GDT: Devils @ Lightning 7:00 PM EST (MSG, FDSNSUN

[Maine Fan]

This team can barely win three games in a row. It took them a year to do it. They haven’t won more than 3 in two seasons.

They aren’t playing good enough hockey. It’s inconsistent and that’s not good enough for a team with playoff hopes.

It is early, let's hope time with Keefe and new players all gel to get them into the playoffs.

 

[Maine Fan]

The Devils MO has always been inconsistency

That MUST change.

 

[Maine Fan]

the Devils are:

6th in the league in goals scored per game
5th in the league in goals allowed per game
8th in the league in xG%
4th in the league on the PP
5th in the league on the PK
14th in the league in shots/game
7th in the league in shots allowed/game

to imply they aren't even good enough to be a playoff team is....kind of wild!

Thank you.

 

[Maine Fan]

They’re only 3 games above five hundred. Let me know when they can consistently win 3 games in a row or get 3+ a few times and I’ll consider them a playoff team.

OK, in the meantime what tean will you be cheering for? Do you understand the Devils system and where they are today?

 

[Maine Fan]

They shouldn’t have lost to the wings or islanders either and shouldn’t have have coughed up 2 goals in a minutes to
the islanders and have gone to OT with them (it was good they did since they won but my point is they should’ve won in regulation if they didn’t shit the bed.)

Do you like the NJ Devils? Are you a fan of the NJ Devils? Just wondering why you are here, that's all.

 

[Maine Fan]

So I was out to a nice dinner with the wife and some friends and missed thr game. Sounds like I picked the right one to skip.

I didn't have it on my rehab TV. So I also missed it. Was the food good?

 

[Maine Fan]

The bruins are trash. Not worried about them what so ever.

So your not a Devils fab. The Bruins are done. Are you a baseball fan?

 

[Maine Fan]

The Haula line has been getting outscored for a while and they were on the ice for the first 2 goals tonight.

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And Dougie and Dillon *sigh*
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The above looks like my income statement.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Went to UFC tonight at MSG, seems like I missed nothing?

 

[Saint Beaurivage]

I thought the Devils played a high tempo game and made the effort. Sometimes these games are won on puck-luck and Tampa's 2 first goals changed the outcome. Tampa is better than their early record and losing Stamkos wasn't the worst thing to happen to them. Victor Hedman is playing some of his best hockey ever.

4-0 is not indicative of the game, I bet we would beat them if we played again tomorrow tonight. I do believe we are the better team.

 

[Camille the Eel]

There are a couple things that we can learn from how Tampa switched the momentum on us in the first period last night and got their first goal - a score that with Vasilevsky playing lights out on his tribute night in front of his home crowd turned out decisive.

First was how Hedman and McDonut saw how we were getting behind them and stepped up into center ice to break up our puck possession and to start to dump the puck in deep behind us. That shifted momentum and style and zone of play.

Second was Kucherov’s hit on Dillon that separated him from the puck and led to a point blank chance on us about one shift before they went ahead.

The first man in on the forecheck is the absolute key to the cycle game. Kucherov gets a lot of well earned props for his passing and skill - and the passing was evident there.

But first came the hit - how efficiently and effortlessly he closed with Dillon, crushed him (without taking a penalty on a borderline play - but Kuchrov knows how to walk a tightrope on the “border” of the rules) separated the puck and took possession.

You can argue that that hit and forecheck changed the game. Kucherov is built like a fire hydrant and is a much more efficient and economical skater and physical guy than one normally realizes - because his other skills are so awesome you tend to overlook those aspects of his game. He’s an MVP caliber guy.

We on the other hand do not as yet have a first man in on our dump and chase game. Tatar is about our best at it and maybe Meier can do it too if he chooses to.

 

[AfroThunder396]

I know that there's no real difference between losing 4-0 and losing 4-1, but I really hate how much we're getting shutout in these losses.

 

[My3Sons]

I didn't have it on my rehab TV. So I also missed it. Was the food good?

Yes. We went to a nice restaurant with friends we had not seen in a a while. It was great to see them and spend some time together. I had turtle soup which is a favorite of mine. Hopefully your rehab is progressing and you can head home soon.

 

[Bleedred]

The bruins are trash. Not worried about them what so ever.

If Swayman ever starts playing better than they might be able to stay in the race. I also worry about them getting the coaching bump after Montgomery is fired, unless he isn’t fired until they’re too far out.

But yeah, they were a bad team last year and nobody realized it. They just had two really good goalies and pucks were going in. They’re now getting the results they probably should have gotten last year. They went from Ullmark and Swayman to Korpisalo and Swayman impersonating Korpisalo lol.

Them being bad last year was probably the league’s best kept secret.

