Devs Embarassment

Last night the New Jersey Devils lost to the New York Rangers to finalize a five game series loss in the NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. After a Brian Gionta goal (4:40) in the first period, the Devils gained the first momentum for the first time in the series. For 18 seconds, it looked like the Devils might take it to game six in Madison Square Garden. Then, less than two minutes later, the Rangers put that dream in the toilet when they scored two quick goals. The Devils would never get the lead back. To me though, the Devils were in it until the Rangers scored the first goal of the second period to make it 4-1. Despite Gomez making it 3-1 with two minutes left in the first, which Brodeur should have prevented in the first place, the Devils went into the intermission with the mindset that they could turn it around; it's only two goals, we have two periods to come back. But 4-1 was just too overwhelming. What really makes me mad though is the fact that the Devils sincerely outplayed the Rangers in that game. They were more aggressive, and they hit harder, but I told all my friends all week that the Devils needed a five on five brawl. Frankly, the Devils needed to beat the crap out of the Rangers. Right off the face-off, someone like David Clarkson, Vitaly Vishnevski or Bryce Salvador needed to throw the gloves off and just start fighting Gomez or Avery. All this would have done would be put the fans back into it. If Devils fans saw Scott Gomez unconscious on their own ice, they would have never let up. And that's all the Devils needed.