Devils discussion (news, notes and speculation) - part III

[Bleedred]

By the way, any news on Noesen and a hearing or call from department of player safety?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

By the way, any news on Noesen and a hearing or call from department of player safety?

no suspension

 

[Bleedred]

Your ranking methodology is flawed, see a few posts above

Ahh, I went the wrong way lol. Oops!

In doing that backwards, my 4.5 should probably translate to a 6.5. Regulation loss tomorrow pushes over 7, OT loss to just below 7.

 

[R8Devs]

rakell would be a good get. but I think Casey would have to be reserved for a bigger player trade though -- maybe they could trade Kovacevic and flip his return + something for Rakell. Rakell+ healthy Nemec I think could outweigh Kovacevic's impact.

 

[guitarguyvic]

yeah there are definitely drive by negative posters that are annoying as f*ck.

but i think guitar guy should get a little more credit - when the devils were good he was still here cheering them on and enjoying it as much as anyone. that’s a big difference from the guys who disappear whenever they’re on a streak and just pop in when they lose to bitch that everything sucks. he’s just disillusioned with the overwhelming bad results the team has gotten over the last decade.

im definitely not as negative or pessimistic has him (though i am admittedly pessimistic lately) but i understand where he’s coming from and there is some validity to his attitude even if most people disagree

Well, I appreciate the (rare) defense of my participation here. I am not one of those drive by doomers, thank you for recognizing.

There’s a lot of things that are frustrating about the discourse on here, but one of the biggest ones is the constant arrogance and strawmanning. Like, I don’t think I’ve once ever said I think this team is as bad as they’ve looked for the last month, but a certain someone just can’t help respond in all caps about how I’m saying they are horrible based on one stretch of play.

I have agreed with the reasonable refrain that they are likely somewhere in the middle. The problem is that I don’t think that middle ground is good enough to do a whole lot of damage in the playoffs. And we were sold a bill of goods that this was a cup contender this year. I’m tired of being let down year after year after year. I don’t need to be told I’m less of a fan or spoiled or I don’t know what I’m looking at just because you don’t agree.

I’ve already accepted that this team isn’t as good as expected. I think it’s possible but unlikely they’ll miss the playoffs. The most likely outcome right now seems to be that they will make it and bow out early. I’m completely aware that the outlook can improve depending on how trade deadline deals work out.