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

[njdevils1982]

Yeah there's no rush unfortunately to honor Pat, and really Lemaire should be the first coach in anyway (especially while he's still around).

the HHOF really f***ed up.

shameful

 

[NJDevs26]

Nah Langs doesnt deserve a ring of honor

He actually does - Cup winner, captain, was here for like a decade. Nobody else has all those criteria who isn’t already in the rafters. It ended badly but his career on the whole merits it.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I’m just noticing they have a preseason game scheduled the day before the opener in Europe? What is even the point of scheduling that?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Wonder if it's Pandolfo since it is the Bruins in town and his history with both teams

 

[Billdo]

Wonder if it's Pandolfo since it is the Bruins in town and his history with both teams

Maybe it's... Zacha.

 

[njdevils1982]

The Ring of Honor is going to me for eating 11 hot dogs during the last dollar hot dog night.

i dare you to challenge chico

 

[MadDevil]

Maybe it's... Zacha.

Ray Shero will not be attending.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Pandolfo absolutely does not deserve to be in a ring of honor lol

 

[Xirik]

Volchenkov deserves to be in the ROH

 

[Bleedred]

Pandolfo absolutely does not deserve to be in a ring of honor lol

One of the most overrated Devils of all time IMO.

He wasn’t even a career Devil, which is all good and fine. I was happy to see him go.

He was toast before Lou even gave him that final deal.

He’s probably a nice guy, and he served a purpose at one point, but got a lot more mileage here than he should have.

 

[Bleedred]

Wonder if it's Pandolfo since it is the Bruins in town and his history with both teams

If anything maybe it being during the Bruins game was done by design, as it’s gonna be someone close to him and Langs. But maybe not.

I can think of at least 10 people (not all of them players) who would be put in the Devils ring of honor before Pandolfo.

If you put him in then you gotta put in guys like MacLean, Holik, Gomez, Gionta, Madden, Langs and maybe even Colin White or Claude Lemieux.

As well as non-playing personalities like Doc, Chico (as commentator) Lou, Jacques Caron, all 3 cup head coaches, etc.

 

[Billdo]

Pandolfo absolutely does not deserve to be in a ring of honor lol

Agreed.

 

[Bleedred]

The MacLean error, as well as the messy Langs breakup have both been long enough that it’s all forgotten in comparison to their careers here.

MacLean was once a contender for first Devils jersey retirement. Even Lou said so on his way out as a player.

He was an original Devil, the highest scoring Devil at the time and won the cup with us. The other guys were either not career Devils (Stevens) or were still way too young (Marty, Nieds, Patty) to even talk about a potential future number retirement. And I don't think anyone ever really thought Dano was a serious number retirement back in 1997.

I think what changed Maclean being a retired number was that we won 2 more cups after he left, and had 3 hall of fame locks in Stevens, Marty and Nieds, as well as a borderline HOF guy in Elias, who would eventually surpass MacLean in points. All 4 of them either retired as a Devil or played the majority of their career here.

And then Langs was wearing his old number even before he had played his last game in the NHL. I've probably said his coaching stint here ruined things, but I don't think they played much of a part at all. The other things had much more to do with it. MacLean could have never coached here, and I bet his number still wouldn't be up there.

 

[EXTRAS]

With Hamilton and Hughes on the team does Seamus casey basically never have any chance at pp1?

 

[Devilsgrl35]

I'll guess MacLean, Doc or Chico for ROH.

 

[Hisch13r]

With Hamilton and Hughes on the team does Seamus casey basically never have any chance at pp1?

Probably not

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

If anything maybe it being during the Bruins game was done by design, as it’s gonna be someone close to him and Langs. But maybe not.

I can think of at least 10 people (not all of them players) who would be put in the Devils ring of honor before Pandolfo.

If you put him in then you gotta put in guys like MacLean, Holik, Gomez, Gionta, Madden, Langs and maybe even Colin White or Claude Lemieux.

As well as non-playing personalities like Doc, Chico (as commentator) Lou, Jacques Caron, all 3 cup head coaches, etc.

Nah I agree, I was just thinking if there was something more with the Bruins being the game. Ring of honor games usually have that connection is all, maybe it is Langs since he worked in Boston's front office recently as a scout I believe

 

[JrFischer54]

Being doc or Chico would be a lame out since they already had nights honoring them. My guess like someone said would he lemaire makes sense it would be a coach

 

[Mgd31]

I vote Lemaire

 

[NjDevsRR]

I want doc with a giant microphone

 

[njdevils1982]

I want doc with a giant microphone

oh behave

 

[Xirik]

I wouldn't mind if it was chico, doc, and Lemaire just so they can be celebrated before they get to old and....

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Maybe it's... Zacha.

Mike Mottau - Boston boy

 

[MVP Zacha]

Gary Thorne.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

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