1. Brent Sutter Resigns: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

    I don’t want to write much on the subject of Brent Sutter’s resignation. The man has wasted enough of everyone’s time already...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about over 2 years ago 130 reads 15 comments

  2. NHL Primetime Performers: League's Best Players Come Playoff Time

    A lot can be said for scoring 40 + goals during the regular season. A lot more can be said about scoring when it counts; namely during the Stanley Cup Playoffs...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about over 2 years ago 260 reads 25 comments

  3. Should Lou Lamoriello Evaluate his position as New Jersey Devils GM?

    The single most unfathomable move Mr. Lamoriello the CEO, president and general manager of the New Jersey Devils has made since taking over as GM in 1987, has not been failing to re-sign Brian Rafalski or Scott Niedermayer; their moves were inevitable...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about over 2 years ago 973 reads 40 comments

  4. These Are Not Last Year's Pittsburgh Penguins! The Red Wings Better be Prepared.

    The one thing I’ve come to understand from watching, playing and writing about ice hockey for the better part of three decades, is just how fast things shift in the NHL...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about over 2 years ago 238 reads 21 comments

  5. Barcelona, Football, Argentina & Cheating: Notes from World's Dirtiest Sport

    I just read an article entitled, “Andres Iniesta and Xavi Ooze Class as Barcelona Thumps Manchester United” and as I am have such an amazing lack of class and don't understand a thing ...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about over 2 years ago 814 reads 92 comments

  6. Is the "New" NHL As Soft As the NBA? Red Wings' Kronwall Victim of Rule Changes

    Is the NHL morphing into the NBA? Is it becoming a league and sport where even touch fouls are called by whistle-happy refs dead set on controlling and interfering in contests from the opening ...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about over 2 years ago 462 reads 79 comments

  7. Have the Penguins Been Rewarded for Being the NHL's Worst Team?

    While everyone and their mother , especially the folks down at NBC, has jumped on the Pittsburgh Penguins bandwagon I most certainly have not...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about over 2 years ago 1,212 reads 152 comments

  8. Is Martin Brodeur Exempt from Criticism? This Integral to Devils Failures?

    Is Martin Brodeur somehow exempt from criticism? The answer is as obvious as the Devil’s shortcomings. The last time I criticized Lou Lamoriello I received what amounted to e-hate...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about almost 3 years ago 186 reads 23 comments

  9. Bruins-Devils Peaked Too Early, Pens-Canes at Exactly the Right Time

    There’s a lot to be said about the importance of momentum in sports. In order to maintain the momenta of my other articles I’ll make this concise and to the point...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about almost 3 years ago 100 reads 12 comments

  10. Alex Ovechkin-Sidney Crosby, Classy ending to a Series Steeped in Controversy

    Last night, like the rest of you, I sat down, although rather reluctantly, to watch the conclusion of the Caps-Pens series. Everyone who’s read my posts knows that I am as old school as they come when it comes to my views on ice hockey and the NHL.

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about almost 3 years ago 688 reads 27 comments

  11. Giontas Predicament & Lamoriello's Biggest Failure As GM

    Devils fans find themselves in a quandary. Although none of us feel that a rebuild is in the cards just yet, unless the Devs fill a very obvious hole in our puzzle, they are destined to continue ...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about almost 3 years ago 893 reads 19 comments

  12. What Else Will the New York Rangers Borrow from the New Jersey Devils?

    I was on youtube this past week, when I came across the single most ridiculous comment I think I have ever read in my entire life...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about almost 3 years ago 464 reads 28 comments

  13. Sean Avery and the Loss of Sportsmanship in the NHL

    Nothing makes me shudder more than poor sportsmanship, especially when it’s being displayed in the last noble game left in professional sports-ice hockey...

    Jack Vallon Written by Jack Vallon about almost 3 years ago 358 reads 25 comments