Devils 2020-21 team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - part VIII

[Eggtimer]

He apparently turned down 3 x 4.25 from the sens and they turned down his qualifying offer to let him test the market. Backfired big time

Yes he had a very very fair offer and got burnt . He totally misread the market.

There are so many possible options out there that I hope we don’t rush and sign any players until teams like Tampa find ways to get out of cap trouble.
I still think we can get a player as good or better than Duclair for excellent value from Tampa or Islanders or ?? team forced to move someone .

 

[Maine Fan]

Are the Devils done with quality pickups during the offseason? If yes, another year of the same with hopefully a slight improvement. Defense got slightly better, goaltending is a questionmark but better without Cory and the offense, well, that's another story. Help the offense, Tom

 

[TrufleShufle]

Are the Devils done with quality pickups during the offseason? If yes, another year of the same with hopefully a slight improvement. Defense got slightly better, goaltending is a questionmark but better without Cory and the offense, well, that's another story. Help the offense, Tom

Did you forget about Hughes? Last season he played with men, so he should be real good this year.

 

[Blackjack]

Yes he had a very very fair offer and got burnt . He totally misread the market.

There are so many possible options out there that I hope we don’t rush and sign any players until teams like Tampa find ways to get out of cap trouble.
I still think we can get a player as good or better than Duclair for excellent value from Tampa or Islanders or ?? team forced to move someone .

I wonder where he got the idea that he could get 5x5 after a single halfway decent season...

 

[Blackjack]

Are the Devils done with quality pickups during the offseason? If yes, another year of the same with hopefully a slight improvement. Defense got slightly better, goaltending is a questionmark but better without Cory and the offense, well, that's another story. Help the offense, Tom

goaltending is a question mark? They have one of the best tandems in the league. Defense is still not good, but it will be substantially better than the AHL defense they rolled out last season. Offense relies on improvement from the 1OAs and one or two rookies stepping up, but it will probably be weak this year too.

 

[Billdo]

goaltending is a questionmark

Not anymore it's not

 

[Guttersniped]

Are the Devils done with quality pickups during the offseason? If yes, another year of the same with hopefully a slight improvement. Defense got slightly better, goaltending is a questionmark but better without Cory and the offense, well, that's another story. Help the offense, Tom

How is goaltending a question mark? I mean it this is how it is when you don’t have Brodeur, mortal goalies can have off years but Crawford is a legit UFA goaltending pick up.

I guess I’m over the moon because Cory was obviously done last off-season and it wasn’t a question mark it was just simply letting Schneider sabotage the season again rather than figuring out how to get rid of that contract. Also, Domingue managed to be statistically worse than Cory and Cory hit rock bottom last season.

If goaltending doesn’t murder our season like it did the last two years that’s a big plus right there.

 

[Billdo]

I think some people are not allowing themselves to understand just how absolutely horrible our goaltending was outside of Blackwood last year. If we had an actual NHL caliber backup we would've been a play in team.

 

[MadDevil]

I mean, it's a question mark in that Crawford will be 36 by the time the next season starts, and with goalies you never know when the dropoff is coming. But that's looking for the worst case scenario. He's been good the last few years, so there's no reason to think he'll just go off a cliff (barring injuries anyway).

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

I got a chuckle out of this as I am drinking my coffee. The author wrote an article about which prospects he thought should get the open F spots. He thought Seney should start in Bingo and Quest was the first commenter telling him he made a mistake. Gotta love QforS.

Evaluating the Devils’ Internal Options to Fill Spots at Forward

 

[Blackjack]

I got a chuckle out of this as I am drinking my coffee. The author wrote an article about which prospects he thought should get the open F spots. He thought Seney should start in Bingo and Quest was the first commenter telling him he made a mistake. Gotta love QforS.

Evaluating the Devils’ Internal Options to Fill Spots at Forward

One of the more stunning developments since the pandemic and movement of many prospects to Europe is the emergence of Sharangovich. I would not have predicted that in a million years. Guy was well under a half point per game in the AHL, and might have now played himself into getting a serious look on the Devils. Before Covid I probably would not have placed him in our top 25 prospects, just seemed like a minor leaguer.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

I got a chuckle out of this as I am drinking my coffee. The author wrote an article about which prospects he thought should get the open F spots. He thought Seney should start in Bingo and Quest was the first commenter telling him he made a mistake. Gotta love QforS.

Evaluating the Devils’ Internal Options to Fill Spots at Forward

Lol that guy is really dedicated to that bit.

 

[jfc64]

Priceworthy team! Does GM have percentage on the cap space?

 

[My3Sons]

I got a chuckle out of this as I am drinking my coffee. The author wrote an article about which prospects he thought should get the open F spots. He thought Seney should start in Bingo and Quest was the first commenter telling him he made a mistake. Gotta love QforS.

Evaluating the Devils’ Internal Options to Fill Spots at Forward

Thanks for pointing that out. Whether it’s Seney himself or a friend or relative you have to enjoy Quest’s unbridled over the top exuberance. It’s so disproportionate to Seney’s public perception. That it’s just so much fun. I wish Quest posted more. The hyperbole is great. Remember best Devils draft pick since whenever and a better offensive prospect than Hughes? I really enjoyed that. Glad to see no website with public comments is safe.

