Devils discussion (news, notes and speculation) - playoff edition

[Devs3cups]

Never seen a defense group this decimated at the end of the season. Truly remarkable.

Only to us! We are not allowed to have nice things!

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Yeah, they had no f***ing chance in beating Carolina. What a joke of an injury list at the start of the playoffs, some teams don't even have that the end of the playoffs and we had it around Game 3 of Round 1

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

so if Kovy needs knee surgery and he doesn't know if he'll be ready in 5 months, isn't that pretty much a torn ligament? What else could it be?

 

[Devs3cups]

Hopefully Kovacevic is fine, confident he’ll be, he’s still pretty young. He’s a solid piece for us. Unfortunate injury for him.

 

[Devs3cups]

Nico most likely going to the Worlds. Another opportunity for another injury!

 

[TrufleShufle]

Who is devrickus and why does anyone give a crap about him or Bratt Pack? Some of you spend way too much time worrying about internet randos

If they were right more often, people probably wouldn't give a crap about them, but being able to point and laugh at someone being wrong is super important these days. It's cathartic for some.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

so if Kovy needs knee surgery and he doesn't know if he'll be ready in 5 months, isn't that pretty much a torn ligament? What else could it be?

Yeah, that's probably what it is. Gives Nemec the 3RD spot automatically coming into camp, he's gonna smash it after his playoffs.

 

[HersheyBob27]

The cynic in me says that Dillon almost has to say this publicly to not hurt the team’s offseason negotiations.

Jack eichel surgery incoming

 

[NJDevs26]

Can they even trade Dougie at this point if Kovy isn’t going to start the season lol

 

[JK3]

You gotta be kidding me with this shit, we're cooked already heading into next season lol.

 

[theoptimist]

Folks, Nemec is great. You trade him now, not after you’re done with him.

 

[Edmonton East]

One of Hamilton or Nemec aren't gonna be here next season. The Kovacevic contract guaranteed that given how this roster is constructed and other needs.

So happy Fitz gave Kovacevic material cash and another NMC in the only position of organizational strength vs getting a 1st+ or a solid forward prospect at the deadline (easily based on other prices paid). Shit like this is exactly why this team can't get over the hump. Stuck in purgatory.

Hmmm so Kovacevic is now unlikely to be ready for next season due to knee surgery. Someone ask Fitz why he paid UFA rate premium w/ NMC to extend a guy during the season. What's the justification?

As stated pre-injury, just another reason why he should have only been extended on a sweetheart deal. Fitz' claim to fame at this point is winning bidding wars against himself.

 

[devsfan8]

Can they even trade Dougie at this point if Kovy isn’t going to start the season lol

I mean they could and theoretically start the season with Pesce, Nemec, Casey on the right..

 

[Incharge1976]

Can they even trade Dougie at this point if Kovy isn’t going to start the season lol

They can, and they should.

 

[NJ07102]

so if Kovy needs knee surgery and he doesn't know if he'll be ready in 5 months, isn't that pretty much a torn ligament? What else could it be?

If Kovacevic needs knee surgery and isn’t sure he’ll be back in five months, sounds like it could be an ACL tear. Could be something like a meniscus too, but that timeline really screams ligament.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

I've never wanted Radek Faksa more than I do after watching the Jet/Blues game last night. Instead of running around hitting whoever was there, dude has targeted the Jets best players. Devils need someone that prioritizes hitting good players over running up his hit total like Cotter.

 

[NJDevs26]

I mean they could and theoretically start the season with Pesce, Nemec, Casey on the right..

Realistically you know that’s not going to happen next year, Casey wasn’t trusted to play more than 8-9 minutes a game and was benched for the entire OT in Game 5 with the rest of the D running on fumes

 

[Bcap88]

so if Kovy needs knee surgery and he doesn't know if he'll be ready in 5 months, isn't that pretty much a torn ligament? What else could it be?

meniscus fits the timeline

The other major ones like acl and mcl are a year long

 

[JrFischer54]

Injuries are part of the game and all that, but the ink is barely dry on this contract.

Just awful.

I really am not a fan of signing guys mid-season. Especially when shit like this happens.

i defer judgement to the professionals that get paid to do this work. but dang man what was the rush on singing him? i'm not even saying this because the injury just saying i dont think it would've been a big deal either way if you waited

 

[NJDevs26]

i defer judgement to the professionals that get paid to do this work. but dang man what was the rush on singing him? i'm not even saying this because the injury just saying i dont think it would've been a big deal either way if you waited

Pretty much the last decision Devils fans universally agreed on was Lou’s idiocy in keeping the Matteau pick, rushing to resign Kovacevic when we hadn’t seen him without Siegs or for a full season was pretty close to that kind of agreement though.

 

[JK3]

The problem with these surgeries is you're recovering all off season, not training, not getting stronger. Jack once again and possibly Luke, you saw what hard work has done for Nico in the offseason. These guys won't get to do that.

 

[NJ07102]

meniscus fits the timeline

The other major ones like acl and mcl are a year long

Yeah, a repaired meniscus could definitely match that timeline. But ACL recoveries for NHL players are very often in the 6–9 month range these days, so it's still a strong possibility — especially if he's unsure about being ready in five.

 

[Davegarri]

Pretty much the last decision Devils fans universally agreed on was Lou’s idiocy in keeping the Matteau pick, rushing to resign Kovacevic when we hadn’t seen him without Siegs or for a full season was pretty close to that kind of agreement though.

Idk I think waiving Urbom being the catalyst of the collapse of humanity was the last time this board was united on a topic

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Realistically you know that’s not going to happen next year, Casey wasn’t trusted to play more than 8-9 minutes a game and was benched for the entire OT in Game 5 with the rest of the D running on fumes

What does have to do with the regular season? Lol, if you have an injury that's exactly why you'd play Casey in the lineup and then you could even have guys like Luke worry about 5v5 and elsewhere if Casey can manage PP1 and that's where he gets his mins.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Its dangerous. Markstrom is old and he wasnt healthy. In this situation we will be one injury away from Daws\Poulter duo.

Yes, but if Markstrom has a lesser workload then the chances of him getting hurt go down.

The idea of paying a backup goalie a lot of money scares me, especially when we are already spending so much on defense.