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

[Devils Trap]

Any news about Siegs ?? Broken Foot is usually 6 weeks, its already been what 3-4 weeks ?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

The Flames lost to CBJ, their fire sale might be coming

 

[glenwo2]

The Flames lost to CBJ, their fire sale might be coming

Markstrom and Pickles, please.

 

[The Grinder]

Yes. Morning folks. On the agenda today is the end of Weekes blue balling us.

The to do list:

Goalie
Defensemen
Stadium Series Jersey

Make it so.

 

[RSeen]

Even healthy, I don't know if we can beat a team like Carolina in the playoffs.

Back end is too young and up front I hate to say it but I think we could use an additional physical forward.

 

[Better Call Sal]

The All-Star break couldn't come at a better time.

If we can pull off the win in Tampa on Saturday, that would be huge to go in with some high morale. They're playing like the Tampa of old lately, though.

 

[Clam Jensen]

No games tomorrow will impact our playoff standing. Get a win in Tampa and they just may be in WC2 or Metro 3 on pts % going into the break

Wild I know, but its there

despite how moribund this stretch has been…they’ve literally treaded water and pulled off some huge wins despite no Jack and all the other injuries. All we’ve been asking for.

 

[Billdo]

A W would've been huge last night. Especially with Carolina on the back end of a back to back with travel. Alas we aren't totally dead in the water and I think that's what we were all hoping for.

 

[theoptimist]

You are the optimists. If we win in Tampa? LOL

4-1 TBL see you next week. Is the 2024 Draft thread up?

 

[Better Call Sal]

You are the optimists. If we win in Tampa? LOL

4-1 TBL see you next week. Is the 2024 Draft thread up?

Name change is needed.

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

Markstrom and Pickles, please.

No thanks......Cost will be way too high

 

[forceten]

We could definitely have beaten Carolina last night. We outshot them in the first period, and also in the third by a wide margin. The second period had a 26 second lapse and was otherwise okay, although Carolina outplayed us in that stanza overall.

The lines that did better were the more physical lines. This is where I agree with the posters that point out that Ruff has no gameplan B. When A works, great. But when B (a more grinding, physical, lunchpail effort) would suit, we don't invest in it. There's the reason the Holtz line drove play and created chances, and scored. How we didn't pot another with all the pucks loose right in the slot and a crappy goalie like Raanta playing is beyond me, we should have tied it and gotten to OT even as it was.

That's the story of this season. A lot of missed opportunities and deserve-to-win-o-meter victories in losses. DESPITE all the injuries and distractions. Daws was abysmal. All three goals seemed stoppable. I saw the two right in front of me in 2nd period, and they were bad. The 3rd GA was him being out of position off his post. The goal in the first was one of the best players in the league on a semi breakaway, but my god man, get your glove off your hip. You allowed him 25% of the net to shoot at!

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[MasterofGrond]

Devils need a goalie, still and badly.

There are, however, no goalies worth acquiring available and there's probably 3 other teams in the market.

c'est la vie

 

[forceten]

Has any team ever ... made a deal with a KHL team? I mean I know I've harped on the KHL route and @Guadana tempered that enthusiasm with a much shorter list than I was hoping for, but there ARE goalies in late 20s there that are not on the reserve lists of NHL teams that have > .910 save percentages consistently. I'm down with trying one, even giving up some cash in exchange (since we couldn't give up players or picks obviously).

 

[Mgd31]

despite how moribund this stretch has been…they’ve literally treaded water and pulled off some huge wins despite no Jack and all the other injuries. All we’ve been asking for.

If they win on Sat, they will end a Jack less (pretty much) January with a .500 record. Not bad.

 

[JrFischer54]

No thanks......Cost will be way too high

lol when are costs going to not be high? goalies are always going to be in demand you want to roll into next year with another version of vitek?

If they win on Sat, they will end a Jack less (pretty much) January with a .500 record. Not bad.

if they had actual average goalie play they probably would've squeaked out a couple more wins but i get it people are afraid of "high price" to get a goalie lol. rather throw the season away instead of trying to fix it

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Devils need a goalie, still and badly.

There are, however, no goalies worth acquiring available and there's probably 3 other teams in the market.

c'est la vie

We should just sign Halak and hope he can be an okay backup for the second half of the season. I’d rather that than give up a 2nd round pick for a guy that will be .05% better than Vitek.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Has any team ever ... made a deal with a KHL team? I mean I know I've harped on the KHL route and @Guadana tempered that enthusiasm with a much shorter list than I was hoping for, but there ARE goalies in late 20s there that are not on the reserve lists of NHL teams that have > .910 save percentages consistently. I'm down with trying one, even giving up some cash in exchange (since we couldn't give up players or picks obviously).

No. And there's no good way to do it because there's no transfer agreement.

 

[glenwo2]

No thanks......Cost will be way too high

Then one or the other.

 

[forceten]

No. And there's no good way to do it because there's no transfer agreement.

Ah that's right. UGH. There's some gold in them thar hills!

 

[Better Call Sal]

 

[Unknown Caller]

Ugh chrome helmets.

 

[OmNomNom]

yeah it feels like all-reds w black logo

 

[HBK27]

Yeah, really getting sick of the teases - just release it already.