 

[Triumph]

One of the more stunning developments since the pandemic and movement of many prospects to Europe is the emergence of Sharangovich. I would not have predicted that in a million years. Guy was well under a half point per game in the AHL, and might have now played himself into getting a serious look on the Devils. Before Covid I probably would not have placed him in our top 25 prospects, just seemed like a minor leaguer.

He was coming on in 2020 - he had 14 points in his last 18 games in Binghamton plus he scored a big shootout winner. He had 41 shots on goal over that time as well.

That said, I would be surprised if he comes back over - he's competing with 3 or 4 other guys for whatever his spot in the NHL would be, plus the AHL season is not guaranteed to happen.

 

[Maine Fan]

Did you forget about Hughes? Last season he played with men, so he should be real good this year.

No, I didn't.

 

[Maine Fan]

goaltending is a question mark? They have one of the best tandems in the league. Defense is still not good, but it will be substantially better than the AHL defense they rolled out last season. Offense relies on improvement from the 1OAs and one or two rookies stepping up, but it will probably be weak this year too.

Sorry, I am not convinced that Blackwood can carry the starting job with a less than but slightly more improved defence in front of him. I hope he proves me wrong.

 

[Maine Fan]

Not anymore it's not

I read you, and hope you are right but Blackwood hasn't convinced me that he can carry a sightly improved defense with low scoring games.

 

[RyGuy]

I got a chuckle out of this as I am drinking my coffee. The author wrote an article about which prospects he thought should get the open F spots. He thought Seney should start in Bingo and Quest was the first commenter telling him he made a mistake. Gotta love QforS.

Evaluating the Devils’ Internal Options to Fill Spots at Forward

Im just going to say it. QFS is Brett Seney, and he only contributes to this board to pump himself up, which is kind of annoying. On that page, he throws our previous goalie tandem of Schneider and Kinkaid under the bus. Hes not wrong, but you dont talk shit about team mates like that. Ive soured on the guy big time. He is probably a locker room douche as well.

 

[Maine Fan]

How is goaltending a question mark? I mean it this is how it is when you don’t have Brodeur, mortal goalies can have off years but Crawford is a legit UFA goaltending pick up.

I guess I’m over the moon because Cory was obviously done last off-season and it wasn’t a question mark it was just simply letting Schneider sabotage the season again rather than figuring out how to get rid of that contract. Also, Domingue managed to be statistically worse than Cory and Cory hit rock bottom last season.

If goaltending doesn’t murder our season like it did the last two years that’s a big plus right there.

I will keep repeating myself; I am not convinced that Blackwood can carry the team with a slightly improved defense and a low scoring offense. I sincerely hope I am wrong.

 

[Darkauron]

I will keep repeating myself; I am not convinced that Blackwood can carry the team with a slightly improved defense and a low scoring offense. I sincerely hope I am wrong.

Oh my God we get it already. You don't have to respond to every post with the same thing.

 

[RyGuy]

I will keep repeating myself; I am not convinced that Blackwood can carry the team with a slightly improved defense and a low scoring offense. I sincerely hope I am wrong.

Ruffs system should lead to more offense. Im also not convinced Blackwood is "the guy" for the next decade. Weve seen so many young "flash in the pan" goalies over the last 5 years in the NHL. I think he did a good job on a bad team last year, and Im hopeful for his future, but he hasnt established himself as a true #1 yet IMO.

 

[My3Sons]

I will keep repeating myself; I am not convinced that Blackwood can carry the team with a slightly improved defense and a low scoring offense. I sincerely hope I am wrong.

I can understand the concern but at this point MBW has played well for the rough equivalent of two seasons. He is better now than he was when he first came up to NJ and presumably he can continue to improve on some things. I don’t think he’s a finished product. He doesn’t have to play 80% of the games hopefully. If Crawford can play 40-45% of the games decently that takes a load of pressure off MBW and he also gets more rest. It’s not a guarantee but I think you can make a strong case that there is reason for optimism at least.

 

[TrufleShufle]

I got a chuckle out of this as I am drinking my coffee. The author wrote an article about which prospects he thought should get the open F spots. He thought Seney should start in Bingo and Quest was the first commenter telling him he made a mistake. Gotta love QforS.

Evaluating the Devils’ Internal Options to Fill Spots at Forward

The QuestForSeney is a never ending quest, you have to respect the dedication.

 

[JimEIV]

I can understand the concern but at this point MBW has played well for the rough equivalent of two seasons. He is better now than he was when he first came up to NJ and presumably he can continue to improve on some things. I don’t think he’s a finished product. He doesn’t have to play 80% of the games hopefully. If Crawford can play 40-45% of the games decently that takes a load of pressure off MBW and he also gets more rest. It’s not a guarantee but I think you can make a strong case that there is reason for optimism at least.

Coming into this season I would say goaltending is probably our best situated position.

That said, I do see the point of those who question Blackwood's long-term outlook. Its easier to look decent on a bad team during garbage time... it's easy to string together a couple of weeks of good games for any player...it gets difficult when you become the go-to guy and are asked to perform at the "couple of week" level for 7 months.

Good thing is I don't believe Blackwood will be relied upon to be the go-to guy with Crawford available...but it sure would be nice if he played his way into being "the guy" this season.