It's getting to be that season, hockey and food drive season!

Johnny hasn't been spending too much time covering either the Devils or Rangers (coming in 2015 Islander coverage when they move off the island!) because October and November. BUT Devils fans tomorrow night at the Prudential Center is a very important game and thew Devils need your help to help others. Saturday night (A Saturday night hockey game--sweet) the Devils will face off with Patrick Roy's underachieving Colorado Nordilanche. It's always great to see Roy dealing with mediocrity especially when so much was expected of HIS team. When the coach is the biggest name on the bench he's the one going to take the heat. Paaaaaaaaa-trick! but Johnny digresses...

The IMPORTANT part of tomorrow night's game is YOU the fan. The Devils are hoping to break their record of 20,000 pounds of food for our friends in need this holiday season. If just the idea of giving canned goods and feeling good about it AND a Devils game weren't enough the Devils are going to sweeten the pot; any fan bringing in ten or more items will get a voucher for A FREE GAME LATER THIS SEASON! That is a great deal friends. Good on the Devils.

We're going to give the Jersey City Desk famous last word to Prudential Center president of business operations Hugh Weber:

“We have an obligation as an important community asset to help create positive changes in peoples’ lives, especially when it comes to basic necessities like food.”

Jersey City Desk file photo

Devils Martin Brodeur can tie the NHL all time record for wins tonight

Fittingly, in his home town of Montreal, Brodeur can tie the wins record held by former Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Nordilanche netminder Patrick Roy of 551. This is going to be, when he achieves it whether it's tonight or whenever, an amazing feat. Johnny already thinks Brodeur has surpassed Roy in the 'who's better' category. Though being a Wings fan Johnny is partial to Terry Sawchuk in the best ever category they would forever be 1 and 1A. Brodeur has shown class and never waivered in his excellence. A nice piece by Terry Frei on ESPN about who we rank netminders and Johnny thinks by decade is a great idea as the game has changed, so have the styles....

A career retrospective:

Games played: 985
Minutes played: 58194:41
Wins: 550
Losses: 293
OTL: 22
Shots against: 24697
Saves: 22563
Save %: .914
GAA: 2.20
Shutouts: 100

Playoffs:
Games Played:169
Wins: 95
Losses:74
Minutes played: 10,520
Goals against: 344
GAA: 1.96
Shutouts: 22

Stanley Cups: 3