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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...

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 119 reads 15 comments
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...

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 154 reads 25 comments
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...

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 756 reads 40 comments
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...

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 234 reads 21 comments
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 ...

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 672 reads 93 comments
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 ...

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 433 reads 79 comments
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...

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 1,131 reads 160 comments
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...

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 170 reads 23 comments
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...

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 88 reads 12 comments
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.

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 582 reads 27 comments
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 ...

Written by Jack Vallon about 6 months ago 883 reads 19 comments
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...

Written by Jack Vallon about 7 months ago 453 reads 28 comments
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...

Written by Jack Vallon about 7 months ago 322 reads 28 comments

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Jack Vallon Article Archive

Brent Sutter Resigns: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Giontas Predicament & Lamoriello's Biggest Failure As GM

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

Sean Avery and the Loss of Sportsmanship in the NHL

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