GeorgeKaplan
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The skilled guy who didn’t put up points still isn’t putting up points, strange
Around the NHL: Part XVIII
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Maximus
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So there's not going to be a parade in the Nassau Coliseum parking lot afterall? hmmm...go figure...lol
Ail
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I'm a big Montreal fan today. The Devils are second to last in the conference. Almost no chance they turn this around and make the playoffs.
kovazub94
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The Athletics had a team of a decade article and Hank was the starting goalie. Good analysis too noting unmatched consistency (that we knew) and also suggesting if the current set of advance stats for goalies were available earlier Lundqvist should have earned a couple of more Vezina’s . His goals saved over expected is something like 211 while there’s not another single goalie with over 100! This is unbelievable!
I'm a big Montreal fan today. The Devils are second to last in the conference. Almost no chance they turn this around and make the playoffs.
i want the devils to win alot. they can't get the #1 pick again
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Rongomania
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The skilled guy who didn’t put up points still isn’t putting up points, strange
Never saw 'it' with him or Vilardi, whom people gushed over as well and look at him too. He's (CM) on a much further along team (progression wise/tools he has to maximize his potential) than LA has ever had. I'm still taking Lias long term on that one. It's all about patience, but you can clearly see CM has been put in a much better position to succeed ala Brett Howden.
eh, if they keep drafting players like McLeod and Zacha, it'll be fine.
Ail
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Devils drafting is shit and I fully expect them to make a run but ultimately fall short. I doubt they get another top5 pick. Not to mention even if they did land another very good prospect, Hall is going to walk, Subban and Simmonds look like terrible acquisitions, and the Rangers are already slated to be better than them for the next decade regardless. I ain't scurred.
leetch99
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Plus they are only 3 points[give or take...games in hand] away from being Wildcard club ....the race is really tight in the Metro. Then the tough Dec-Jan games on the way and some eventual injuries too...it might just be the best entertainment we view all year....my bro is an Islander fan....I can't wait for the free fall .
On their way to another lotto win.I'm a big Montreal fan today. The Devils are second to last in the conference. Almost no chance they turn this around and make the playoffs.
motopanekeku
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It's a beautiful thing that we're in pretty much the same stage of a rebuild as them and we look so much more promising. That being said the last thing we want is another Devils lottery pick, shite drafting aside. It seems like they never really recovered from the Parise/Kovalchuck kick to the nuts.I'm a big Montreal fan today. The Devils are second to last in the conference. Almost no chance they turn this around and make the playoffs.
aufheben
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I'd argue that the Devils never actually did a rebuild to begin with. They picked up a few 2nds at the 2019 TDL. Prior to that, they were giving us a 2nd for Grabner. We traded Stepan, Raanta, Miller, McDonagh, Hayes, Grabner, Zuccarello, Nash, Holden, McQuaid...practically an entire team (in addition to all the management changes.) The Devils traded Johansson, Kinkaid, Lovejoy, and Boyle. I mean likely the only reason they were even selling at the TDL was because Hall was injured.
Picking up several mid-range draft picks and stumbling into two lottery-wins is not a rebuild in my book.
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motopanekeku
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Yeah true different circumstances but similar trajectories. But both teams are near the bottom of the standings at the moment. We've been skirting each other in the standings for years more or less. Remember both teams were contending around the same time.
So yeah the Rangers rebuild is deliberate and something we as fans can stand behind. The Devils' dance with mediocrity has been fun to watch in its own way. More comedy than strategy.
aufheben
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The pressure on MB has again been ratcheted up!!! I'm not saying we should trade him but Brady Skjei could bring back quite a bit from a desperate Montreal who's LD situation is dire.
motopanekeku
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haha I hear you. If our LD prospects don't pan out you have a point. It would have been nice to see what we have in Rykov if he wasn't hurt all season.
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KirkAlbuquerque
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Don LaGreca's hockey podcast (Game Misconduct) He talks about the Rangers a lot more than most Hockey media outlets, and I just always like listening to Don.
KirkAlbuquerque
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I'm a big Montreal fan today. The Devils are second to last in the conference. Almost no chance they turn this around and make the playoffs.
Good, let the Devils begin a big winning streak. They're not making the playoffs and I don't want them drafting anywhere near the top again.
leetch99
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Plus Skjei has shown flashes of what he can bring to the table as of late....I think it is all about confidence for him .
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