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

[Devs3cups]

 

[glenwo2]

not bad.

 

[Dialamo]

Holy sh*t, man.

Aww what a nice story. I hope Lazar becomes a main stay on our 4th line.

 

[devilsblood]

Bleed, who is your least favorite goalie in the league? Is it Binnington? Blackwood? Someone else? The people need to know who has taken the 'Mike Smith Award'

Binnington is one of my most hated players in the entire NHL. Nothing to do with his goaltending though, but if he were actually good, he may be a little less hatable.

Instead, he’s about as hatable as Patrick Roy, yet he’s absolutely mediocre at playing the position.

I firmly believe Blackwood is truly the worst full time goalie in the NHL though. I probably won’t hate him after he’s off our team for good.

Worse goalies than Blackwood play in the NHL every year, but they’re third string call ups from the AHL. And then there’s guys like Quick who are just ancient and worse than Blackwood, but there’s a decent chance he won’t play in the league this year, but some idiot will sign him because of who he used to be.

Same goes for Brian Elliott, but there’s a lesser chance he plays this year than Quick, if I had to guess.

I was definitely expecting more from Bleed here. Like a 5000 word post that concluded with a 28 way tie.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Better call off of work tomorrow incase something stretches into the morning.

Best call out for the week

 

[Oneiro]

Yeah...I know he'll be 35 and we don't do rentals but I'm kind of on the Backlund train at 30% retention at the right price.

But P. Suter works as well. Fast, not so sure on. Feels like that's one to avoid.

 

[Lou is God]

Ok, so our mascot giving morning greetings don't mean jackshit huh

 

[Forge]

Ok, so our mascot giving morning greetings don't mean jackshit huh

Nope, but it's a lot more fun if we act like it does. Makes things exciting.

 

[Devs3cups]

Nope, but it's a lot more fun if we act like it does. Makes things exciting.

That's the vibe we should all be on.

 

[njdevils1982]

I was definitely expecting more from Bleed here. Like a 5000 word post that concluded with a 28 way tie.

3 way tie for last!

 

[Cheddabombs]

Ok, so our mascot giving morning greetings don't mean jackshit huh

The day is young

 

[Hisch13r]

Yeah...I know he'll be 35 and we don't do rentals but I'm kind of on the Backlund train at 30% retention at the right price.

But P. Suter works as well. Fast, not so sure on. Feels like that's one to avoid.

I want Toffoli or Debrusk first and foremost as I think we really need another top 6er. If they doesn’t work though I’d be down for a Backlund. There’s a few 3rd line options I like. I like Fast. He’s been really good defensively. Maybe that fades outside of Carolina and away from Staal but I think he’s a solid. Then guys like Suter, Engvall, Brown. Brown’s a bit of an interesting one because he was really good and then just didn’t play last year really so not sure how he’d hold up

 

[Devs3cups]

The day is young



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Lmfao the first seconds are golden! Love these guys!

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[Ripshot 43]

Well, Fitz did say he wanted to do more sign and trades.

 

[Lou is God]

The day is young



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I've noticed that Jack is a big Yankees fan, as a Mets fan that makes me happy.

 

[njdevils1982]

anyone else here thinking who the f*** is noah cates?

...and what kind of defensive center has a 39.5 FO% (1054 FO)

i'm calling crock of crap

 

[Guttersniped]

I want Toffoli or Debrusk first and foremost as I think we really need another top 6er. If they doesn’t work though I’d be down for a Backlund. There’s a few 3rd line options I like. I like Fast. He’s been really good defensively. Maybe that fades outside of Carolina and away from Staal but I think he’s a solid. Then guys like Suter, Engvall, Brown. Brown’s a bit of an interesting one because he was really good and then just didn’t play last year really so not sure how he’d hold up

Fast had excellent defensive metrics in NY, the Rags only let him walk because they basically couldn’t afford anyone in 2020-21 after the Henrik buyout.

He was an excellent pick-up by the Canes as they got him on a bargain 3 year/2m deal. He might get overpaid though, it feels like this UFA could get ugly.

 

[njdevils1982]

I've noticed that Jack is a big Yankees fan, as a Mets fan that makes happy.

meh, could or could not be a fan..... plenty of people wear yankees caps and couldnt name a single player on the team...but it's the 'cool' thing to do

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

anyone else here thinking who the f*** is noah cates?

...and what kind of defensive center has a 39.5 FO% (1054 FO)

i'm calling crock of crap

Tbf, who is legitimately watching the 2022-2023 Flyers unless you're grabbing data or just a sick Flyers fan? I did see a ton of praise being given to Cates this year for being good defensively so it probably tracks.

 

[Lou is God]

meh, could or could not be a fan..... plenty of people wear yankees caps and couldnt name a single player on the team...but it's the 'cool' thing to do

I see him wearing Yankees gear all the time.

 

[Hisch13r]

anyone else here thinking who the f*** is noah cates?

...and what kind of defensive center has a 39.5 FO% (1054 FO)

i'm calling crock of crap

C'mon in the year of our lord 2023 we're really still judging defense by faceoffs?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Fast had excellent defensive metrics in NY, the Rags only let him walk because they basically couldn’t afford anyone in 2020-21 after the Henrik buyout.

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He was an excellent pick-up by the Canes as they got him on a bargain 3 year/2m deal. He might get overpaid though, it feels like this UFA could get ugly.

Pass on Fast, he's getting overpaid by someone this summer.

 

[longislanddevil]

Not a fan at all of Amanda’s work. If there isn’t something newsworthy coming, she’s being a troll.

Eklund says (according to Kevin Weekes) that an 8x8.5 deal for Meier is going to happen. Eklund is a hack and I do not see this on Weekes’ Twitter….so who knows.

 

[Hisch13r]

Not a fan at all of Amanda’s work. If there isn’t something newsworthy coming, she’s being a troll.

Eklund says (according to Kevin Weekes) that an 8x8.5 deal for Meier is on the verge of completion. Eklund is a hack and I do not see this on Weekes’ Twitter….so who knows.

She tweeted it right after this. She was referring to this. The actual troll here is Weekes and the video he made which Eklund latched onto.