Devils discussion (news, notes and speculation) - offseason part II

[Devils Trap]

Welp Markstrom - here we go

 

[NJDevs26]

Guy Boucher Not Returning to the Leafs as Assistant Coach

Not sure what I think of this news. I am not sure whether it is him as a coach or whether he has had some bad teams (Tampa Bay excepted). Do you think he deserves another head coaching gig in the NHL?

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Could meme-face be heading to NJ, since he was Keefe's assistant most recently?

 

[NJDevs26]

Welp Markstrom - here we go

Calgary trying to cut into Edmonton's news coverage? LOL

 

[ndkjr70]

if 10 OA is anywhere near this i’ll puke

 

[NJDevs26]

Holtz for Markstrom one for one and be done with this shit

 

[Better Call Sal]

Oh shit here we go.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Fitz, do NOT f*** me

 

[beekay414]

 

[Better Call Sal]

erika leaving the broadcast is such bad news. she was awesome.

need some good news today to balance it out…maybe we get a goalie today

Well you might have called it.

 

[vtdevils2k]

HERE.WE.GO.

 

[Forge]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803458096007643191

 

[devilsblood]

The team should've left MSG when it had the chance regardless of this stupid decision to move away from Erika. The inability to come to an agreement with Xfinity and therefor not enable a significant (most of the state I think) to actually watch the Devils is insane. I had a few options to watch the Devils and I live in NJ.

1. Get a VPN and use ESPN+, most people won't do that.
2. Find someone with a different provider and hopefully they'll let you use their password and log in in for to watch via MSG Go.
3. Switch cable providers. Most people won't do that for 82 games.
4. Pay an absolutely INSANE amount of money for the MSG app. Did anyone actually do that?

It's a total joke that that happen in the state that the team plays in. Almost inexcusable. The Devils needed to find something different and I blame the organization almost as much at this point as I do Xfinity and MSG themselves.

I finally went with #3. For me the Devils are my #1 viewing priority, but yeah, for others who are fringey fans, you just lose that segment.

At least they are taking the Rag's down with them. No Devils but all Rag's would be a killer to the organization.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Erika was too good at what she did so of course they're ditching her...

Bring in Leah Hextall now I suppose.

 

[The Grinder]

Don’t know why but I’m scared.

 

[NJDevs26]

Don’t know why but I’m scared.

I'm just glad we're finally (apparently) at the fireworks factory. Don't think Fitz'll be raked...but we've been hearing about this trade for a year a la Timo so it was probably inevitable it was going down one way or another unless the Flames just held him hostage.

 

[Emperoreddy]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803459056939548776

 

[NJDevs26]

Closed temporarily due to apparent major breaking news lol

 

[JK3]

That really sucks about Erika, f*** MSG. I could see these jerkoffs getting rid of the pregame show and add more gambling garbage to the broadcasts.

 

[TrufleShufle]

How about that Markstrom trade.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Erika was too good at what she did so of course they're ditching her...

Bring in Leah Hextall now I suppose.

So sorry to hear that Erika is gone. And why on earth would they have fired or not renewed her? What new direction can they take? She is competent, reasonably informed, popular with the audience, a class act, has been gaining notoriety with the NHL network and other outlets . . . I can’t figure it out at all. Except if MSG’s broadcast arm in fact a Dolan enterprise, I don’t suppose one can look for loyal or particularly rational behavior. And look at some of the Bozos they employ to cover the Isles and Rangers.

 

[NJDevs26]

So sorry to hear that Erika is gone. And why on earth would they have fired or not renewed her? What new direction can they take? She is competent, reasonably informed, popular with the audience, a class act, has been gaining notoriety with the NHL network and other outlets . . . I can’t figure it out at all. Except if MSG’s broadcast arm in fact a Dolan enterprise, I don’t suppose one can look for loyal or particularly rational behavior. And look at some of the Bozos they employ to cover the Isles and Rangers.

Like someone else said maybe they ditch the pregame entirely for more betting bs, or go to some more of a regional network version. If they just replace Erika with Catherine Bogart or whomever then it was definitely about money though - which is penny wise and pound foolish even if I do like Catherine on the YouTube stuff too.

 

[Comparison Ford]

erika leaving the broadcast is such bad news. she was awesome.

need some good news today to balance it out…maybe we get a goalie today

i rly went off with this post

 

[Better Call Sal]

Erika was too good at what she did so of course they're ditching her...

Bring in Leah Hextall now I suppose.

 

[None Shall Pass]

BRING. BACK. DEB.

 

[Clam Jensen]

I have way more feelings about the Erika news than I do Markstrom, UGH. maybe they’ll just replace her what that younger blonde woman they had on from time to time.