 

[Bleedred]

I know that there's no real difference between losing 4-0 and losing 4-1, but I really hate how much we're getting shutout in these losses.

We probably should have scored a goal tonight. On normal nights Blackwood probably allows 5 or 6 goals in the game we played him and got shutout.

The one game where we looked dead and the shutout was well deserved was the Calgary game. I think Jack had two breakaways that game, but I don’t think we had another good chance to score all night long. Pretty sure Vladar faced under 20 shots in that one.

 

[RNCDevil]

IMHO TB was an interesting lesson. When the to six are shutdown or struggling, the bottom six really feels a tier below the top of the league. This is a thin margin. I wish Gritsyuk could arrive yesterday.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

IMHO TB was an interesting lesson. When the to six are shutdown or struggling, the bottom six really feels a tier below the top of the league. This is a thin margin. I wish Gritsyuk could arrive yesterday.

Our 4th line has Dowling and MacDermid on it. There is a reason it has been pretty bad since Bastian and Lazar went out with injury.

Lazar atleast is a good PKer and faceoff guy if he isn't scoring the occasional goal or so. I like MacDermid and he is good for the role of an enforcer but he should not be in the lineup this much even if he only plays 5 minutes or so ago game. They need to call up Beckman and get Bastian back soon. If not call up Foote or Halonen.

 

[Billdo]

IMHO TB was an interesting lesson. When the to six are shutdown or struggling, the bottom six really feels a tier below the top of the league. This is a thin margin. I wish Gritsyuk could arrive yesterday.

This is why we cannot routinely have Dowling and MacDermid on the ice. The fourth line needs to be addressed and the sooner the better.

 

[devilsfan950003]

This is why we cannot routinely have Dowling and MacDermid on the ice. The fourth line needs to be addressed and the sooner the better.

Dowling has been sent down to Utica.

 

[billingtons ghost]

It's annoying they had to lay the egg before the break so we're left one with this one. Would feel better if the last 2 were flipped.

I hear you, but this was the most satisfying 0-4;shutout I've watched. I know we didn't get alot going offensively but I've got to credit TB as they played very well in all zones. And there's still afterglow from the Panthers

 

[Maine Fan]

Yes. We went to a nice restaurant with friends we had not seen in a a while. It was great to see them and spend some time together. I had turtle soup which is a favorite of mine. Hopefully your rehab is progressing and you can head home soon.

Thank you I hope for the same. I only had turtle soup north of Key West. It was awesome became my favorite. I never have had the choice elsewhere. I wonder, are we talking about the same turtle soup? I think it was Green Turtle Soup but I could be wrong. The nice part of your story is catch up with people you hadn't seen in a while and enjoying each other's company. You missed a Drvils hockey game. As I said I didn't see it either but I don't think we should mind missing it. Always good to hear from you. Later

 

[billingtons ghost]

This is why we cannot routinely have Dowling and MacDermid on the ice. The fourth line needs to be addressed and the sooner the better.

Ok, I agree with you, but ones just a temp plug bc of injury and the other is special purpose.

I think a big problem is Tatar, Palat, and Haula. Haha isn't effective without Cotter and Noesen. Not completely sure why we broke that up. Except that Jack/Bratt weren't going.

If the top 6 are shut down, we need a third line to make a difference, and specifically a grinditout center. I think Fitz has to add here but there isn't much in the cupboard that we'd like to move.

 

[Maine Fan]

I didn't have it on my rehab TV. So I also missed it. Was the food good?

Nice to see two of my favorite Devils fans respond to my post. Hello Camille the Eel and My3Sons you guys stay well and continue to enjoy what Fitz has put together. It takes time to build a Stanley Cup Team but he is on his way, while we enjoy his efforts.


Go Devils

 

[My3Sons]

Nice to see two of my favorite Devils fans respond to my post. Hello Camille the Eel and My3Sons you guys stay well and continue to enjoy what Fitz has put together. It takes time to build a Stanley Cup Team but he is on his way, while we enjoy his efforts.


Go Devils

I can understand why some fans are easily frustrated. The team has struggled for all but two of the past 10 years. They are expecting the worst as a result. This season thr team has been a bit inconsistent but they are learning a new system with a compressed schedule and fewer practices and rest. They should be ok if the core player can stay healthy.

 

[Hisch13r]

I hear you, but this was the most satisfying 0-4;shutout I've watched. I know we didn't get alot going offensively but I've got to credit TB as they played very well in all zones. And there's still afterglow from the Panthers

I don't think that was a satisfying game. I don't think they played well. I find it hard to feel good when "we didn't get a lot going offensively" has been the MO this year. Even in the Panthers games we didn't get much of anything really going offensively outside the PP.