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

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Siegs got injured on Saturday, January 6th, which was 4 weeks ago yesterday.

I would hope that he is back skating within the week since the original timeline was 4-6 weeks....

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Askarov is still super young to be hitching the full time wagon to.

Has never played a ton of games in a season either.

Does makes sense to trade Saros, but I do think they need a quality veteran in that tandem.

I much rather deal with a young goalie's growing pains in the hopes he can become a stud versus a veteran shitting his pants year in and out like what Toronto has done.

 

[devilsblood]

Nosek being back feels low-key huge, face off guy who plays defense and has more than 5 career NHL points.

I only hope he didn’t feel like he needed to rush back after McLeod left. Head injuries are nothing to mess around with.

Doubting it as we've been icing some pretty bad bottom 6's before he left.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

We need a legit free Holtz campaign at this point.

@Richer's Ghost : Any chance you could fire up the Photoshop machine and make some campaign posters?

 

[Cheddabombs]

Lindy welcoming Holtz back from the break

 

[devilsblood]

I much rather deal with a young goalie's growing pains in the hopes he can become a stud versus a veteran shitting his pants year in and out like what Toronto has done.

I don't see how Toronto is the comparable though.

Philly with Hart would be the concern, and he was never leaned on too heavily.

 

[britdevil]

Meier situation is getting uglier by the day.

Coaches can't figure out where he fits on this team. Ugly.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I don't see how Toronto is the comparable though.

Philly with Hart would be the concern, and he was never leaned on too heavily.

They've consistently have dumpster dived with goalies with an elite forward core....?

 

[Zippy316]

Siegs got injured on Saturday, January 6th, which was 4 weeks ago yesterday.

I would hope that he is back skating within the week since the original timeline was 4-6 weeks....

Wouldn’t be surprised if he is in fact skating if that’s the timeline.

Seems like this year especially the team has just released absolutely no follow up news on player injuries until they’re back at practice.

We have no idea if Jack is skating as far as I know. It’s a wrist injury so we’d assume so, but absolutely nothing.

 

[NJDevs26]

Meier situation is getting uglier by the day.

Coaches can't figure out where he fits on this team. Ugly.

Putting him on third line LW just to keep Nate Bastian in the lineup is wild

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Meier situation is getting uglier by the day.

Coaches can't figure out where he fits on this team. Ugly.

Meh, a better coaching staff would have him and Holtz in the top 6. We just have two brain cells combined between Lindy/Green

 

[FinnishDevil]

Bastian get out there lol unserious coach

Is Lindy okay? Playing Haula at center and not Mercer? I have seen it all!

 

[NjDevsRR]

Nosek helps

 

[My3Sons]

Oh, I definitely agree with you there.

I’d take a .900%-.905% for sure. But with 3 years term and at his salary, plus actually having to give them something like a roster player we need, who is probably better than him anyway, adjusted for position? I’ll pass.

And a goalie like Gibson, who is average at best and probably not even average? We’re probably looking at an .895%-.898% goalie on this year’s team.

And it could even be something like .890% or below that with a guy like Gibson.

If only you knew of a guy who was really a .920 goalie who was coming off a long injured stretch that reduced his trade value to where NJ could steal him from a bottom feeding team.

 

[devilsblood]

Bastian get out there lol unserious coach

Bahl Nemec has been brutal, but I'm still holding out hope.

 

[britdevil]

Putting him on third line LW just to keep Nate Bastian in the lineup is wild

JarJarBastian is the key to all this. If we get JarJarBastian working (pauses) because he's a better player than we've ever had.

Holtz

 

[devilsblood]

They've consistently have dumpster dived with goalies with an elite forward core....?

But I'm not advocating Nash trades both goalies.

I'm saying maybe they should keep both. Or at least bring in a good vet if they do trade Saros.

Exact opposite of Toronto.

 

[britdevil]

Meh, a better coaching staff would have him and Holtz in the top 6. We just have two brain cells combined between Lindy/Green

Just play him on the first line. Why the f*** do we have to galaxy brain this shit?

 

[Bleedred]

Meh, a better coaching staff would have him and Holtz in the top 6. We just have two brain cells combined between Lindy/Green

What’s your problem with Green now bro? Something personal?

 

[NjDevsRR]

Meier Lazar Holtz would actually be a good line.
But of course….

 

[devilsblood]

Just for the record, Bastian has been significantly better then Holtz over the last 10 games. Both on ice and individual.

The "Bastian sucks" narrative is more then a month out of date.

 

[My3Sons]

Just play him on the first line. Why the f*** do we have to galaxy brain this shit?

Just play Meier with Bratt and Hischier and let it marinate. Maybe it takes a bit of time but they can figure it out. Holtz’s time will be next year when Toffoli isn’t extended. For now I imagine Toffoli will play RW with Jack after Jack returns.

 

[Killing Joke]

Tom and Ruff need to be fired. Tom for not firing Ruff, and Ruff for his shit pairings and shit lines and his love of Bastian who f***ing sucks.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

can someone explain to me why Ruff continues to try Timo at LW when he was a RW his entire career in SJ?

 

[My3Sons]

can someone explain to me why Ruff continues to try Timo at LW when he was a RW his entire career in SJ?

Why does Ruff run a 3-4 without a nose tackle and slow outside linebackers. And then he wonders why his zone coverage gets destroyed when he gets no pursue on the QB