GDT: Capitals @ Devils, 7:00 PM, Jaws

[Capt Nico Poo]

We could have scored 6 tonight too. So its on the O and the D. Like someone said, timing is important. Sucks for the skaters to yield 5 while only being able to muster 1. Thought devils were the better team until the breakdown happened. And vice versa, sucks to be MBW that feels like allowing 2-3 might call it a game.

 

[jkrdevil]

If they get the 2nd goal first or even second to make it 2-2 it's a different game....the offense has to do its job to elevate the pressure.... McKenzie just went 3 games with basically giving up a goal...I don't think it's reasonable to asking him to bail out poor play.

He went nearly three games without giving up a goal because they basically held the puck in the other team’s zone the entire game for that stretch. That wasn’t going to be sustainable, especially against half decent teams.

 

[Alex NJD]

Everyone was bad tonight minus Marino, win tomorrow

I honestly thought McBum and Bastian were fine

 

[JimEIV]

It's fair to say the offense needs to be better AND the goalie needs to be better.

It's strange to me after the goalie just put up a .935 and a 1.33 GAA over 3 games while the offense produced at the bottom of the league to even suggest shared responsibility?

But I guess that's a *bad faith" argument? Or just too small of a sample?

 

[Devils090]

Well Ruff isn’t completely brain dead

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Bratt makes an awful turnover on goal #3. Can't happen. Goal #1, not great either. Other three are stopped by a good goalie. He's f***in bad. The reason why 'it gets old' is because he's not good enough.

Ok? Then you guys can keep blaming the goalie and I'll keep blaming the offense. This board will be fun the next few weeks.

 

[MasterofGrond]

ok? Then blame Ruff, that's a fun thing to talk about instead.

I have and I will. But honestly I think we're mostly doing a good job driving play, better than previous years.

I think his lineup choices are bad, and I think his goalie choices are bad, but his system is mostly doing things I think are predictive of success at the NHL level so it's hard for me to actually want ot tear him a new one nightly.

I like to attack the lowest hanging fruit and it's so clearly and obviously the same problem we had last year, I don't know how any of you can possibly be bothered by me saying it, tbh

 

[NJDevs26]

Eh Ruff is just defending the guy who was in there for the three-game winning streak. And tbh he's gotta back someone cause Vanecek looks f***ing hopeless too. We may be calling for Nico Daws' return by Friday if Vanecek sucks it up again tomorrow.

 

[JimEIV]

He went nearly three games without giving up a goal because they basically held the puck in the other team’s zone the entire game for that stretch. That wasn’t going to be sustainable, especially against half decent teams.

And not scoring.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Ok? Then you guys can keep blaming the goalie and I'll keep blaming the offense. This board will be fun the next few weeks.

needed 6 to win tonight but yeah sure

 

[TheUnseenHand]

It's strange to me after the goalie just put up a .935 and a 1.33 GAA over 3 games while the offense produced at the bottom of the league to even suggest shared responsibility?

But I guess that's a *bad faith" argument? Or just too small of a sample?

Way too small a sample when the sample size of mediocre play is so much larger. Same with the offense frankly.

 

[Bleedred]

Tristan Jarry’s last 60 games in the NHL That’s 1 playoff game last year, he played 58 regular season games last year, so that’s 55 regular season games last year, 1 playoff game and 4 games this season. Tonight’s game isn’t over, so that doesn’t factor in.

919%.

Allows 4 goals in the 2nd period tonight, so he might be worth comparing to Blackwood? Really?

Even he‘s allowed 5 goals on 37 shots so far.

Blackwood’s 5 goals came on 18 shots.

Blackwood’s last 60 games = .891%. All of Brodeur, Schneider and Kinkaid are probably feeling a little better about the last 60 games they all played here right about now.

I’m pretty sure Jarry is better than Blackwood….

 

[Eggtimer]

I missed the part where any of us think Blackwood is a good goalie. I think all of us agree he isn't. But dumping all the blame on him is just so dumb and old

This 100%. Domt need him to save everythjg but make a timely reminder save once in awhile to bail us out and that’s how we win the three previous games.
If we capitalize like we should have , we win this game 9 out of 10 times.
Get someone that can finish for shit sake.

