GDT: Devils @ Predators - 8:00 PM - MSGSN

[New Jersey]

I just hope the guys aren't looking ahead to the break. Just one solid effort tomorrow and enjoy the break.

Clean things up on the back-end against a different style of play and it’ll be copacetic. I don’t worry about this team traveling on back-to-backs.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Is Dallas a good bet tomorrow? They can't possibly fix this in 24 hours?

We did against Detroit in October after Washington blew us out. This one is going to be hard for our guys to swallow. Actually happy it’s a back to back.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Appreciate you like the Devils - and Arizona and Chicago certainly drag the division down - but the Central Division has by far been the toughest for the Devils.

While they haven't played the Jets or Wild yet, Dallas, Nashville (twice) and St. Louis have all beaten New Jersey and the Devils 1-0 win over Colorado was in the first month of the season with the Avalanche missing key players.

Throw in the two losses to the Flyers and it's clear the Devils have a "big man" hockey problem.

f***ing shame we don’t have Kakko against all those big men

 

[Camille the Eel]

In other news, Hughes had 8 FOW tonight.

Jack was out of this world dominant.

 

[Devils090]

Obviously we all want Timo but we need to fill out the bottom six with players who don’t suck ass.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Is Dallas a good bet tomorrow? They can't possibly fix this in 24 hours?

It‘s going to be tough. 3 in 4 nights. Second of a back to back. Dallas has big men so not looking good…

 

[Blackjack]

One thing the Marino injury is making clear is that our defensive depth worse than I thought. When fully healthy it’s ok, but Smith stinks, and all remaining options beyond him are not NHL ready.

IIRC pretty much all of us thought that the Smith signing was terrible from the beginning. Just useless out there.

 

[DerekDevils30]

IIRC pretty much all of us thought that the Smith signing was terrible from the beginning. Just useless out there.

Smith will look better once he’s back on the left next to Severson. He’s REALLY struggled playing the right.

 

[Devils090]

Is Dallas a good bet tomorrow? They can't possibly fix this in 24 hours?

We barely put up a fight against them the first time around, I think we might get handled pretty easily unless Jack goes super saiyan

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Obviously we all want Timo but we need to fill out the bottom six with players who don’t suck ass.

I mean sure? Getting Meier would allow the guys who are tweeners right now to play in the bottom 6 and thus making it better.

We barely put up a fight against them the first time around, I think we might get handled pretty easily unless Jack goes super saiyan

We played even with them the first time, lol. They scored two empty net goals, man

 

[Blackjack]

Smith will look better once he’s back on the left next to Severson. He’s REALLY struggled playing the right.

He’ll look better because he’ll be playing next to a better defenseman. He can ride shotgun but he can’t carry a pairing.

I think Ok and Bahl would probably look fine across front of Severson too.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Well even the Hynes teams were way better than us the first three games in previous seasons, it's only this year where he's played spoiler with an inferior roster

How is the Nashville roster "inferior "?

Don't see a Josi, Ekholm or McDonagh on the Devils blueline. Forsberg, Duchesne, Johansen and Granlund are hardly chopped liver.

With Saros in net that's a pretty good lineup.

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[Blackjack]

How is the Nashville roster "inferior "?

Don't see a Josi, Ekholm or McDonagh on the Devils blueline. Forsberg, Duchesne, Johansen and Granlund are hardly chopped liver.

With Saros in net that's a pretty good lineup.

They’re trash and they’re headed toward complete irrelevance.

Now that they have to go back to playing teams that the refs don’t have some weird vandetta against they can go back to losing.

 

[Bleedred]

Blackwood isn’t at fault for the loss but he isn’t really stealing any games and his rebound control is awful.

This was just an atrocious game by the defense. Unless they have more games like this, I wouldn’t freak out so much like some of you are doing.

Blackwood is one of the worst goalies in the NHL, bottom-5 at best. But that didn't have a whole lot to do with this game. I thought he should have stopped the last one though.

Honestly, I thought he looked worse in the Seattle game. Two short side goals, that I don't know why they don't hit a big oaf like him in the shoulder, and then that joke of an OT winner.

I honestly thought he looked worse in the Seattle game.

I thought only goal 5 he could have had.

 

[Bcap88]

Honestly when was the last time wood scored ? Edmonton of the face off ?

 

[Bleedred]

How is the Nashville roster "inferior "?

Don't see a Josi, Ekholm or McDonagh on the Devils blueline. Forsberg, Duchesne, Johansen and Granlund are hardly chopped liver.

With Saros in net that's a pretty good lineup.

Well it's definitely an inferior roster from last year.

David Rittich to Kevin Lankinen is a pretty big downgrade.

 

[Tundra]

I took Dallas. I don't think Ruff can hide that bottom pair or the lower lines. Oettinger is really good as well.

 

[NJDevs26]

How is the Nashville roster "inferior "?

Don't see a Josi, Ekholm or McDonagh on the Devils blueline. Forsberg, Duchesne, Johansen and Granlund are hardly chopped liver.

With Saros in net that's a pretty good lineup.

So then they’re really good and poorly coached? The Devils are twelve points ahead of the Preds even after losing to them twice, either it’s an inferior roster or an inferior coach (and it’s not like Lindy is Jon Cooper or Mike Sullivan either)

 

[DerekDevils30]

I took Dallas. I don't think Ruff can hide that bottom pair or the lower lines. Oettinger is really good as well.

I hope you lose that money.

 

[Bleedred]

Honestly when was the last time wood scored ? Edmonton of the face off ?

It wasn't quite that long ago, but I think it's been over 20 games now.

And I think it's been over 30 games, maybe even closer to 35 games since his second to last goal

You watch, if he plays like this next year wherever he ends up, he won't make it to January before he's on waivers.

And once a player like him is in the AHL, then that's usually where they are permanently, except for call ups. His full time NHL career will be over if nobody claims him. This type of player doesn't really come back from the AHL. And by come back, I mean full time. Call ups happen.

It's not a given that he won't get picked up on waivers, but I'm willing to bet if he's on anything more than a one year deal he probably won't be claimed.

 

[bossram]

The defensive play has been trending down for a while. They really need Marino back after the break, desperately. And probably an upgrade on the 3rd pair at the TDL.

Siegs - Dougie
Graves - Marino
______ - Severson

 

[Bleedred]

I took Dallas. I don't think Ruff can hide that bottom pair or the lower lines. Oettinger is really good as well.

Not for nothing, but you seem to think Blackwood is really good too.

Or at least that's what you portray.

 

[Devils090]

Honestly when was the last time wood scored ? Edmonton of the face off ?

He was the only one who breached the WedgeWall when Dallas beat us in December, so that’s my guess

 

[Oneiro]

You can tell from Wood's face, he's having a rough go mentally.

I am also convinced that this team will be fine with Luke and Nemec. So many of the hiccups come from poor decisions attempting to start transition and that's the wheelhouse of our blue chip boys. Next year, throw the bone and release the pups. Not worried about losing Severson and Graves at all.