I liked Misyul’s play. He looked good to my eyes. I’d let him open as the LD3. I’d keep Casey as the extra defender for the moment and if Nemec struggles I’d have him play some games for Nemec and see how it goes.
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Hey Devils fans, Blues fan here coming in peace. I got my fantasy draft coming up tomorrow and was going through my rankings and yahoo has Hamilton listed as "not active." I know he's coming off injury, is he going to be ready for the start of season? Any insight would be appreciated. Good luck this season!
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Yep he’s good to go and will be QB’ing PP1
At some point his PP1 spot may or may not be threatened by Luke Hughes once he returns.
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Referring to Hischier as "adequate" immediately casts suspicion on any claims in the rest of your post.
Few players in the NHL are as strong in all three zones. Far from just adequate.
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Apparently one of my youngest son’s fraternity brothers played hockey pre-Michigan with Seamus Casey. Said he’s a very nice kid and very dedicated. I was glad to hear that. He’s another kid that’s easy to root for.
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Hopefully just a training camp experiment. One game and it was apparent Nico and Jesper should stay together - possibly with Meier. Although with Jack on the wing that could be similar to the Bergeron line the Bruins had two years ago.
But it's probably a necessity that both Hughes and Hischier play center.
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Always wondered, are you sons into hockey/Devils as much as you?
No. They are very casual fans. If something Devils related bubbles up into the general sports environment they will notice. My oldest lives in a building with a buddy who is a Devils fan so he will will watch some games and go to see them when they play the Caps (they live near DC) but he didn’t grow up with hockey in his environment outside me watching it or play it. My youngest is a bit more of a fan. As a group they are primarily NFL fans. Then NBA then Devils. It’s proof that nurture only goes so far.
No it isn't. Not with the roster building this organization has done. 2 first overalls, and a bunch of other high picks, high profiles signings, and the general rhetoric has been this team has top of line talent. They need to win or at the very least show good process.
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Gotcha, yea was thinking it would be a funny situation if he had this friend over and you were very interested or excited about his buddy playing with Casey and asking him about it while your son is sitting there kinda annoyed. "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad"
He was subpar defensively last year and I'm not seeing some Bergeron out there when he plays. I don't want to knock the guy too much because I do like him and he seems like a good guy and maybe i was bit harsh with the word adequate but he's not this amazing all around player quite yet. And frankly, its frustrating to see for example: him have that dominant shift he had against Dallas a couple years ago or that game against the islanders in '23 and know its in there.
But frankly watching guys like Mackinnon get on his teammates like Stalin off the ice for not training or eating right, hearing about Dahlin's players only gatherings over the summer. I'm starting to wonder what are Nico's leadership qualities besides just putting his head down and "playing the right way".
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Talent, sure. But I am god damn tired of the injuries and and I am damn tired of the "I can do it all" plays that end up in turnovers. The people pay to see me play comment rubbed me in a very very wrong way. I don't like his attitude in interviews and I don't like the treatment he got from Lindy. Remains to be seen how Sheldon will handle him. If he stays healthy, and plays with connectivity and cohesion while still putting up the points. He'll have earned all my respect and admiration.
He has a few Fraternity brothers that have played with it against some high profile kids currently 19-20. Another one was on a team with Snuggerud and one played with an against another USNDT player. Surprising to see that at an SEC school but here we are.
Edit: beyond that of course I annoy my kids. It’s unavoidable.
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Casey, Misyul or not, I hope Keefe will make decisions in favor to the best players. We can't live with "more proven" or "higher ranked" players. This team needs win, they need to grow their predator instincts, and they should use better players in the roster. Who is better now. Im a big fan of Nemec, but if Nemec isn't ready now for some reason - they should give him some time on the bench or even in AHL, they should not force Luke to play in the roster etc.
If Casey is ready - he should play. If Zboril looks bad, it doesn't matter that he has more NHL experience than Misyul.
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The injury concerns are fair and valid. I do question if he'll ever live up the full potential we all see or if injuries will derail his career in the grand scheme.
Meier with Hughes has never really worked. I’m ok with it being tried out again though. I do feel Timo and Nico finally started to display some great chemistry late in the last few months last season. Why separate them!? My theory is that Keefe has done his homework and knows Tatar played really well with Nico. I firmly believe Tatar is a bad fit with Hughes. Can Tatar be effective with Haula and Noesen or Mercer? I don’t like the looks of that at all.
For argument’s sake, let’s say Keefe did put together Tatar with Nico and Timo. You have two RW in Bratt and Mercer that wouldn’t work on a line with Hughes. I suppose you could put Palat (I can hear the groans from you guys and I get it) with Hughes and Bratt.
Getting the pieces of the puzzle to fit is not always so easy. I’m sure there will be plenty of trial and error but am highly confident Keefe will figure it out.
For argument’s sake, let’s say Keefe did put together Tatar with Nico and Timo. You have two RW in Bratt and Mercer that wouldn’t work on a line with Hughes. I suppose you could put Palat (I can hear the groans from you guys and I get it) with Hughes and Bratt.
Getting the pieces of the puzzle to fit is not always so easy. I’m sure there will be plenty of trial and error but am highly confident Keefe will figure it out.
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Why not try Meier with Hughes now? At the end of the day, you really have two options, with Hughes or Nico. Need to have both as options because you will have to change lines up during the season.
People here can harp all they like about Jack and Nico, everyone can make valid points. Health, leadership, maturity. It's all valid.
I'm sweating bullets about the goaltending. I'm really concerned tbh. Quite frankly, if Markstrom and Allen explode, I can't see Fitz keeping his job.
I'm sweating bullets about the goaltending. I'm really concerned tbh. Quite frankly, if Markstrom and Allen explode, I can't see Fitz keeping his job.
So, we’ll be arguing about whether he got robbed on his bridge deal in a few years? Wonderful.
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I can understand it. I’m pretty confident in our tandem though. It’s the best we’ve had in years and I’ve liked what I’ve seen from Markstrom so far. Allen played well last season and he’s a perfectly fine backup imo. Now, can the goaltending let us down again? Absolutely lol. But I’m pretty confident we’ll have at least average goaltending. I hope the defence in front of our goalies is also more structured and less “pond hockey-ish”.
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