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May 20, 2012
Rangers-Devils Game 4 Preview: There's a War On -- Tortorella vs. Deboer

May 19, 2012
Rangers-Devils: Making Hay in the Garden State

May 17, 2012
Rangers-Devils Game 3 Preview: Pick Me a Winner

May 16, 2012
Rangers-Devils Game 2: Next Stop Newark; Tied at One!

May 15, 2012
Maven's Ravin': Nine Things I've Learned From Five Weeks of Playoffs

May 14, 2012
The Maven's Conference Finals Chronicles: Rangers Cool Formerly Hot Devils

May 14, 2012
Bluelines: Lamoriello's Moves Pay Off for Devils

May 13, 2012
Rangers-Devils: New York vs. New Jersey -- Man the Barricades and the Bluelines!

May 12, 2012
Rangers Capitals: The Battle of the Potomac is Over, The Hudson River War Begins

May 11, 2012
How the Rangers Will Win Game Seven

May 9, 2012
Seven Things I've Learned From Two Playoff Rounds

May 8, 2012
Devils Take a Flyer on the Eastern Conference Finals

May 7, 2012
Rangers-Capitals: How High the Blueshirts? Very

May 7, 2012
Bluelines: Some Love for an Unheralded Star, and a Great Expansion?

May 6, 2012
Devils-Flyers: A Nifty Birthday Present for Marty

May 5, 2012
Rangers-Caps: Washington Hasn't Declared a Hockey Recess Yet

May 4, 2012
Maven's Ravin': Nine Things I've Learned From Another Week of Playoff Hockey

May 3, 2012
Devils-Flyers: New Jersey Has Taken a Flyer on Overtime Wins

May 2, 2012
Rangers-Caps: Without Veto or Supreme Court Decision, the Rangers Prevail In D.C.

May 1, 2012
Devils-Flyers: Is There Life In The Devils Without Kovy? You Bet There Is!

April 30, 2012
Rangers-Capitals: Whoops,There's a Bump in the Road

April 30, 2012
Bluelines: Awards Season, and an Early Look at Key Offseason Issues

April 29, 2012
Devils-Flyers: The Davids (Er, Devils) vs. Goliaths -- And The Bullies Prevail

April 28, 2012
Rangers-Capitals: Heading for the Stanley Express Lane

April 28, 2012
Can Marty Maintain His Magic? How About Devils in Six?

April 27, 2012
The Maven's Second Round Western Conference Picks

April 27, 2012
Rangers-Caps, Second Round Preview: Blueshirts in Six

April 27, 2012
Devils-Panthers: This Time, Sudden Death Meant a Devs Series Win

April 26, 2012
Rangers – Senators: Up, Up and Away

April 26, 2012
15 Things I Learned After 15 Days and Nights of Playoffs

April 25, 2012
Devils vs. Panthers: Game 7... Is There a Hero In the House?

April 25, 2012
Rangers vs. Ottawa: Game 7... All or Nothing at All

April 24, 2012
Devils vs. Panthers: Feeling Sunny; Heading to Sunrise

April 23, 2012
Rangers-Senators: On to Game Seven

April 23, 2012
Bluelines: Isles Won't Move to Brooklyn, Still Hope for Coyotes in Glendale

April 23, 2012
Devils-Panthers: A Preview of Game Six... Who Are the Real Devils?

April 22, 2012
Rangers-Senators: A Preview of Game Six... Hope Springs Eternal

April 21, 2012
Rangers-Senators: What's Going on Here? A Taut Torts Question

April 19, 2012
Devils-Panthers: Springtime on Mulberry Street

April 19, 2012
Maven's Ravin': 22 Things I Learned After a Week of Playoffs

April 18, 2012
Rangers-Senators: That 'Dreaded' Two-Goal Lead Beats the Blueshirts

April 17, 2012
Devils-Panthers: A Colossal Collapse in Newark

April 16, 2012
Rangers-Senators: Fighting Fire With Fire-Fighters Named Boyle and Lundqvist

April 16, 2012
Bluelines: A Possible Windy City Spectacular, and the Blueshirts' Black and Blues

April 15, 2012
Devils vs. Panthers: Heading For Jersey With a Deadlocked Series

April 14, 2012
Rangers-Ottawa: Senators Won't Be Vetoed Easily

April 13, 2012
Devils-Panthers Game 1: Devs 'Survive' Three-Goal Lead

April 12, 2012
Senators vs. Rangers - Game 1: They're On Their Way!

