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Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - part IV
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theoptimist
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“Meier told NJ Advance Media, “Then, really giving me a chance and putting me in spots where I like being — where I feel like I can showcase what I can and trying to help the team have success.”“
Feels like there is some possible shade on his usage earlier this season.
Okay I get it. Our counter attack game. Definitely we are easier to make exits against at the opposing blue line and easier to come through center ice against. We don't step up and pick off passes in the neutral zone or at our own blue line like we did last year. I agree with that. When we score off the rush it's not often a quick counterattack.
But that's different from having a forecheck game of the "chip and chase" variety. Where you put the puck in deep and make the defense turn and play it and your first man in retrieves the puck or detaches the defense from it and you cycle. We haven't had a forecheck game defined as a cycle for any number of seasons. We did get marginally worse at it this year, I'd say, lacking Tatar and Wood or more experienced defensemen, but it was never much a part of our game
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Not gonna lie, I was starting to get concerned. I hope he can figure out whatever he can do to stay relatively healthy over 100 games moving forward.
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Ah jeez, our big coaching reveal's going to be Green isn't it.
Yup and alluding to his chemistry with Nico and Bratt. It seems like he felt like he wasn’t being used properly which is what 95
Percent of the board was saying back in November. Granted, injury probably played a small role but his actual on ice role was a hindrance as well.
Timo is a guy that has to play a lot of minutes and ruff kept trying to curb his minutes into the 15-16 range when timo is at his best he’s seeing 18-19 minutes a game
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i love how a player not playing well and then playing normal is a “silver lining” to the season when it never would have been an issue in the first place if he was just communicated with and put in a position to succeed
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Ah jeez, our big coaching reveal's going to be Green isn't it.
The players also liked Ruff, they're trying to self-sabotage! No more listening to the players.
Its a 2015, got it in 2021 with only 8,000 miles on it. Only 28,000 miles today. The benefits of remote working
My car sat for about a week and when I started it there was so much condensation in the exhaust that vaporized I thought it was a head gasket problem. I brought it in yesterday for a check and $300 later it was nothing. Needless to say my wife was thrilled. It's unusual my car sits that long but I guess with Easter close courts didn't want to have any in person hearings and lawyers punted on depositions for a week.
So, we were all right? Meier was not being used correctly and Ruff let it go on for the entire season? Unreal.
which is a bit of insight into the unwritten rules of hockey ooaching/management. Ruff was allowed to set up the team's big offseason investment for failure for most of a season. Now the injury clearly didn't help but why Fitz thought Ruff jerking around Meier was ok is beyond me. Either he agreed with Ruff or didn't want to intrude on Ruff's coaching decisions for better or worse.
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Timo was definitely hindered by injury but he also probably needs to play on our top lines if we’re going to get our money’s worth.
He should have been on the PP1 sooner though.
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Timo started playing well before Lindy was fired. It was almost entirely injury.
Devils731
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Half of Facebook Devils fans, “What happened last game that injured him?”
I’m not a doctor but due to the repeated shoulder injuries I won’t be surprised to hear he’s getting surgery. It seems like other hockey players have been about a 5 months recovery from those.
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