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

[Andre Palot]

Give LaChance a chance

Hopefully he doesn't Lasuck

 

[Clam Jensen]

Hopefully he doesn't Lasuck

Maybe he’ll just languish on Lafayette eating lasagna.

 

[Mgd31]

Unfortunately, Lachance is LW

Ah LaSigh

 

[Patrik26]

I still think it's shoulder, but wrist would be best case. If they made playoffs, he could return and be solid assuming it isn't a bad break. If it's his damn shoulder, he's gonna be near useless even if he forces himself back with how he plays as is. Plus added concern for next season+. Soo wrist would be positive in my eyes.

I've never broken a wrist, but since first dislocating my shoulder in my late 20s, it now happens at least once a year (hockey and soccer). It's maddening and painful. Can pop back in and gut out soccer with brace, can't for hockey. I'd rather take a hammer to my wrist than have shoulder issues. Clear bias here lol. Oh and as I mentioned previously, the surgical options suck and have a high failure/relapse rate.

Strange. All the experts in here say surgery would make Jack's shoulder good as new, that the repetitive injuries are freakish in nature. They're not.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Brian Halonen has 40 goals across 80 games over the last 2 years. Might as well give him a look. I can’t watch any more Haula.

 

[NJDevils17]

I always wonder how we’re gonna move some of these deals and then see every single year dozens of bad contracts get moved. Haula to a cap floor team isn’t even ridiculous

 

[Mgd31]

Brian Halonen has 40 goals across 80 games over the last 2 years. Might as well give him a look. I can’t watch any more Haula.

He doesn’t play center unfortunately

 

[bigd]

“Not as bad as expected” could easily mean he injured his wrist instead of his shoulder for the third time, but still requires surgery and will be for remainder of season. I wouldn’t put any stock at all into that “positive” tweet.

Hughes is done for the season!

 

[Devs3cups]

I like the core (and its top end), but this bottom 6 needs a lot of work.

 

[Cheddabombs]

He doesn’t play center unfortunately

A chair could replace Haula right now and we wouldn't know the difference, it may even be an upgrade. May as well try the winger at center at this point

 

[Mgd31]

A chair could replace Haula right now and we wouldn't know the difference, it may even be an upgrade. May as well try the winger at center at this point

True, a chair would not have deliberately screened Markstrom last night on the game losing goal

 

[Satans Hockey]

This is so f***ing stupid. This team has sucked and been trending downward since December. We ain't winning shit this year even with Jack. This is the same bullshit they did last year. Should send the entire medical staff packing along with Fitz...

Devils' Jack Hughes ‘deciding’ whether to have surgery or play through injury

Devils center Jack Hughes suffered a right arm/shoulder injury in Sunday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights.

www.nj.com

 

[Edmonton East]

Strange. All the experts in here say surgery would make Jack's shoulder good as new, that the repetitive injuries are freakish in nature. They're not.

Haven't followed that stuff in here, but they don't have to take my anecdotal for it. Simple Google searches and reading medical journals/studies from reputable places would tell them the same.

People also don't realize you can have a torn bicep as a result too. It just sucks. Idk about the Luke practically crying media junk, but I do believe Jack's recovery last time was a frustrating nightmare. Then if it happens again, you naturally get very, very demoralized. But we'll see.

 

[Basement Cat]

He doesn’t play center unfortunately

Bastian and Tatar are both useless. Dowling played wing yesterday. No reason Halonen and Foote don't get a chance

 

[aero8279]

This is so f***ing stupid. This team has sucked and been trending downward since December. We ain't winning shit this year even with Jack. This is the same bullshit they did last year. Should send the entire medical staff packing along with Fitz...

Devils' Jack Hughes ‘deciding’ whether to have surgery or play through injury

Devils center Jack Hughes suffered a right arm/shoulder injury in Sunday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights.

www.nj.com

Certainly he was great when they played him like this last season lol.

Might as well have Luke take another faceoff.

 

[HoliksGhost]

What a Haula of donkey poop.
Haula your arse outta here.
U-haula U-sck
Haula - to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty

 

[Mgd31]

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xxx-xxx-Mercer
Palat-xxx-Noesen
Tatar-xxx-Bastian

 

[Smitty426]

Bratt-Hischier-Meier
xxx-xxx-Mercer
Palat-xxx-Noesen
Tatar-xxx-Bastian

More like:
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xxx-xxx-xxx

 

[Guadana]

Blackwell from Dallas, Duhaime from Dallas, Kupari from Jets and other guys from good clubs are having literally the same stats or even worser than Tatar with even less ice time.

Tater for his money, for his ice time and for his role is doing fine. He isnt the problem at all. Could he be better? For sure. Could we find better player? May be. But he is not where our problem is. Our problem is supporting cast from top-6 and middle six that cant produce at all.

And even than - Im not a big fan of trading Mercer. Because he is young. We already traded Zetterlund, Sharangovich, Zacha and left Boqvist on the road, who were not as great in the moment but could be better depth scoring forwards than we have now, especially long term. Only if we will trade Mercer for other young forward under control, but why someone will make a trade like this?

 

[Edmonton East]

Blackwell from Dallas, Duhaime from Dallas, Kupari from Jets and other guys from good clubs are having literally the same stats or even worser than Tatar with even less ice time.

Tater for his money, for his ice time and for his role is doing fine. He isnt the problem at all. Could he be better? For sure. Could we find better player? May be. But he is not where our problem is. Our problem is supporting cast from top-6 and middle six that cant produce at all.

And even than - Im not a big fan of trading Mercer. Because he is young. We already traded Zetterlund, Sharangovich, Zacha and left Boqvist on the road, who were not as great in the moment but could be better depth scoring forwards than we have now, especially long term. Only if we will trade Mercer for other young forward under control, but why someone will make a trade like this?

They are gonna move 1 of the 3 D prospects by start of next season. That's my prediction. It's the most realistic way to upgrade the top 6 long term.

 

[TheBeerNerd]

Last night showed they can make the playoffs but they will need to make a trade. I have no confidence in Fitz to make the right one, or indeed a trade at all. It's a good thing that they're defensively sound, that will get them in more than lack of scoring.

Also Jack should just get the surgery and punt to next season. The problem is that it's going to get injured again, and again, and again. He's damaged goods already. If you want me to go nuclear, I think he is at the center of this attitude and mental weakness problem that this core has. I don't think he retires a Devil and I'm starting to wonder if that's actually a bad thing in the long run. But that's just a hunch based on my own paranoia.

 

[MartyOwns]

tatar's signing made little sense at the time and seemed to be a panic move. he's not good enough to be in the top 6 and doesn't have the necessary intangibles to be in the bottom six. if haula wasn't here, he'd be the worst forward on the roster after macdermid.

 

[TheBeerNerd]

Pretty much where I’m at.

 

[Smitty426]

tatar's signing made little sense at the time and seemed to be a panic move. he's not good enough to be in the top 6 and doesn't have the necessary intangibles to be in the bottom six. if haula wasn't here, he'd be the worst forward on the roster after macdermid.

He can maintain the puck through the neutral zone. Just watch him. His best play is digging a puck outta a scrum and it's just frantic with sine success. It's not control hockey whatsoever

 

[Devs3cups]

If Jack is out for the playoffs, I have a hard time seeing this team do anything in the playoffs. I’d rather stay put than overpay for rentals or give away valuable assets in a panic move.

If there’s a deal to be made for a player with term sure, but teams know we’re desperate.

Get healthy, regroup, fix the bottom 6 and run it back next year.