GDT: Devils @ Coyotes - 10:00 PM - MSG+

[NjDevsRR]

I ate too much folks, this is going to be a bad sleep

 

[McDuffz88]

Man it would be nice if Nico could get up to be a PPG this year, its entirely possible

 

[njdevils1982]

I ate too much folks, this is going to be a bad sleep

food coma incoming

 

[NjDevsRR]

Man it would be nice if Nico could get up to be a PPG this year, its entirely possible

That’d be nuts since he was at 0.5 ppg for quite a while. He was obviously finding his game early this season after all of those injuries. Made a lot of people on here look like fools, and well deserved.

 

[NjDevsRR]

food coma incoming

Concrete stomach in the morning incoming

 

[NJDfan86]

At least I don't have to hear about how we should have drafted Heiskanen (or Pettersson) over him at first overall anymore.

I remember getting called out for calling this season Nico’s best when his ppg was only slightly better than his rookie year - as if that’s all that matters.

 

[Omar Little]

Nico is a terror to defend when he commits to going to the net. I feel like early in the season he was often pulling up on rushes and running himself out of options more often than not. He is a man on a mission right now.

100% agree. He was so tentative / unconfident in the beginning of the year. Something switched and he felt comfortable to try and beat guys 1 on 1 and its made a world of difference in his game and his ability to have those cutbacks actually work (cause the defender is afraid he may otherwise actually just go to the net).

 

[Bleedred]

Is it just me or do we allow fewer goals when Jack Hughes is out of the lineup?

 

[NjDevsRR]

 

[Devs3cups]

Rango on a 27 goal, 53 point pace. Extremely pleased.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Rango on a 27 goal, 53 point pace. Extremely pleased.

After a BRUTAL start for him to boot. So much more potential in him.

 

[Hisch13r]

Boqvist 204th in 5v5 P/60 and T187th in 5v5 pts over the past 2 months since being moved to the 3C with a 54% xGF and 56% HDCF. Hopefully he finds some special teams utility to up his impact even more but as of now he's been a great 5v5 3C for 2 months now. Even before that his play at the wing was massively improved since Christmas too.

 

[Devs3cups]

After a BRUTAL start for him to boot. So much more potential in him.

Dude has played A LOT of hockey in the last year. Surprising he found his high to end the season, but at some point, a drop in production was to be expected.

 

[njdevils1982]

year after year the gift that just keeps on giving and giving over and over again


the glorious failures of the phoe......er,.......arizona coyLOLtes


the standard that all teams in the league should strive to be!

 

[OmNomNom]

Big Z
6GP, 1G-3A-4P

Bahl
8GP, 1G-2A-3P

 

[Dylan9z9]

Looks like the Barber sneezed when he was cutting Sals hair

 

[Saugus]

After a BRUTAL start for him to boot. So much more potential in him.

I'll admit was skeptical of Shara when he had a slow start to this season. And I still don't think he will ever be the guy driving the play for his line.

But his recent high-level play and scoring pace have shown that he has the offensive skill to merit a top 6 spot, and he can clearly keep up with and develop chemistry with both Hughes and Hischier. That's valuable in itself.

 

[njdevils1982]

the coyotes are like the the greatest fart you've ever had....

dont forget that even at their 'best'........ its still ass steam

 

[Devs3cups]

I'll admit was skeptical of Shara when he had a slow start to this season. And I still don't think he will ever be the guy driving the play for his line.

But his recent high-level play and scoring pace have shown that he has the offensive skill to merit a top 6 spot, and he can clearly keep up with and develop chemistry with both Hughes and Hischier. That's valuable in itself.

Kid has some skill and can shoot the puck. I agree with you, he doesn’t need to drive his line, he just needs to score. He does that regularly. He’s a legit 25-30 goal scorer.

 

[Nubmer6]

Boqvist 204th in 5v5 P/60 and T187th in 5v5 pts over the past 2 months since being moved to the 3C with a 54% xGF and 56% HDCF.

I thought Nico was our 3C?

 

[Camille the Eel]

I remember getting called out for calling this season Nico’s best when his ppg was only slightly better than his rookie year - as if that’s all that matters.

 

[Hisch13r]

I'll admit was skeptical of Shara when he had a slow start to this season. And I still don't think he will ever be the guy driving the play for his line.

But his recent high-level play and scoring pace have shown that he has the offensive skill to merit a top 6 spot, and he can clearly keep up with and develop chemistry with both Hughes and Hischier. That's valuable in itself.

He's not going to be the guy driving the bus just like Holtz won't. He doesn't need to be though when we already have 3 really high end playdrivers and a strong chance for a 4th. Then also Boqvist looks like maybe he could be a good one for the 3rd line if you need to move Yegor down. Yegor's a really great complementary scorer and one that doesn't need the PP to produce either. He's a high end 5v5 producer which is really really valuable

 

[Camille the Eel]

That Nico’s stayed healthy this season is great. He had a lot of injuries after the initial season with Hall. There was the broken leg working out (and maybe a broken jaw another time). There was the season that ended with him maybe breaking, at least bruising ribs on a hit from Jamie Benn. But he’s nearly playing all 82 this year. That’s huge.

Bratt too has stayed mainly healthy this year for the first time.

The first goal, setting up Zetterlund - that was just a magnificent play by Nico. Not just the lacrosse like catch, but the toe drag that fakes Kessel (was it Kessel) out of his skates was amazing.

And while we didn’t score on the power plays on the first and second, I thought we were so much more determined and forceful with the man advantage tonight, playing with so much more pace and urgency than I’ve seen us for a long time. Maybe all year. That’s something that’s been missing all season. And it makes all the difference.

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[Bleedred]

Is it possible Bahl might actually be good and is not the second coming of Steven Santini? I mean literally no one is as bad as Santini, so I don’t think that was possible.