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The game tonight is on TNT? lol. They knew exactly what they were doing with that one. How do we make the rags look as good as possible on national tv?
Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - camp edition
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Yeah, I think Labanc was a serious consideration for the team. I think some now feel he isn't just because he isn't on the trip. But it's not like we need to make a decision on him before or even right after the two opening games.
I think they also wanted to leave behind some vets to ice a roster for these 3 preseason games, where the team will have none of the guys over in Prague at their disposal.
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I thought that was bizarre also.
But I remember them having a preseason game last year about one week before the start of the regular season (I forgot what teams it was), so it's likely a tuneup and preseason game for their crew to call and produce one before the season starts.
I find it amusing that it's a Devils/Rangers game. Basically the AHL Devils vs whoever the Rangers feel like putting out there.
Probably around league minimum, to be honest. Not minimum minimum, but say around a $1 million a year deal.
It wouldn't have surprised me if he signed for $1.5-$2 million for one year during the actual offseason, but I think that ship has sailed. He's probably looking a million dollar a year deal for one year right now.
He only played 1 preseason game before the team left for Prague, so I'm not surprised he was left behind to get some more looks in preseason.
The extra skaters they brought in Bowers and White are 25/27 year old vets with basically no shot of making the opening roster and are highly unlikely to play in Prague anyway, so perfect for the taxi squad.
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I feel like the Devils are aiming #4 at hfboards.
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MasterofGrond
No, I'm not serious.
njdevils1982
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Short of you having a dream where you yell at Rogalski that is about as stereotypical a dream for you based on your posts. Thanks for sharing that.I had one of the stupidest dreams I've ever had last night or this morning not too long before I woke up. It was extremely vivid, but I still made sure to write down the summary in the notepad of my phone, in case I forgot it by now.
I was at a Devils game, not even sure where it was supposed to be. The setting looked more like a school gymnasium than an NHL arena or hockey rink of any kind.
I yelled something or was complaining about something that pissed me off, and Sergei Brylin yelled at me and had a few choice words for me. So I went off on him verbally. I'm sure I cursed and screamed at him as much as I could. And we got into it. I started up a ''BRYLIN SUCKS! BRYLIN SUCKS! BRYLIN SUCKS!'' chant, which I think I was the only one chanting it lol.
After the game ended, I was reprimanded by Scott Stevens, who gave me quite a lambasting, and even made fun of me for wearing a hoodie to a hockey game and not a jersey lol. What is the significance of that? I'm not sure, it's a dream, it made no sense. I'm not sure if Stevens was supposed to be a team employee also in the dream of if Sarge called in a favor to his friend for him to come out and confront me lol.
Don't ask why it was Brylin I got into it with, and not Dave Rogalski (who is never on the bench anyway) or Travis Green or Kowalski or some guy from the past. I don't secretly dislike Sergei Brylin or anything, so I'm not sure why he was the antagonist or target in my dream.
Don't give me too hard of a time, I can't control what I dream about.
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I wonder if they’re going to try and sell him on signing a two-way and being an injury call up.
He’s skilled enough so he should light up the AHL.
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There will be a team that gets an injury or a forward prospect fails to impress on preseason. Don't count out the Rangers after seeing their prospects attempt to play hockey last night.
Woot Woot! I think there might be one more of us on these forums... certainly a lot of us living here!
By “ a lot” you mean you your wife and kids and pets? We’ve got that here as well.
Yep! And the number of pets seem to just go up...
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Not me, my girls are canes fans and have been dunking on me non-stop since the 2023 playoffs.
My dogs are fans of Univeristy of Maryland- Baltimore County and of course our cat is a Panthers fan. The cat will tell you that she was the model for the Panthers logo but I’m skeptical since she’s only six months old.
This is why I support abortion up to the 18th year.
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There is no way Lebanc isn't better than anyone in our bottom 6.
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I'm telling... waive Bastian, sign Labanc cheap. It gives us more cap flexibility too.
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It's never going to happen. I'd be fine with it, but it's just not going to happen. Fitz will not sacrifice size for skill. Especially not in the bottom 6.
Bastian is just a bad player. At least Lebanc can shoot.
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