 

[Devs3cups]

Bratt makes an awful turnover on goal #3. Can't happen. Goal #1, not great either. Other three are stopped by a good goalie. He's f***in bad. The reason why 'it gets old' is because he's not good enough.

Turnover was brutal on goal #3, that's a given. But even then, I think that shot's stoppable...

He's further out than the top of the circle. I'd like to see a save there. With that said, I'd like to see a safer play too.

 

[Puckclektr]

lmao



find one (1) post where people are dumping ALL the blame on him? No one is.

Lots of bad play tonight. Would be nice if our goalie bailed us out one time when we weren't playing that great. I know, too much to ask for I guess.

Dude even when he made that great save the other day against Anaheim the same people argued that he should have given up the rebound while ignoring the fact that the shot was deflected. People were blaming him on everything while ignoring the give aways. Not everyone but when Brett gives the puck away and buddy has all the time in The world to pick a corner and peolle jump on Blackwood and ignore the fact that Bratts giveaway is something you are taught not to to in Novice is laughable.

 

[Bone Density]

 

[MasterofGrond]

It's strange to me after the goalie just put up a .935 and a 1.33 GAA over 3 games while the offense produced at the bottom of the league to even suggest shared responsibility?

But I guess that's a *bad faith" argument? Or just too small of a sample?

Yeah and when he was good we won,. Too bad he's incapable of being good regularly.

 

[JimEIV]

needed 6 to win tonight but yeah sure

Not if you got the second goal first.

 

[Dylan9z9]

And exactly why I'm not all that convinced that the advanced stats and shot totals portend a goal rush anytime soon. Especially as long as our geriatric coach insists on trapping Holtz in the doghouse.

You are right we have a certified goal scorer and he is in one game out the next two. either give him a chance or trade him for someone else if you don't believe in him!

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

He can make more than one big save... Lindgren certainly did.

Like, I understand that this team isn't perfect defensively and I acknowledged that the turnovers were bad, cause they 100% were.

I still don't understand the idea that every time there's a turnover or a bad play, the goalie is off the hook regardless of the goal. He can still make a save even if the scoring chance results from a bad play from the D. In fact, most goals scored in the league are scored off of mistakes/breakdowns. It just seems we rarely get those timely saves.

Lindgren, Kakko Kahkonen and Alex Nedeljkovic have all stifled the Devils this season. All are backup goalies.

Says more about the Devils' play drivers than it does the Devils' goalies.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

He went nearly three games without giving up a goal because they basically held the puck in the other team’s zone the entire game for that stretch. That wasn’t going to be sustainable, especially against half decent teams.

Maybe that's what they have to do, kinda like how Colorado won the Cup. MB30 is not here anymore guys.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Not if you got the second goal first.

Would have been easier to score the second goal if he didn't give up 4 in rapid succession in the 2nd period

 

[Bleedred]

It's strange to me after the goalie just put up a .935 and a 1.33 GAA over 3 games while the offense produced at the bottom of the league to even suggest shared responsibility?

But I guess that's a *bad faith" argument? Or just too small of a sample?

Just imagine how bad his last 60 games would look if he didn’t have those 3 games of .935%

He probably wouldn’t even be in the 890’s since February of 2021. That’d be like 57 games of probably .889% or something.

But I ain’t gonna go cherry picking.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Dude even when he made that great save the other day against Anaheim the same people argued that he should have given up the rebound while ignoring the fact that the shot was deflected. People were blaming him on everything while ignoring the give aways. Not everyone but when Brett gives the puck away and buddy has all the time in The world to pick a corner and peolle jump on Blackwood and ignore the fact that Bratts giveaway is something you are taught not to to in Novice is laughable.

BRatt made a bad pass. Bratt has been our best player to date this season. It happens.

Blackwood has not, and never has. Big difference.

 

[Triumph]

Turnover was brutal on goal #3, that's a given. But even then, I think that shot's stoppable...

View attachment 598466

He's further out than the top of the circle. I'd like to see a save there. With that said, I'd like to see a safer play too.

It's a totally clean look off a turnover and Sheary goes high blocker side, yes a great goalie might make that save but we know Blackwood isn't that.