Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - offseason part III

[My3Sons]

just don't get pudding in your eye.

They’ve gone with jello instead thr last few months because of shenanigans like that.

 

[MadDevil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1831673636157321433

Not that it really means anything, but Keefe is #15 on their list. Kind of funny that #14 is Brunette and Ruff is #16.

 

[glenwo2]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1831673636157321433

Not that it really means anything, but Keefe is #15 on their list. Kind of funny that #14 is Brunette and Ruff is #16.

This rankings list is garbage.

Berube at 12?

Ahead of Keefe who saw more RECENT (keyword) success (regular season anyway) than Berube has?

In fact, It looks to me like some of the coaches ahead seem to be in their positions based on NAME-Recognition moreso than what they've done recently.... (although Knoblauch is pretty good, though it's easy to be good when you have the greatest NHL Player in the world on your team, but I digress)

 

[Bleedred]

This rankings list is garbage.

Berube at 12?

Ahead of Keefe who saw more RECENT (keyword) success (regular season anyway) than Berube has?

In fact, It looks to me like some of the coaches ahead seem to be in their positions based on NAME-Recognition moreso than what they've done recently.... (although Knoblauch is pretty good, though it's easy to be good when you have the greatest NHL Player in the world on your team, but I digress)

I’m highly annoyed with Tocchet in 10th.

One (non-SHAM bubble) playoff berth in like 5 years and he’s 10th?

EDIT - Make that SIX full years for Tocchet lol. I'm not counting the two seasons he was a midseason replacement.

 

[glenwo2]

I’m highly annoyed with Tocchet in 10th.

One (non-SHAM bubble) playoff berth in like 5 years and he’s 10th?

Yeah I saw him there and I was thinking "bleed is going to love that".

But Berube wasn't even anywhere close to a playoff berth.

My god...how long is the NHL media going to milk this guy's ONE-off Stanley Cup win with the Blues?

It's disgusting.

This whole list is disgusting. blah...

 

[Better Call Sal]

Remember when Cangy said Drew Stafford scored on a "delicious backhand"?

This is what crawls into my brain instead of the work I should be doing.

 

[glenwo2]

From that article :

SHAWN P. ROARKE


1. Paul Maurice; 2. Jon Cooper; 3. Mike Sullivan; 4. Jared Bednar; 5. Bruce Cassidy; 6. Pete DeBoer; 7. Rod Brind'Amour; 8. Jim Montgomery; 9. Peter Laviolette; 10. John Tortorella; 11. Rick Tocchet; 12. Andre Tourigny; 13. Sheldon Keefe; 14. Lindy Ruff; 15. Andrew Brunette; 16. Kris Knoblauch

@Bleedred I think this is the most ACCURATE list out of that NHL nonsense we saw.

Though Tocchet is still ahead, Craig Berube is RIGHTLY *NOT* on the list.

Loser Head Coaches who haven't done sh-t lately don't belong here.

And Keefe being ahead of Ruff and Brunette makes total sense considering his success.

(though Knoblauch bringing up the rear is surprising but I guess Shawn feels like I do that McDavid/Dry-saddle kind of makes the Coach's job a bit easier, I guess)

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Remember when Cangy said Drew Stafford scored on a "delicious backhand"?

This is what crawls into my brain instead of the work I should be doing.

 

[MVP Zacha]

I prefer to think of it as them giving him Salvador's old number.

Doug Brown's old number.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

From that article :



@Bleedred I think this is the most ACCURATE list out of that NHL nonsense we saw.

Though Tocchet is still ahead, Craig Berube is RIGHTLY *NOT* on the list.

Loser Head Coaches who haven't done sh-t lately don't belong here.

And Keefe being ahead of Ruff and Brunette makes total sense considering his success.

(though Knoblauch bringing up the rear is surprising but I guess Shawn feels like I do that McDavid/Dry-saddle kind of makes the Coach's job a bit easier, I guess)

As much as I hate Ruff, he's had way more success than Keefe so far, mainly because of age. I haven't looked at the article but I'm guessing it's based on results so far and doesn't take into account how long they've been coaching?

 

[AfroThunder396]

Fun morning.

I love immediately jumping to the "THIS IS THE LAST STRAW" posts before walking it back and confirming that you do indeed have several more straws.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Remember when Cangy said Drew Stafford scored on a "delicious backhand"?

This is what crawls into my brain instead of the work I should be doing.

 

[JrFischer54]

I prefer to think of it as them giving him Salvador's old number.

you mean doug browns old number!

Doug Brown's old number.

hey i just said that without seeing this! doug was my favorite player as a kid!

 

[Patrik26]

Fitz LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVES him some criminals

EDIT: NVM. Just read through the rest of the posts.

 

[Comparison Ford]

jakob zboril on a PTO! all i know is that he’s one of Bostons infamous draft picks not named Barzal.

 

[Nocashstyle]

jakob zboril on a PTO! all i know is that he’s one of Bostons infamous draft picks not named Barzal.

I could have sworn he had a PTO with the Devils before…or was it the “other guy” who wasn’t Debrusk

 

[HBK27]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1831731588368863536

 

[Better Call Sal]

I could have sworn he had a PTO with the Devils before…or was it the “other guy” who wasn’t Debrusk

Correct, it was the other guy. Zach Senyshyn.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Where Lucic PTO

 

[MVP Zacha]

you mean doug browns old number!


hey i just said that without seeing this! doug was my favorite player as a kid!

Mine too. Still got my old red and green Dougie Brown sweater.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

with Debrusk leaving the Bruins in free agency, it’s absolutely wild how hard they botched 3 picks in the best first round since 2003. I don’t even remember a Zach Senshyn PTO and i feel like i probably won’t remember this Zboril PTO in a fee years either.

 

[Triumph]

with Debrusk leaving the Bruins in free agency, it’s absolutely wild how hard they botched 3 picks in the best first round since 2003. I don’t even remember a Zach Senshyn PTO and i feel like i probably won’t remember this Zboril PTO in a fee years either.

I don't think he got a PTO, but he was definitely signed to an AHL deal and played a season in the AHL in Utica (well, until he got traded midway through the season). I think it was in 2021-22.

 

[Billdo]

I don't see a way Hutchinson even gets an AHL gig unless we have a MASSIVE problem.

 

[My3Sons]

I don't see a way Hutchinson even gets an AHL gig unless we have a MASSIVE problem.

Isn't he older than me at this point?

 

[HBK27]

I don't see a way Hutchinson even gets an AHL gig unless we have a MASSIVE problem.

Yup...just may be a way to get around the veteran rule for preseason games, though I'm not sure how much that will even be enforced since the main team will be taking off for Prague halfway through the preseason.

We are more than set with Daws / Poulter in Utica. Guessing it's Brennan / Brodeur down in Adirondack?