April 11, 2012
What's Next for the Islanders?

April 10, 2012
Maven's Ravin': Who's Going To The Second Playoff Round

April 10, 2012
Devils-Panthers: For Florida, Sunset in Sunrise; For Jersey, A Sweet Horizon

April 9, 2012
Can Senators Veto Blueshirts' Cup Bid

April 9, 2012
Bluelines: Rangers & Devils Still Skating, While Isles & Sabres Can Only Look Back

April 7, 2012
Devils-Senators: Goodbye Regular Season, Hello Playoffs!

April 5, 2012
Islanders-Jets: Au Revoir to Nassau for 2011-2012 - Plus a Look Ahead

April 4, 2012
Bluelines: Is Quebec the Next Step for Coyotes?

April 3, 2012
Islanders-Devils: Another Step Forward for New Jersey

March 31, 2012
Islanders-Bruins: Measuring Up With the Champs - For Two periods At Least

March 30, 2012
Rangers-Canadiens: Blueshirts Cruising to the Finish Line

March 29, 2012
Isles-Penguins: Two Straights Over Pitt: How About That!

March 28, 2012
Maven's Ravin': Twenty Things I've Learned In the Homestretch

March 27, 2012
Devils-Blackhawks: Getting Closer to Playoff-Clinching

March 26, 2012
Bluelines: Shipping Off to Quebec, Nabby Days and the Return of Miller Time

March 23, 2012
Devils-Leafs: The Spoilers Beat The Odds

March 20, 2012
Devils-Senators: This Moose Call Is a Sweet One for New Jersey

March 20, 2012
Maven's Ravin': The Biggest Fight: The Reactions, Good, Bad -- but Definitely Not Indifferent

March 19, 2012
Rangers-Devils: Is This a Playoff Preview? For New York, Yes; New Jersey, Hmmm!

March 19, 2012
Bluelines: Dusting Off the Crystal Ball, and Local Prospect Watch

March 17, 2012
Rangers: Getting Back on Track? -- But Not Against the Avs

March 17, 2012
Devils-Penguins: Ten Trying for 11 -- Pitt Did It!

March 15, 2012
Isles-Flyers: Seeking the Recovery Prescription Next in Montreal

March 14, 2012
Maven's Ravin': Bruins' Goalie Troubles, Saskatoon Wants Team

March 13, 2012
Isles-Caps: The Ovechkin Show Comes to the Island and Alex Wins It

March 12, 2012
Bluelines: Kovalchuk Soars, Foligno Scores

March 11, 2012
Rangers Win: the Islanders Provide Relief from the Blushirts Blues

March 10, 2012
Isles-Devils: Jersey's Snowball Gets Larger Thanks to Unlikely Heroes

March 8, 2012
Devils-Islanders: Building a Kovy Cushion in Newark

March 7, 2012
Maven's Ravin': Stars Shine in Big D

March 6, 2012
Devils-Rangers: Putting the King and His Court in Place

March 5, 2012
Bluelines: Islander Makes History, Sabres Trade Working Out

February 28, 2012
Maven's Ravin: What's Next for Nash?

