Los Angeles Waits To Be Hockey Town
Los Angeles has waited nearly 20 years for the Kings to make their second trip to the Stanley Cup finals. And they might have picked the perfect time to get there.
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Los Angeles has waited nearly 20 years for the Kings to make their second trip to the Stanley Cup finals. And they might have picked the perfect time to get there.
The Devils have been the overlooked team throughout these playoffs. Sure, they'll push the Kings to the limit, but Los Angeles has shown the ability to win on the road.
Here's a look at how the series breaks down. After all, the Devils are in the details.
Roughly two years ago, the Devils and Kings were the finalists for then-free agent Ilya Kovalchuk. Wednesday night, the teams will start fighting for a much bigger prize, the Stanley Cup.
Bettman called in to talk about the sport he resides over and put to rest the notion that something called a 'Screw the Rangers Button' actually exists.
When the subject of retirement came up on Monday, Martin Brodeur dismissed the notion to reporters, telling them that he has no plans to step away from the game next season.
The New Jersey Devils are in the Stanley Cup Finals for the fifth time in team history, and they will attempt to capture their fourth championship as their series with the Los Angeles Kings begins on Wednesday night at Prudential Center.
For Devils fans, this is not the same team that New Jersey defeated twice in the regular season.
Most of the talk about the Devils and their run to the Stanley Cup finals has focused on Martin Brodeur, Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Parise and Peter DeBoer. The guy who tends to get lost in all the talk is Travis Zajac.
Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello last summer turned to DeBoer to rescue a team that was low on morale, lower on scoring punch and desperate for a new identity.
The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals might be the final hurrah in Martin Brodeur's glorious career.
A new generation of Devils have lived up to the organization's proud standard by reaching their first Stanley Cup Finals since 2003.
Adam Henrique scored off a wild scramble in front at 1:03 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2003.
Eighteen years ago, Mark Messier set the stage for one of sports' most dramatic moments. Suddenly-fiery Devils coach Peter DeBoer almost went there, too.
If confidence can be conveyed in words, then the Rangers seem loaded with it as their season hangs in the balance.
