GDT: Devils @ Oilers - 9:00 PM - MSG

[Oilers in NS]

This would have been early September '08. It did seem like kind of a tough place. I was living in northern New England and did a big Maritimes road trip.

During the 2000 finals there was a player from the same town on the Stars (Jon Sim), so there was a story about the town getting a visit from the cup regardless of which team won.

Jon and Colin actually played on the same teams in hockey growing up. He is now coaching the U18 Weeks AAA. Jon has a young fella playing in London Knights who was drafted last year by Blues and another fella on Weeks team

Did u make it to Cape Breton and do some golfing?

 

[HBK27]

Well here’s the shift chart:
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Now basically I like all of Hockey Viz’s charts except that one, my brain rejects it. But if it works for anyone else cool.

Here’s the even strength times for forwards (the time in parentheses is total ES ice time).

3rd Period Even Strength
Nico: 7:05 (15:57)
Shara: 6:19 (15:38)
Hughes: 6:18 (15:58)
Bratt: 6:14 (13:56)
Haula: 5:37 (13:34)
Wood: 5:11 (13:09)
Mercer: 5:03 (11:59)
Zetterlund: 3:53 (12:45)
Tatar: 3:46 (12:32)
Boqvist: 2:21 (9:49)
Bastian: 1:08 (8:26)
McLeod: 1:01 (8:59)


So Hughes was with Mercer & Shara:
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Haula was put with Wood & Zetterlund:
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Then Nico was put with Bratt and Tatar and when that didn’t do much they put Boqvist there.(You can see Tatar played a bit with Haula & Wood at the end.)

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And the bench was shortened.
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[Oilers in NS]

I screw stuff like that up on my phone all the time between typing inaccuracy and autocorrect

Hard to shove up my nose for sure

In hindsight, I do think firing the coach would've been a bad move. That would tell the players it's not on them that their record is bad, and it was just the coach. The players needed to have some accountability drilled into them and they have done just that. The players have stepped up. I don't give a rats ass about Ruff, this is all the players.

When u beat Avs, things started turning

 

[TBF1972]

Im not sure what to say there. I seen u guys started 0-2 and fans were chanting "Fire Lindsey". Not sure how it would have went.

lindsey was two seasons ago, when fans were missing the focus in pk's game. this year it was lindy.

 

[Guttersniped]

The first chart is admittedly way confusing (I included it because it was there) but the other ones are fun and informative! C’mon.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Page 100!

 

[Dialamo]

Page 100!

All you normies are on page 100, but my settings are set to 30 posts per page, so I'm only on page 84. Time to pick up the slack folks! 480 more posts to go!

 

[glenwo2]

That was by far the fastest game off the year and I watch a pile of hockey. No excuses, Jersey deserved game. Jesper Bratt drafted 6th RD, what a steal

Give enormous credit to the Devils International scouts for that.

(also it helps that 31 other teams didn't do their homework in 2016)

 

[GameSeven]

All you normies are on page 100, but my settings are set to 30 posts per page, so I'm only on page 84. Time to pick up the slack folks! 480 more posts to go!

 

[britdevil]

Did you go to bed before the end and just found out this morning, Brit?

Yup

 

[glenwo2]

Yup

I bet it brightened the rest of your day.

 

[Aurinko]

Give enormous credit to the Devils International scouts for that.

(also it helps that 31 other teams didn't do their homework in 2016)

Is there another team, where a 6th(!!) round pick is the best player on the team?

 

[Bone Density]

Smith said Nico is going to be the best captain he's ever played under.

 

[Xirik]

I bet it brightened the rest of your day.

You mean it "Brighton" the rest of his day.

*sips tea*

 

[czechmate88]

Smith said Nico is going to be the best captain he's ever played under.

 

[Bleedred]

Smith said Nico is going to be the best captain he's ever played under.

Didn't he have Lidstrom when he broke into the league?

 

[czechmate88]

With this win we complete the brother series beating Quinn Hughes' Canucks, Ryan McLeods' Oilers and Adam Boqvists' Blue Jackets(I know he didn't play maybe next time we meet them)

 

[Bone Density]

Didn't he have Lidstrom when he broke into the league?

 

[Patrik26]

Couldn't watch last night - I'm up at 5:45 and can't function on 5 hours sleep. Recorded the replay and watching it now. Other than the first shot Vanecek faced, he looks good. The BMW line playing well. Life is good.

 

[Guttersniped]

 

[Patrik26]

Also, just saw the 3 stars. WTF? I know Vanecek only played about 1/2 the game, but he made some outstanding saves. Hyman and McDavid? Holy shit, hometown writers SUCK.

 

[My3Sons]

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He’s still very young to be captain. I am sure there are days he wishes some veteran was captain. Still this is his team with Jack Bratt and soon Luke and Nemec and so it makes sense to have him grow into the role. Fitz said as much in a recent interview. He tries as hard as anyone on the team and he has a pretty well put together locker room so he is fortunate.

 

[glenwo2]

Also, just saw the 3 stars. WTF? I know Vanecek only played about 1/2 the game, but he made some outstanding saves. Hyman and McDavid? Holy shit, hometown writers SUCK.

BSpn is what I call that place.

 

[Patrik26]

He’s still very young to be captain. I am sure there are days he wishes some veteran was captain. Still this is his team with Jack Bratt and soon Luke and Nemec and so it makes sense to have him grow into the role. Fitz said as much in a recent interview. He tries as hard as anyone on the team and he has a pretty well put together locker room so he is fortunate.

I was definitely of the belief that locker room was a frat house at times. Perhaps I was wrong.

 

[glenwo2]

Welcome to life as cap team in the NHL that is trying to win. Everyone would like to upgrade. The biggest question mark the Devils had coming into the season was goaltending. It became more of a question last night.

Did it, really?

I thought it was a question prior to Blackwood's injury.

In fact, it's been a question for quite awhile.

I do think that it's less of a question with VV in goal now...we just need a reliable backup.