In order to defeat the Panthers, you need to get a lead and then turn the tables defensively, and the Devils can do both of these things.
In order to defeat the Devils, you need to frustrate Kovalchuk — either with tight checking or extra-curricular stuff — and pepper Brodeur, who doesn’t have the mobility, rebound control or the quality defense in front of [him] that he once did.
– Puck Daddy’s