be true. Wait... maybe I'm wrong about this last little bit.

Whatever... It's a secret. Don't tell.

Hockey

I love Hockey. There isn't really any other sport that drives me crazy or makes me scream with joy or anger than Hockey. Yea, sure, I'm a football fan and I'll yell at the TV about this bad call or that bad call but with Hockey... it's different, it's this beautiful combination of what I'd have to say are the most graceful, skilled, talented and fierce athletes on the planet. Not only must they skate fast and with purpose, they must do so holding a stick and aiming at a puck. They must also do this while being thrown into the walls by rival players, and must be willing and able to fall then jump up quickly enough to score.



My team is the New Jersey Devils. I am a big fan. Martin Brodeur is what initially turned me on to my local team (when I was in NJ) and ever since I watched them score 3 Stanley Cups in a rather short period of time, I fell in love and have been a loyal fan ever since. Between, Martin and Zack Parise, both Canadian Olympic Hockey Teammates who won the Gold Medal in Hockey in 2010, and the rest of the very talented lineup from Ryan Carter to Stephen Gionta to Adam Henrique to Ilya Kovalchuk and the rest of their players (those are obviously my favorite scorers) the Devils have managed to do pretty well during the 2011-12 playoffs.

After beating the Floaters in a 4-1 Series, they've been almost head-to-head with the NY Rangers (a pretty arrogant team) and have been doing pretty amazingly, considering the Devils play a completely different game than the Rangers. The Rangers are about their Defensive Linemen and about their aggressive offence, but they play mean. Grabbing faces, throwing punches, choke holds, jersey-grabbing... Just not a fair and expected game. Just the other game (Game 4 of the East Final Playoffs), a Ranger attacked Brodeur causing an on-ice brawl between the Devils and Rangers. The Devils play differently, they aren't as aggressive towards the rival players but they will hit back given a good opportunity and reason, and yes, sometimes, our own players commit an error in judgement as well. It's just that the Rangers have been playing dirty and the calls while at Madison Square Garden have been less then ideal, unless you are a Ranger's fan then you must have been happy to see how many roughing calls the refs missed of your D-bag team roughing up one of our amazingly talented players.

Sorry, trash talk.

Friday night is Game 6 and the Devils have a real opportunity in front of them: End the Series with a swift victory and win the Eastern Conference Title for this season and enter the Stanley Cup Final Playoffs against the LA Kings for a chance to win the ultimate NHL honor a team can get: Stanley Cup WINNERS! This year, Jersey really has a chance, for perhaps the first time since their last run (and win) at the cup in 2003, almost ten years ago. It's our time.



So, to my Devils, Brodeur, Parise, Kovalchuk, Gionta, Carter, Henrique and the rest of the team: Please do NJ the honor of having the cup in our beautiful new arena that has never held it!! Please make your state proud, your Devils Army proud!!! Good Luck!!!

Red Alert, Friday, we're taking home the Conference Title :)
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