GDT: #18 Devils vs Capitals: Groundhog Day Part II, High Noon Edition

[Hisch13r]

Good period should be losing 1-0 though

 

[JK3]

Is Zajac even playing?

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Swap Barch with Josefson, put butler/Lotki on top line and poni on third.
Butler/Lotki-Zajac-Kovy
Elias-Henrique-Clarky
Poni-Josefson/Lotki-Butler/Josefson
CBGB

 

[Semak]

The kid wants the joy of assisting on a modern Russian hockey icon's goal. Most likely one of his heroes growing up.

 

[Devilsfanatic0421]

On our way to a 6th straight not very good game.

Injuries aren't helping.

 

[NJDevs26]

Tom Gulitti ‏@TGfireandice
If you are next RW up after Kovalchuk, as Bobby Butler just was, sometimes your line's entire shift passes without you getting on the ice.

Oh Kovy lol

 

[Devils1029]

Mn is Zajac COLD or what? He's got like 1 point in what? the past 10 games or so? Try Lokti with Kovy and Poni.

 

[Mgd31]

Hey Kovy only played 5:46 in the first, yay!

Edit: Actually no 6:37

 

[RNCDevil]

The Barch thing...I don't get it. Toughness is a team thing. If you have all creampuffs and one enforcer you are still getting run over. With Clarkson, CBGB, Zubrus, Matteau, I think there's enough toughness.

Possession and flow over 1 goon. But hey, every single team does it so what do I know.

 

[Chessarmy]

Kovys gotta get off the ice though. I don't like that

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Is Zajac even playing?

It's okay his defense/faceoffs makes him worth his contract apparently. Guy needs to get it going offensively he's bringing nothing

 

[foxboro24]

Is Zajac even playing?

I have been asking this since the second game

 

[Chessarmy]

Mn is Zajac COLD or what? He's got like 1 point in what? the past 10 games or so? Try Lokti with Kovy and Poni.

This!

 

[NJDevs26]

Zajac looks like a great third-line center right now

 

[Volodya Krutov]

Let's hope Zajac gets the monkey off his back soon, too long that he's a non-factor offensively now

 

[MauDevils]

Someone needs to tell Zajac the lockout is over.

 

[Volodya Krutov]

Lol I didn't even read the previous comments but we're watching the same game obviously.

C'mon Travis

 

[DevilChuk*]

Good thing Wolski doesn't like scoring..

 

[Zippy316]

The Barch thing...I don't get it. Toughness is a team thing. If you have all creampuffs and one enforcer you are still getting run over. With Clarkson, CBGB, Zubrus, Matteau, I think there's enough toughness.

Possession and flow over 1 goon. But hey, every single team does it so what do I know.

Right now. It's understandable. Him playing over Matteau is also understandable. He's a pretty good player, better than most enforcers. Not on the level of a Shawn Thornton but he's still good.

If he's still playing when we are entirely healthy, meaning Zubrus and Ponikarovski, I'm going to lose my ****.

 

[Semak]

Good thing Wolski doesn't like scoring..

He doesn't like unpacking.

 

[GentlemanOfLeisure]

I wonder if "general Washington " is a cage fighter in his spare time?

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

They really should take Zajac away from Kovy...he's not creative enough. Henrique, Elias, and even Lotki are more creative. Zajac is more of a meat and potatoes, grind it out, cycling player. Put him with Clarky and Poni or something idk bc he's bringing Kovy down

 

[Edmonton East]

Love Zajac, but hated his new contract from the start. Pure knee jerk move by Lou.

Should have been 4.75ish, especially for the length he was given.

 

[Zippy316]

Hey Kovy only played 5:46 in the first, yay!

Edit: Actually no 6:37

By comparison:

Loktionov played 4:20. All even strength.

Kovalchuk played 4:36 even strength.

They really should take Zajac away from Kovy...he's not creative enough. Henrique, Elias, and even Lotki are more creative. Zajac is more of a meat and potatoes, grind it out, cycling player. Put him with Clarky and Poni or something idk bc he's bringing Kovy down

I agree.

Henrique is more of a hybrid of like Elias and Zajac. He can play the "meat and potatoes" like game but can also play a skilled game.

I change it up all the time, but say we do put Zajac with guys who are better fit for his game...

Henrique-Loktionov-Kovalchuk
Elias-Zajac-Clarkson
Ponikarovski-????-Butler
Barch-Gionta-Bernier

We could call JJ up and play him in the ??? spot.

 

[JK3]

Don't mind Travs contract so much. We'd be screwed without his faceoff ability but he just looks lost out there at times. He doesn't shoot anymore.