February 27, 2012
Quoth The Maven: The Trade Deadline Build-Up to a Letdown

February 27, 2012
Bluelines: Trade Deadline -- Antes, Raises, Calls and Bluffs

February 26 2012
Devils-Lightning: Marek Zidlicky Premiere In Newark – Not the Best of Days

February 24, 2012
Rangers-Islanders: That Playoff Berth Still is – Amazingly – in Sight

February 22, 2012
Maven's Ravin': Things I've Learned In This Leap-Year Month

February 20, 2012
Mike Emrick: The Ultimate Ph.D in Play-By-Play Hockey Broadcasting

February 20, 2012
Bluelines: Intriguing Sabres Rumors, Rangers Questions & Coyotes Future

February 19, 2012
Rangers-Columbus: Would You Want a Used Nash?

February 18, 2012
Isles: Nothing Could Be Finer Than Beating Carolina

February 17, 2012
Devils: Putting Brakes on Speeding Ducks

February 16, 2012
Rangers-Blackhawks: The Previously-Weak Inherit the Win

February 15, 2012
Maven's Ravin': You Don't Want to be a Blackhawk Thursday

February 13, 2012
Bluelines: A Pinstripe Classic, the Playoff Push, and "Fort Neverlose"

February 12, 2012
Isles-Panthers: Missing a Chance to Go Over .500

February 11, 2012
Islanders-Kings: Down the Stretch With a Win

February 11, 2012
Kenny Jonsson: The Islanders Sweet Swede, Now a Nassau Hall-of-Famer

February 9, 2012
Islanders: The Price Was Right for Montreal

February 9, 2012
Maven's Ravin': On Peaking, and the Devils Ageless One

February 7, 2012
Rangers-Devils: A Serious Battle for Prestige; This Time, Advantage New Jersey

February 6, 2012
Bluelines: Isles' Future, Sabres Trade Rumors, and Stars of the Week

February 5, 2012
Devils-Pens: Jerseyites Show How to Win When Wounded

February 4, 2012
Isles-Sabres: From Turvy to Topsy to Turvy; And One Point

February 2, 2012
Devils: The Homestretch is All About Arithmetic -- Two for Jersey

January 31, 2012
Devils-Rangers: Two New Jersey Points Well Taken

January 31, 2012
Maven's Ravin': Impertinent Thoughts On Pertinent Subjects

January 30, 2012
Bluelines: Marty's Son the Goalie; Race for Coach of the Year

January 26, 2012
The Maven's Fearless Second-Half Forecast: Rangers

January 26, 2012
The Maven's Fearless Second-Half Forecast: Islanders

January 26, 2012
The Maven's Fearless Second-Half Forecast: Devils

January 26, 2012
Maven's Ravin': Once Over Lightly But Not Politely

January 24, 2012:
If at First You Don't Succeed -- A Tough OT Loss for the Isles

January 23, 2012
Bluelines: Rangers Better Than B's; Devils' 'D' Needs to Get Better

January 21, 2012
Isles: The Time is Now and Tavares Has the Right Timing

January 19, 2012
Devils-Bruins: A Crushing Third Period for the Locals

January 19, 2012
Maven's Ravin's: The Colossal Battle on the Eastern Front -- New York vs. Boston

January 17, 2012
Devils: The Battle of the Skating Wounded Goes to New Jersey

January 17, 2012
Bluelines: Patience is a Virtue For Sabres

January 16, 2012
Isles-Preds: A Bad Start Leads to a Not-So-Good Finish

January 14, 2012
Isles-Sabres: Battling for Position and the Nassaumen Get the "W"

January 14, 2012
Isles: Hard-Working Flatley Gets Just Reward

January 12, 2012
Islanders: The Second-Half Challenge

January 10, 2012
Isles-Red Wings: A Successful Challenge With Another Challenge Coming Up

January 9, 2012
Bluelines: A Michigan Winter Classic; Henrique a Calder Candidate

January 6, 2012
Devils-Panthers: A Night to Remember for Elias

January 5, 2012
Rangers: Back to the Other -- Winning -- Reality

January 3, 2012
Maven's Ravin': What I've Learned After Three Months of Hockey

January 2, 2012
What I Learned From the Winter Classic

January 2, 2012
Bluelines: Marc Staal's Return & Future Winter Classics