Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - camp edition

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

what does depth have to do with top end talent?

they are two different things.

 

[Bcap88]

Must have been a nasty surgery for pesce

Morreale said he was 3 weeks post op when he signed in July (fractured fibula)

What’s it like 12 weeks lol

 

[Hisch13r]

what does depth have to do with top end talent?

they are two different things.

If Siegs is a top 4 guy again then you should easily be able to get away with running out a top 4 of Dougie, Siegs, Nemec, and Dillon with a bottom pair of Hatakka-Kovacevic for a couple of weeks. If that sinks your season then you had far bigger problems to worry about anyway.

 

[JimEIV]

If Siegs is a top 4 guy again then you should be able to get away with running out a top 4 of Dougie, Siegs, Nemec, and Dillon with a bottom pair of Hatakka-Kovacevic for a couple of weeks. If that sinks your season then you had far bigger problems to worry about anyway.

That backup defense is better than what we iced most of last year. Our defense can withstand injuries a lot better than our top 6 can.

 

[Hisch13r]

That backup defense is better than what we iced most of last year. Our defense can withstand injuries a lot better than our top 6 can.

Shit and I also might say our top 6 can maybe withstand injuries better than our bottom 6 can. The forward depth is THIN

 

[AfroThunder396]

Fitz did a really great job raising the floor of this team, even if all the wheels fall off like they did last year we should still comfortably in the bubble.

 

[MadDevil]

Surgery recovery???



This is where I get accused of being pessimistic.

Not sure I see a Stevens or Neidermayer in this group - let alone all the top notch defenders that were with those teams.

In fact, don't see a number one shut down guy in the bunch.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Not sure you see Hall of Famers who were among the best to play their position on defense? Wow. You got a point there.

 

[Xirik]

Timo-Nico-Tatar

The TNT line?



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[Billdo]

Got that dreaded week to week.... See him in November I guess.

Kinda concerning because he said he'd be ready for camp so how come he's not? Not too worried about it. We've got decent enough depth.

 

[My3Sons]

Kinda concerning because he said he'd be ready for camp so how come he's not? Not too worried about it. We've got decent enough depth.

My guess is he is still having residual inflammation and it’s causing pain when he puts on his skates. Maybe he’s got some scar tissue in there as well. He will work through it but it could take some time.

 

[ZYXWVUT]

So there’s a good chance Pesce isn’t ready for the start of the season either now it seems?

 

[TheUnseenHand]

So there’s a good chance Pesce isn’t ready for the start of the season either now it seems?

Week to week does not sound promising.

 

[MadDevil]

They're just getting all the injuries out of the way early so they can have a monster season.

 

[njdevils1982]

Week to week does not sound promising.

Made the scene
Week to week
Day to day
Hour to hour
The gate is straight
Deep and wide

 

[MadDevil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836872920896827668

 

[JimEIV]

I can't believe I am watching the freaking Jets.

 

[njdevils1982]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836872920896827668

looks a like a canes shirt....hard pass

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

The forward depth is a little underrated IMO, and I think it's mostly due to pessimism after last season's absolute trainwreck.

The Devils have:
4 unquestionable top line players in Jack, Bratt, Meier, and Hischier;
4 unquestionable middle-6ers in Haula, Palat, Mercer (any day now ), and Tatar;
3 unquestionable bottom-6ers in Noesen, Lazar, Cotter (will be a fan favorite by December mark my words);
and then there's Bastian, Foote, and MacDougal or whoever who are almost certainly capable of playing NHL minutes even if it might not be pretty.

That's 14 forwards who could take a shift and not make me instinctively pull up a draft lottery simulator. And then there's Willman, Squires, Stillman, Labanc, all likely capable of handling a cup of coffee without checking the latest prospect rankings. Considering Toffoli, Holtz, Tierney, and Nosek all left for greener pastures, I think the depth could be a LOT worse.

 

[MadDevil]

I missed this one earlier today...

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836808993433350642

I already like this guy.

 

[Bleedred]

I can't believe I am watching the freaking Jets.

I guess they're the preseason opener this year?!

 

[My3Sons]

I can't believe I am watching the freaking Jets.

J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets

You are old enough that you can recall that era when the Jets were clearly better than the Giants. It was short but it happened.

 

[Devil X]

Having the injuries isn’t ideal but let’s also remember what Keefe did with that defense in Toronto worse goaltending.

The teams defense as a whole I expect will be better which will hide some of those missing players I’m sure. Plus the depth helps.

 

[Devs3cups]

Luke's injury is unfortunate but it's not the end of the world, he shouldn't miss a whole lot of time. Pesce will probably start on time given Fitz's comments.

 

[Emperoreddy]

It's the center depth that should worry you.

D is fine even with these injuries and all of them will be sorted by opening night or shortly afterward

 

[Richer's Ghost]

I missed this one earlier today...

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836808993433350642

I already like this guy.

I'm a sucker for sayings like this.

"Hard work beats skill when skill doesn't work hard" is another classic coach line.