Mike Ashmore's NHL Tour - Stop #3 - East Rutherford, NJ.  The Pictures January 9, 2004

A shot from our seats at Continental Airlines Arena.

To the left is Devils backup Ari Ahonen. Above is Lightning goaltender John Grahame.

Grahame continues to stretch while John Madden and Rob Skrlac hold down the Devils side of things.

A group of Devils get loose by the glass. Below, Ari Ahonen.

Ari Ahonen stretches by the boards.

Scott Niedermayer wears the "C" and Hockey Fights Cancer patch in place of Scott Stevens, who was out with the flu. Below, Nikolai Khabibulin skates around.

The "Bulin Wall" makes a stick save during warmups.

Acting captain Scott Niedermayer during warmups.

Vincent Lecavalier fires a wrister before the game.

Mike Rupp was a scratch and fan favorite Rob Skrlac saw a few shifts on the fourth line.  It was the first time I'd seen him play.

Chris Dingman, Dmitry Afanasenkov and others you normally wouldn't pay to see play, warmup.