GDT: Devils @ Caps - 7:00 PM - MSG

[NJDevs26]

we beat the odds!

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That's as close as I've ever seen...I'd love to see a 50-50 even one

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[glenwo2]

There's a lot of upside with this team when you consider Jack is not playing well at all

Meanwhile Bratt gets his 2nd point of the season.

 

[MadDevil]

Hard to be mad at 3-1. Just gotta keep it going.

And maybe get some goals from the top 6 lmao

Nah, f*** that. Markstrom is a pumpkin! Jack's an entitled little bitch! Trade 'em all!

 

[Hisch13r]

Thinking about grabbing a ticket too, that Utah team looks fun. Could be a 6-4 type of game lol

Guenther is scary

 

[FinnishDevil]

Ugly win is still a win.

I'm sure you all are ready for an early start on Monday.

 

[Whaddagoal]

Alright, that was a solid win in my books. Rough first, very good second, good second half of the third.

Learn to not allow early/late goals.
Great game Cotter.
Great game Tatar.
Great game Noesen.
Great game Nico.

Love this win. Gutsy end to the game, kept it pretty low event against a team who has given us a lot of trouble over the years, during their home opener.

LGD!

Recap:

CF%: 50.86%
SCF%: 50%
HDCF%: 57.14%
xGF: 3.09
xGA: 2.51
xGF%: 55.14%
Shots: 33-32 NJ

You missed great game Haula (3assist)

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

sit Nemec when Pesce is ready

swap Meier off the top line and put him with Nico and Tatar

 

[AfroThunder396]

This is the type of game that last year's team loses

 

[Whaddagoal]

Hard to be mad at 3-1. Just gotta keep it going.

And maybe get some goals from the top 6 lmao

Someday.

 

[Saugus]

sit Nemec when Pesce is ready

swap Meier off the top line and put him with Nico and Tatar

Ya, before the season I would have said Kovacevic comes out when Pesce is back. But no way that happens now with how he’s playing.

 

[Devs3cups]

I mean they entirely are given pretty much every player goes through them. And they get incredibly dragged out and overused here. If he isn’t playing well it’s assumed he’s injured. Despite the fact that even his energy and the basics are incredibly different when he’s playing well or not.

There’s is no reason he shouldn’t be at the very least flying around the ice and skating well right now. That’s when he’s at his best, has nothing to do with his shoulder, and he has had all summer to get ready.

There is no assumption to be made about his health since last year. He was injured and he got surgery. That matters in my eyes. He has not been good to start the year, I've acknowledged that and I agree. His confidence looks pretty low and he's tentative. If he's still like that in games 20-25 I'll get worried.

 

[BostonDevil]

Wins are good

 

[lightsout]

i'm from croat background... parents and grandparents... but i born here

I know several people from Serbia. Also a guy from Montenegro that is a mariner that I see every few years when he comes to the Philadelphia port. They all still live in their home countries. They have sent me and my kids a few random jerseys from Montenegro and Partizan.

Also have a friend who grew up and was raised in Macedonia but lives here in the midwest now.

I'm always getting offers to come visit, but it's hard with little kids.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

sit Nemec when Pesce is ready

Nemec played better for a decent chunk of the game and it’s never seemed more likely that Casey sits out when Pesce is back. He missed a ton of shifts from the 2nd on as they paired Nemec and Dillon quite a few times. And he played less than 10 minutes despite the powerplay time and scoring.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845282935315821030

LOL Mike I would hope they worked on that at some point during the last month, and everything else

The year we went like 0-14 in shootouts, DeBoer said they didn't practice them tbf

 

[njdevils1982]

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[The Wumpus]

Haula and Lazar were faceoff monsters

 

[Maine Fan]

I enjoyed the win, my first streaming the Devils. May this be a string of win like 78 in a row.
Nice job Devils.

Back home for Utah who has been playing well lately.

Go Devils

 

[Devs3cups]

Ugly win is still a win.

I'm sure you all are ready for an early start on Monday.

Really didn't think it was that bad, the 1st period was bad, but other than that I thought they were pretty steady against a team that usually beats them in their home opener.

 

[Whaddagoal]

No way Kovacevic is coming out. The guy is a gamer at D....

Also, the guy is almost the size of MacDermid when seeing him at ice level. Guys that big that play that hard on D..... Adds a lot for this team. Rotating him and Dillon on shifts makes a presence.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Ya, before the season I would have said Kovacevic comes out when Pesce is back. But no way that happens now with how he’s playing.

Kovacevic stays in for sure

Dillon-Hamilton
Siegenthaler-Kovacevic
Hughes-Pesce

That might be what we roll with if we get to full health on the back end. Maybe you switch Siegs and Dillon but it’s hard to break up Siegs and Kovy if they keep this up

 

[njdevils1982]

Sounds like some late night fun; be safe!

all wood... no propane smoker...

all good

 

[Deviled]

Devils won, Rangers lost, and Islanders losing. Hopefully Philly loses too

Hooray!

 

[Captain3rdLine]

There is no assumption to bee made about his health since last year. He was injured and he got surgery. That matters in my eyes. He has not been good to start the year, I've acknowledged that and I agree. His confidence looks pretty low and he's tentative. If he's still like that in games 20-25 I'll get worried.

Sure you can never assume anything about anyone’s helath but we love to assume whenever he is playing bad it’s because of his health.

Regardless, you are missing my main point. If you put a game of Jack Hughes playing well and a game like tonight side by side. The most obvious thing/difference you would notice is his skating. He plays well when he’s flying around the ice. Right now he’s floating and that has nothing to do with his shoulder.