Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - 2023-24 season part II

[HBK27]

Are we really gonna healthy scratch Holtz for Tierney, who has as many shots on goal as Holtz has actual goals? Really?

4D Chess move by Ruff to redirect fan anger.

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

Why such an early morning skate? This is when the home team would be skating.

Carolina played on the road last night.

 

[HersheyBob27]

Why such an early morning skate? This is when the home team would be skating.

Not when they played last night

 

[Whaddagoal]

Back to other team stuff.

Wtf are we going to do now. We have like 2 guys that are legitimate faceoff guys. And Haula who can fill in.

Nico, nosek (injured), Haula.

Hughes and mercer are bad at it.

 

[mdj12784]

I wonder if we’re still getting the Stadium jersey released today, or maybe it’s pushed back a bit.

 

[Unknown Caller]

Back to other team stuff.

Wtf are we going to do now. We have like 2 guys that are legitimate faceoff guys. And Haula who can fill in.

Nico, nosek (injured), Haula.

Hughes and mercer are bad at it.

For starters, faceoff win percentage has a miniscule impact on the game.

More importantly, Adam Henrique has a 53.2% faceoff win rate on the season and has hovered around 55% since 2019

 

[TrufleShufle]

Back to other team stuff.

Wtf are we going to do now. We have like 2 guys that are legitimate faceoff guys. And Haula who can fill in.

Nico, nosek (injured), Haula.

Hughes and mercer are bad at it.

Now that we don't have the best faceoff guy in the league, it's safer to go back to just pretending they don't matter going forward.

 

[njdevil26]

I wonder if we’re still getting the Stadium jersey released today, or maybe it’s pushed back a bit.

I think it still comes today. Retailers had an NDA on all Stadium Series merch that expires today.

 

[Whaddagoal]

For starters, faceoff win percentage has a miniscule impact on the game.

More importantly, Adam Henrique has a 53.2% faceoff win rate on the season and has hovered around 55% since 2019

I remember our debate last year. Haha.

Yes, Henrique sounds better and better since the other days news.

 

[mdj12784]

I think it still comes today. Retailers had an NDA on all Stadium Series merch that expires today.

Cool. Thanks for the reply!

 

[OmNomNom]

what about Mark Jankowski?
- Center
- Top 3 forward in points in the AHL
- Has NHL experience
- Plays PK
- Contract expires end of this year (UFA)
- Decent playoff guy (55% FOW% in 50 games in the NHL last year, over 343 draws)

Or maybe (don't kill me) we can pry Henrique back? Ducks suck so maybe they'd offload him at 50%? McLeod is gone anyway, and we know what rico would bring as bottom 6

 

[bossram]

100%. Just knowing how organizations operate, you have to believe the higher ups were encouraging them to hush.

Considering Hockey Canada had a slush fund to settle this quickly and quietly and went out of their way to cover it up, this is almost certainly the case.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

For starters, faceoff win percentage has a miniscule impact on the game.

More importantly, Adam Henrique has a 53.2% faceoff win rate on the season and has hovered around 55% since 2019

Henrique would at least help repair the vibes of this season.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Finally, the Misyul era begins

Genisyul era?

 

[MasterofGrond]

Now that we don't have the best faceoff guy in the league, it's safer to go back to just pretending they don't matter going forward.

acknowledging* they don't matter

 

[Triumph]

what about Mark Jankowski?
- Center
- Top 3 forward in points in the AHL
- Has NHL experience
- Plays PK
- Contract expires end of this year (UFA)
- Decent playoff guy (55% FOW% in 50 games in the NHL last year, over 343 draws)

Or maybe (don't kill me) we can pry Henrique back? Ducks suck so maybe they'd offload him at 50%? McLeod is gone anyway, and we know what rico would bring as bottom 6

Jankowski was a tryout for the team in 2021 and they ultimately did not sign him to a contract.

I think at some level these sorts of players do not really matter - there is a difference but you're still just not likely to get NHL-quality player out of any of them.

We'll see if they take Ruzicka, who had great results last year under Sutter but has struggled under Huska.

 

[Nocashstyle]

For starters, faceoff win percentage has a miniscule impact on the game.

More importantly, Adam Henrique has a 53.2% faceoff win rate on the season and has hovered around 55% since 2019

That may be somewhat true at points, but not if the game makes it to OT.

 

[njdevil26]

Regarding the jersey, this is my guess at what it will look like based on what I've been told by people that know... plus the merch that has been trickling out in the Devils Den that supports it. The only thing that is unknown for me is whether the shoulders are black or not. I saw something that leads me to think they are going to be black.

 

[Devs3cups]

Regarding the jersey, this is my guess at what it will look like based on what I've been told by people that know... plus the merch that has been trickling out in the Devils Den that supports it. The only thing that is unknown for me is whether the shoulders are black or not. I saw something that leads me to think they are going to be black.

Aren’t they supposed to drop today?

 

[Devils Trap]

I really want us to claim Ruziczka. Buddies with Nemec, had 20 Points in 40 games last year, fallen off a bit this year BUT hes 6'4 and could add some grit to the roster as well in the Bottom 6

 

[njdevil26]

Aren’t they supposed to drop today?

Yup... that was the report... and I had known that retailers were given an opportunity to order Stadium Series merch and there was an NDA that expires today. Scarves, pucks, jerseys, and such.

 

[Devs3cups]

Yup... that was the report... and I had known that retailers were given an opportunity to order Stadium Series merch and there was an NDA that expires today. Scarves, pucks, jerseys, and such.

Thanks for the info! Hopefully later today!

 

[Lou is God]

Regarding the jersey, this is my guess at what it will look like based on what I've been told by people that know... plus the merch that has been trickling out in the Devils Den that supports it. The only thing that is unknown for me is whether the shoulders are black or not. I saw something that leads me to think they are going to be black.

Is the artist that Bratt Pack guy?

 

[Devils Trap]

Do we think Nemec is sticking with 17 ??? May need to get that on a Stadium Series

 

[bossram]

I really want us to claim Ruziczka. Buddies with Nemec, had 20 Points in 40 games last year, fallen off a bit this year BUT hes 6'4 and could add some grit to the roster as well in the Bottom 6

I'd put in a claim. There's no world where he's worse than Tierney, at the least.