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Martin Brodeur spoke to the media recently about the state of goaltending. He said that goalies today were being "babied" and not playing back-to-back. This post explains why that is not a good idea as well as pushing back on the quote.

In the twenty-fourth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of this season, the Carolina Hurricanes nearly swept their week, the New York Islanders nearly lost their week, and there is plenty of pressure for a week ahead. Learn about what happened and what’s next for the division in this post.

In the twentieth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of this season, the New York Rangers remained on fire; the New Islanders, New Jersey Devils, and Pittsburgh Penguins found ways to fall short; and the Washington Capitals salvaged some of their season.

League average goaltending. The desire, hope, wish, and prayer of many of the People Who Matter. This post looks at three stats associated with NHL average goaltending to sees how the New Jersey Devils goaltenders and other notable and rumored goalies in trades stack up in each.

The New Jersey Devils are in need of points and are in the dreaded second half of a back-to-back set. The Nashville Predators are also in need of points and are well rested. Learn more about the matchup with this game preview.

In the eighteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, there was a lot of winning at the top - and not so much in the bottom half. The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers swept their weeks, while the Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils, and Washington Capitals only won once. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

In the eleventh weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of this season, the Washington Capitals got hot, the Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils dropped points, and Columbus had itself a week of attention. All this and more along with this week’s upcoming schedule.

In the tenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of this season, the Carolina Hurricanes bounced back and everyone in the division won at least once. Even Columbus. All this and more along with this week’s upcoming schedule.

In the ninth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of this season, the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers swept their week, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes went winless, and more along with this week’s upcoming schedule.

In the eighth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of this season, the Carolina Hurricanes pulled ahead to second place, the New Jersey Devils lost in a most embarrassing fashion, and more to discuss in this week’s roundup of what happened in the division.