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

[AfroThunder396]

This is good. This is how the coach will challenge a stoppage he disagrees with. The coach instantly restarts play with the new puck and the stoppage challenge is reviewed at the next stoppage.

It shouldn’t be limited to one though. How is that fair? What if there is more than one wrongful stoppage in the game?

If multiple consecutive stoppages are challenged, when there is finally an unchallenged stoppage the refs will review each challenge to determine if the play should really have stopped at that point. They will reset the clock and game state to the earliest correctly called stoppage. The coach that challenged that particular stoppage will be penalized, along with either coach that challenged subsequent stoppages, as they should have known that play should have stopped already.

I've got it - for every challenge, we will go to 3-on-3 challenge time with two live pucks on the ice - one red, one blue. There are no stoppages in challenge time: no freezes, no faceoffs, no penalties. If the blue puck goes in the net first through any circumstances, the home team wins the challenge. If the red puck goes in first, the away team wins the challenge. At the conclusion of the challenge, the scoring team gets to keep their goal, so the away team might decide to score with a blue puck to lose the challenge but still keep their challenge goal.

Every time a goal is scored and not challenged, you bank that challenge for later in the game.

 

[Darkauron]

It would be nice to see how Foote has improved and get him a game or two at the end of the season

 

[njdevils1982]

What about challenge benches?

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[NjDevsRR]

DOUGLAS has increased his physicality this month. He’s been plastering mofos against the boards.

 

[Nocashstyle]

So we are all okay with re-signing Tatar, right?

I could see him being amenable to a reasonable contract in order to stay.

 

[Omar Little]

DOUGLAS has increased his physicality this month. He’s been plastering mofos against the boards.

He needs to ramp it up another notch but agreed it has been improving

 

[NjDevsRR]

So we are all okay with re-signing Tatar, right?

I could see him being amenable to a reasonable contract in order to stay.

Tatar also stirs the drink

Yes, give him two years at said reasonable contract. If he falls off a cliff, I’m sure Fitz can move the contract in some fashion.

 

[Blackjack]

I've got it - for every challenge, we will go to 3-on-3 challenge time with two live pucks on the ice - one red, one blue. There are no stoppages in challenge time: no freezes, no faceoffs, no penalties. If the blue puck goes in the net first through any circumstances, the home team wins the challenge. If the red puck goes in first, the away team wins the challenge. At the conclusion of the challenge, the scoring team gets to keep their goal, so the away team might decide to score with a blue puck to lose the challenge but still keep their challenge goal.

Every time a goal is scored and not challenged, you bank that challenge for later in the game.

The pucks are each aligned to a team, but they are the same color, and the teams shoot on the same goal. It’s up to the players to keep track of which puck is which. Both goaltenders defend the same net.

So we are all okay with re-signing Tatar, right?

I could see him being amenable to a reasonable contract in order to stay.

Yes. 2 x 3.5

 

[Saugus]

So we are all okay with re-signing Tatar, right?

I could see him being amenable to a reasonable contract in order to stay.

I'd certainly be ok with it, and I think it more likely that Fitz at least tries to keep him rather than definitely letting him walk.

 

[Rhodes 81]

Tatar has been super important for us this year and I know if I were calling the shots I would prioritize bringing him back as long as it is a 1-2 year contract. But given Bratt, Meier, and Mercer have all basically locked in top 6 spots, I could see them deciding Palat can replace Tatar's role and using that 3rd line spot for Sharangovich or a UFA forward. Basically just depends on if they'd rather keep Tatar or Sharangovich because I don't see either of those guys as reasonable contracts to be playing on the 4th line or healthy scratched.

 

[Nocashstyle]

I'd certainly be ok with it, and I think it more likely that Fitz at least tries to keep him rather than definitely letting him walk.

Agreed. And even though this isn’t going to be Tatar’s most productive offensive season of his career, he clearly seems to have found a great fit. And for a guy that will be turning 33 and bounced around a bit in the second half of his career, you’d think the stability of staying put and serving as a good veteran presence on a team in its infancy of contention would be very appealing. As long as Fitz doesn’t really lowball him, I can’t imagine Tatar looking for a reason to leave.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I mean, Tatar is on the top line of a top 3 team in the league and not just because we need a warm body there. I'd absolutely try to bring him back, but I'd absolutely walk away if he won't take a hometown style discount.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I'd take Tatar back, but I wouldn't go crazy about it. If he'll take a 1 year deal around or less what hes at now, sure

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

There wasn’t a big market for Tatar last time and I doubt there will be this time. I don’t think he’ll get a raise and he’s well worth it even at the same price.

