We didn’t respect them at all today. We can easily beat this team and they just let them do whatever they wanted and didn’t hit them at all
Ferraro is a grade A loser. Guy probably hated every second last season.
As a Devil's fan I can't argue with this. This is what is called a measuring stick game. Post game I thought Panthers were the better team. Some posts hit by Florida and some clutch NJ goals were the difference. You guys have one hell of a team.
While I agree they didn’t show up last night, imo it still highlighted how important Bennett is. I’m not sure why Mo didn’t move Lundell up at some point as (by my eyes) the top line was the only one with any real and constant push, but Boqvist didn’t do much for the 2nd line. Tkachuk was quiet, Verhaeghe looked out of sorts, and frankly they didn’t respond to the Devils physicality. Normally, if a team goes into prevent D like they did last night our boys would run em over, this seemed like the 22-23 Panthers who were trying figure out the new system. P
I really don’t see them as a serious threat, they could become that, but I think they’re still to small up front. They looked a lot better last night than last year, and more physical, but I felt the Panthers had mid-season style game where they just didn’t have it other than a few stretches.
I disagree. I remember when a NY GIants team took the undefeated Patriots to the brink , the best team probably ever, in the last game of the regular season, and that gave them the confidence to move forward. Make no mistake, the Panthers are the league's best team right now. They are the bar to move toward. If they can beat them back to back, it will go a long way to their confidence. The Panthers play hard nosed, smart, tough hockey. The games have meaning.
In this case, they should not take yesterday's game as indicator. We were clearly the better team, only thing NJ was better at is timely scoring, with a quite disciplined defensive game. If I needed to motivate my team to beat the Panthers and induce confidence for the long run, this would hardly be a game I'd show them beforehand.
They’re going to burn out in playoffs. That team is full of soft skilled forwards.
I agree somewhat. Panthers were better. Looked better. They were more physical and really showed the Devils what they must play like to achieve their success. Winning is almost always a confidence builder. Losing is a better teacher. The Devils did not meet the bar in the eye test. They still have a ways to go. It's a long season. Every good team they play with, win or lose, will go toward building success moving forward. I respect this Panthers team and how they are built and coached. I loved how they played vs Boston two years ago, I loved how they grinded their opponents down in the playoffs. I'm looking forward to Thursday. Win or lose, there will be lessons learned.
Thought we were the better side, hit post/crossbar twice. They did what we normally do, get the goals at the crucial stages, we were turning the screw, dominating and they'd score. Fair play to NJ, they played a good away game. We missed Bennett, need get his contract sorted, very noticeable when he's not on the ice
Thanks - that was my sense but good to know. Grrr - wish I could watch Thursday's game live now. I've heard the game had a definite playoff feel, which is always a lot of fun.
Yeah, but on the flip side, winning games when they don't go your ways and you don't dominate is what good teams do. The Devils are good, they might even be good in the playoffs or look like us during our President's Trophy year. Time will tell. All that we can say for sure right now, is that all their goals were not legitimates and their low taxes gives them an unfair advantage.
