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Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - offseason part I
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It will all be over soon.
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How was Henrique available pre-season due to teams being “cap-strung”?
Hall played 10 games this season before being injured.
I would exchange Palat’s deal for O’Reilly’s. So what? Palat’s deal already happened.
He’s not movable and we can’t buy him out until 2026.
When are we allowed to root for tanking to try to improve the quality of the draft asset?
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You can talk about tanking here to your hearts content, just not in GDT threads.
That’s the rule.
It would be really wild if the Devils got Celebrini. And if the mid 2010s Oilers are any indication, it's no promise of success. It's still kinda crazy to think McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Hall, and Yakupov all played on a team together, along with Eberle (22nd overall), Nurse (7th overall), and Griffin Reinhart (4th overall 
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HughesCorporation
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Palat didnt get the opportunity to do what we were paying him for, good playoff hockey. his season starts in april.. to a lesser extent haula
we should be a playoff team ..thats no longer the goalpost .. beating the canes, bears and cats in a PO series are where we need to get to
this roster needs upgrades to get that done.. we lost speed if thats our go to ,, needs more.. or do we become more difficult in other areas.. bolster the checking line, dump and forecheck line its more than a coach and goalie.. this FO is supposedly completely analytics driven, find out where we failed defensively and fix it
we should be a playoff team ..thats no longer the goalpost .. beating the canes, bears and cats in a PO series are where we need to get to
this roster needs upgrades to get that done.. we lost speed if thats our go to ,, needs more.. or do we become more difficult in other areas.. bolster the checking line, dump and forecheck line its more than a coach and goalie.. this FO is supposedly completely analytics driven, find out where we failed defensively and fix it
MartyOwns
thank you shero
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you mean like they did literally last season?
sheer will lol. this isn't air bud 4: pawsitively dunkalicious, we need league average goaltending and a coach with some structure.
In that case...
Looks like we're tied for 9th worst record with Buffalo with a (LOL) NHL .500 record. We have one additional RW and two additional ROW's though, which for this particular tie-breaker, I don't think is good as it would knock us down to the 10th pick pre-lottery.
More than likely we finish in the 8-11th range, though a win streak could potentially drop us further.
Securing the 8 spot requires Calgary to finish strong as they're 4 points back though with 2 games in-hand. They've got the Kings, Ducks, Yotes, Canucks and Sharks on left, so it's not completely off the table.
More importantly for now though is we'll have to keep an eye on the Sabres and Kraken. We're tied with Buffalo but own the tie-breaker. They have a home game vs. Washington, then a road trip to Florida & Tampa. Caps are obviously fighting for their playoff lives, Florida will be tough as they'll likely still be battling for playoff position...though Tampa is essentially locked into that WC1 spot and will likely be resting players that final game.
Devils are tied with the Kraken with 79 points, though they have two more games to play. They have Sharks at home before finishing with a 4-game road trip at Dallas, St. Louis, Winnipeg & Minnesota. Seattle has won 5 of its past 7, albeit all against bottom-feeders (Anaheim x3, Sharks & Coyotes).
Devils at Toronto tonight, then against a checked-out Philly team that's on a 8 game skid and then against an Islander team that might be locked into the #3 seed by that final game.
Given all these factors, I'd say 10th or maybe 11th is the most likely.
NJDevs26
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Here and in the draft thread, just not in GDT’s as it were, presumably people still watching are those that still want the team to win or at least the players to do well
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i don't need them to win anymore. But if they lost the 2 away games, then won at home - I think thats ideal. I always root for a home win - barring some weird standings need.
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I predicted a 7-13-1 record under Travis Green. We’re currently at 7-10-1. So if we lose out in regulation we’ll meet that.
I almost feel like it’s hard to see us losing to the Flyers right now though.
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It would be really wild if the Devils got Celebrini. And if the mid 2010s Oilers are any indication, it's no promise of success. It's still kinda crazy to think McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Hall, and Yakupov all played on a team together, along with Eberle (22nd overall), Nurse (7th overall), and Griffin Reinhart (4th overall
Considering our odds our 3.5%, that would be really wild.
The only lotteries for 1OA won with <10% chance to win:
In 2011, we won as the 8th seed to move up to 8th (3.6% odds).
In 1999, Chicago won as the 8th seed to move to 4th (3.7%).
In 1995, LA Kings won as the 7th seed to move to 3rd (4.2%).
In 2000, the NY Isles won as the 5th seed to 1OA (8.0%).
In 2007, Chicago won as the 5th seed to 1OA (8.1%).
In 2017, we won as the 5th seed to 1OA (8.5%).
*In 2020, “TEAM E” won the 12th seed with 2.5% odds in the 1st COVID Draft Lottery to force a 2nd lottery.
However the NY Rags had 12.5% odds in the post-Qualifying Round, 2nd Draft Lottery.
Guadana
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Lets hope we will win 2OA pick, pick Lindstrom and know one will remember about it after a couple of years. Lindstrom is what this team just haaardly needs. Player who can play "deep into the offensive zone and net front" center role, Jack can play more perimeter playmaking role. It would be perfect. Just perfect. There would be no team in the league who will match that after a couple of years with Jack, Nico, Lindstrom, Meier, Bratt and Mercer as top-6 players.It would be really wild if the Devils got Celebrini. And if the mid 2010s Oilers are any indication, it's no promise of success. It's still kinda crazy to think McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Hall, and Yakupov all played on a team together, along with Eberle (22nd overall), Nurse (7th overall), and Griffin Reinhart (4th overall
The problem is there is a very little chance to win this lottery ticket. There are ~ no chances to win it.
So we should talk more about Buium\Nygard\Helenius, top-6 wingers\third line center\top-4 defenseman role value, potential of Nygard and Helenius as NHL centers etc. Because thinking about winning the lottery is poison.
As the resident Clarke truther, this is probably the only thing to bother following the rest of the season for.
theoptimist
Trade Siegenthaler
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I’d bring back Smith if Siegenthaler is gone and an upgrade is made.
Smith is King Glass and Out, which is conducive to playoff hockey. He’d take a discount. I trust Fitz to know the locker room.
Smith is King Glass and Out, which is conducive to playoff hockey. He’d take a discount. I trust Fitz to know the locker room.
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MasterofGrond
No, I'm not serious.
remember when timo had 11 goals on march first lmao
Zajacs Bowl Cut
Lets Go Baby
ah here he is!
Please tell me how $8+6 is different than $10+4? Can't wait to hear this one!
Please tell me what Palat's contract, specifically, has hampered the team from accomplishing?
Emperoreddy
Show Me What You Got!
Let's be fair, with our team, he could have died on the table and we would get a "he is day to day" update while they try to figure out if voodoo works
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