 

[Better Call Sal]

The question with Tatar will come down to how things shake out with Bratt and Meier, I'm sure. There's going to be a domino effect when it comes to the wingers on this team in the offseason. Bratt, Meier, Tatar, Haula, Sharangovich, Boqvist, Wood and Bastian all are in need of new deals with Holtz, Foote and Clarke looming in Utica.

It will be very interesting to see how it unfolds. I am a founding father of the Tatar Bazaar though, and would love to have him stay at a reasonable price.

 

[glenwo2]

The question with Tatar will come down to how things shake out with Bratt and Meier, I'm sure. There's going to be a domino effect when it comes to the wingers on this team in the offseason. Bratt, Meier, Tatar, Haula, Sharangovich, Boqvist, Wood and Bastian all are in need of new deals with Holtz, Foote and Clarke looming in Utica.

It will be very interesting to see how it unfolds. I am a founding father of the Tatar Bazaar though, and would love to have him stay at a reasonable price.

Not for the first time :

 

[Bleedred]

Play Mack Black tomorrow, as he's the only one that sometimes refuses to lose to FLA!

 

[theoptimist]

I think it’s pretty clear at this point that Jack is fighting through something that is affecting his shot mechanics and also causing the puck to roll off his stick. Still can’t seem to identify where he sustained this injury in game.

My guess? He tripped over his hello kitty bong and mucked up his wrist.

If I remember correctly, I think he got slashed during the VAN game. I remember the 2 second ISO cam they had on Jack at the bench looking at his wrist…

 

[Call Me Al]

when i was at the toronto game i saw a play where jack went back to the bench and was shaking his wrist with the glove off too- i don’t want to speculate but it makes sense with how he’s playing.

hopefully it’s something that will get better on its own and not something that needs surgery in the offseason

 

[NjDevsRR]

when i was at the toronto game i saw a play where jack went back to the bench and was shaking his wrist with the glove off too- i don’t want to speculate but it makes sense with how he’s playing.

hopefully it’s something that will get better on its own and not something that needs surgery in the offseason

Yeah it’s definitely something like that because his skating is still incredible. His wrist shot was automatic, now not so much.

Play Mack Black tomorrow, as he's the only one that sometimes refuses to lose to FLA!

I KNOW WHAT I KNOW

 

[Zippy316]

There wasn’t a big market for Tatar last time and I doubt there will be this time. I don’t think he’ll get a raise and he’s well worth it even at the same price.

I think if he gets a regular role in the playoffs this time around, he would probably take the same salary or a little less just to stick around. Feels like that would be extremely important to him.

 

[Saugus]

Play Mack Black tomorrow, as he's the only one that sometimes refuses to lose to FLA!

With any luck, he'll want to live there permanently and we can unload him in the offseason.

 

[NHL Fanatik]

It would be nice to see how Foote has improved and get him a game or two at the end of the season

I was thinking the same yesterday in the GDT

His style and size would be just perfect in the playoffs. But I still yet dont know if he can keep up with the pace

Unfortunately for him though we are fighting for a division lead the rest of the way; find it hard to believe they will get him in

when i was at the toronto game i saw a play where jack went back to the bench and was shaking his wrist with the glove off too- i don’t want to speculate but it makes sense with how he’s playing.

hopefully it’s something that will get better on its own and not something that needs surgery in the offseason

I may sound ridiculous asking this because I genuinely dont know..

but with today's technology and medicine, wouldnt a surgery be a better fix than natural?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Graves - biggest question mark

Tatar- easily bring him back

Wood- cya, thanks for the memories, hopefully Lou offers him a stupid deal

Haula - yes depending what he wants on term/AAV

Bo/Bastian - yes

McLeod - pass, Lazar is an easy replacement

Severson - would love to bring him back but Nemec is around the corner and I'm sure a smart team will offer him a ton with how he's been this year

Yegor - I think he's trade bait but could easily come back, interested to see what happens with him

Bratt/Meier - obvious yes's, Bratt has probably lost some money with the late February and March that he's having

Blackwood - If they bring him back, he has nudes on Fitz or someone in management

 

[Call Me Al]

I was thinking the same yesterday in the GDT

His style and size would be just perfect in the playoffs. But I still yet dont know if he can keep up with the pace

Unfortunately for him though we are fighting for a division lead the rest of the way; find it hard to believe they will get him in


I may sound ridiculous asking this because I genuinely dont know..

but with today's technology and medicine, wouldnt a surgery be a better fix than natural?

depending on the injury? not a doctor.

but you see this all the time where an injury requires surgery but they can play through it. so rather than miss the rest of the season recovering, they tolerate the pain and fix it during the off-season. let’s hope it’s not that bad (if that’s what it is)