Touche... I will note that Pitt sucks and even Nosek has 2 points
Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - part IV
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Donkey Tommy Fitz is an insult to Donkeys
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Who's the only non basement dwelling team the crappy Devs have been able to beat consistently over the last several years? The Pittsburgh Penguins.
Who do several posters want as head coach or at least strong consideration given to? Mike Sullivan. Ya can't make this stuff up.
Who do several posters want as head coach or at least strong consideration given to? Mike Sullivan. Ya can't make this stuff up.
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its almost like the players he has does not fit the system he employs
I know thats a crazy thought
lol, maybe people understand that the Devils aren't the only team in the NHL and that the other 31 teams don't just wink into existence when the Devils play them and then disappear after the game
billingtons ghost
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Maybe. I mean, it's pretty likely that he's somewhere between #6 Penguins defenseman Marino and first pairing shutdown guy last year.
I'm not really sure what defenseman you can point to this year and say 'this guy has definitely not been the problem' except maybe DeSimone lol
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Emperoreddy
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The physical presence we need.
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Emily Kaplan reported during the game against the Blues a week and a half ago that Timo had started feeling 100% about 10-ish days before that game.
He’s kept it going since feeling 100% healthy. Healthy Timo is a damn good player. Good news for us.
He’s kept it going since feeling 100% healthy. Healthy Timo is a damn good player. Good news for us.
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It's good to know Timo is actually fitting in here and can play well for this team over a duration of games. I'm not sure the timeline of his injuries. I remember he was out in November/December a bit when Jack and Nico were out too. Seemed like he was fighting the injury for a long stretch and looked really slow out there. Just didn't look interested in the game and was literally killing puck possession. It's pretty clear now that he is healthy though he looks much better but is much more involved in the game. It's still a pretty big contract to live up too and there will be continual pressure the next few seasons that he must live up too and pull his weight. The Devils top 6 and a team as a whole are better when Timo is on his game. Hughes , Hischier , Bratt & Timo is a solid top 4 core forward group to build on regardless of this season's results.
I really just want the offseason to get here so Fitzgerald can make some tweaks to the roster to have this team bounce back next season.
I really just want the offseason to get here so Fitzgerald can make some tweaks to the roster to have this team bounce back next season.
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guitarguyvic
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The young forward that a few posters want to cast off for a goalie is on the verge of 20 goals again…despite his play this season being the worst of his career so far.
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Luke has gotten that PP1 time because he did great with it early and once Dougie was out we didn’t have much choice.
I don’t know how people can suggest Nemec for PP1, he does a worse job transitioning the puck and he does a worse job keeping the puck in at the point.
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It's litterately nuts, how his game change. Of course the injuries were influencing his play, but switching his position and giving him PP time finally got us some TimoTrain-Action.
I don't get what Lindy was doing with Timo ... and apparently, it might have been personal between them.
I don't get what Lindy was doing with Timo ... and apparently, it might have been personal between them.
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Or maybe Lindy is just a stubborn mule....
Never made sense to have your highest paid forward and a 40-goal scorer last season buried on the 3rd line and 2nd PP unit and not playing the side he's more comfortable on.
It's too bad. Had Ruff adjusted during the injury plague to simplify the defense and focus on reducing opportunities while we were playing so many AHL players, and had Ruff played Meier on RW, and then returned to his system once we had the horses back in the barn, we might be in a playoff spot despite the horrific injury list. But alas, he was stubborn.
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If the Pens fire him Fitz will strongly consider Sullivan.
That’s just reality. You can bitch about it all you want but it won’t change that from being true.
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Timo should have been moved onto the PP1 sooner, that didn’t happen when he was starting to score and skate better. Plus the PP1 had stopped producing.
But he was obviously hampered by injury earlier in the season.
OmNomNom
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as defensively bad as we are, this season is on fitz. league average goaltending is all we needed
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It's hard to blame him for in-season now that we know that Allen refused to waive his NTC to us and he had a deal for Markstrom in place that fell through. It's not for a lack of trying.
You can place some blame on him for deciding not to address goaltending in the offseason though and for being comfortable relying on Schmid and Vanecek for a team that was supposed to be contending.
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vanacek was good last year but he was SO bad in the playoffs that that was always risky. but the coaching didn’t do any of our goalies any favors on top of that
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