JimEIV
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When we make the playoffs it is going to be because of balance.. balance forwards and defense.
2013 New Jersey Devils (Team/Player Discussion)-Offseason FA and trade talk Part XII
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When we make the playoffs it is going to be because of balance.. balance forwards and defense.
Have you seen him play? Dude is Clarkson with more speed and less toughness. He doesn't drive the net with his speed and he can't beat defenders 1 on 1 and he doesn't use his teammates.
Oh and he doesn't score goals either.
I don't think he'd be a bad addition, but lord help us if we're expecting him to contribute offensively.
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lou ****ing sucks
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It still hasn't sunk in.
We're a sooo much weaker team in every aspect without Kovalchuk. Him leaving creates such an enormous hole it's not even funny.
No matter if we add anyone else, this team is just so much weaker without him. That's what's bothering me the most.....
We're a sooo much weaker team in every aspect without Kovalchuk. Him leaving creates such an enormous hole it's not even funny.
No matter if we add anyone else, this team is just so much weaker without him. That's what's bothering me the most.....
SpeakingOfTheDevils
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Who needs season pump-up videos when I can just read your posts since the Kovalchuk drama.
Just figured I'd show my appreciation.
The real issue with Detroit was that they think more highly of their prospects ATM. No reason to hold on to Brunner for 3 times the amount that Tatar and Nyquist will make, and it's time for both of those guys to get chances.
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I keep getting on here every few hours, and I see ''Confirmed with link'' thinking maybe it's something new, but it's just the Kovalchuk thread.
By the way, Eklund started the Phaneuf rumor. Don't believe him. How are we gonna get Phaneuf anyway? We'd have to trade a forward (I don't wanna even guess who) or give them a defenseman or something. We're not gonna be able to buyout Volchenkov right now, or jettison Salvador to the moon.
By the way, Eklund started the Phaneuf rumor. Don't believe him. How are we gonna get Phaneuf anyway? We'd have to trade a forward (I don't wanna even guess who) or give them a defenseman or something. We're not gonna be able to buyout Volchenkov right now, or jettison Salvador to the moon.
What bothers me the most is that however great we do this year or next year or the next 15 years.. there's always going to be that nagging question "Would we have done better with Kovalchuk?"
Obviously the flip side of that question also applies but.. you just don't consider such things normally
I bet the powerplay gets better without trying to shoehorn Kovalchuk into every second of it. Patrick Ewing effect.
And to be honest, I'm not super worried about the Devils, either. Someone will step up, and if not, Lou will make the necessary changes.
What bothers me the most is that however great we do this year or next year or the next 15 years.. there's always going to be that nagging question "Would we have done better with Kovalchuk?"
Obviously the flip side of that question also applies but.. you just don't consider such things normally
I'm going to really dread hearing all of the sports analysts discussing "What will the Devils do without Kovalchuk?" or "How will they replace Kovalchuk?"
Hearing all the **** they had to say about Zack and then when Kovy was injured.... It just doesn't end
UNH33
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They don't have the cap space to sign him. They only have 2.3mil left and they need to sign Nyquist who they are higher on.
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Give The Brunner #15 like Langenbrunner.
17...so i can strip my jersey and put his name on
Emperoreddy
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Is Spectorshockey a reliable source? Or whatever that tweet is from?
I'm not too up to date on who's reliable, and who isn't. Obviously I'd believe McKenzie, Dreger, or the TSN guys. And I wouldn't believe Eklund, Hockeyinsider, or the Fourth Period.
I'm not too up to date on who's reliable, and who isn't. Obviously I'd believe McKenzie, Dreger, or the TSN guys. And I wouldn't believe Eklund, Hockeyinsider, or the Fourth Period.
I am all aboard the Jim positive train right now!!!
unfortunately those teams kind of happened at expense of martys prime years.
We're actually a stronger team in every aspect aside from goalscoring so I have no idea what you're talking about.
Our two biggest issues last year were goalscoring and goaltending. We fixed the goaltending with Schneider, and we fixed the goalscoring by adding Ryder, Clowe, and (assumed) Brunner. Then we lost 17, so our goalscoring is back where we started, slightly worse I would imagine.
Aside from that, replacing 17 and Clarkson with Ryder, Clowe, and Brunner improves our speed, physicality, and defense. Playmaking is probably a wash, we've downgrade slightly in goalscoring, and we've dipped in top end talent, but we've improved the depth tremendously.
This team is going to surprise a lot of people next year. The last time I said that was prior to 2011-12.
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I am all aboard the Jim positive train right now!!!
I think I am too! Is this for real?
The Schneider will work wonders for this team as long as Pete handles the goalie situation the right way. That's if Marty doesn't retain some of his brilliance that he still possesses when healthy.
I think everyone here is gonna love Schneider. I've absolutely loved him for years now, and have woke up many groggy mornings after staying up to watch Canucks games because of him!
JimEIV
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I look at the Bruins and I begin to to believe there is no such thing as a "new NHL". ..
Because if you look at that team, it is built exactly like a late 1990's devil team....it also gives me reason to believe/validate that 4 balanced lines is the only way to build a team. Have philosophy stick with it and have your players buy in and all pull in the same direction = success
It is the formula NJ gave to the rest of the league and I'm looking forward to seeing it again.
Because if you look at that team, it is built exactly like a late 1990's devil team....it also gives me reason to believe/validate that 4 balanced lines is the only way to build a team. Have philosophy stick with it and have your players buy in and all pull in the same direction = success
It is the formula NJ gave to the rest of the league and I'm looking forward to seeing it again.
He's not even breaking the news. He's relaying a message from @SwissNHL. Reading their tweets, they don't sound like the type to be spreading bogus lies. Although they did say "rumor has it" so who knows if they're referring the that Barlotta guy.
TG said we were in a Brunner, and he usually waits as late as possible to break that type of news. We're probably just working out the finer details.
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Marty was great for most of 05-06, but he didn't have to be as good that year as he had to be the next two years after that.
05-06 was a pretty damn good team offensively, but when you looked at the lineup it wasn't all that great. Penalty's going up that year after the lockout had something to do with that, but the Johnny Mac PP special wasn't even in the top 15 that year anyway. Early that year we were under 500 before Elias returned, but Marty wasn't that good for the first half of that season due to working off the lockout rust and weight.
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