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

[OmNomNom]

Hischier plays a similar way. The other night when he blocked a shot with a few seconds left and the team up 2...I'm screaming at him through my TV. It's really not necessary to sacrifice yourself to that extent.

agree - it's kinda funny


one hand, you think it's really dumb to risk injuring yourself

other hand, you love the example he sets

 

[HBK27]

Can we talk about how f***ing mad I'm going to be if I have to see Vanecek and Blackwood in the back to back this weekend and not Vanecek and Schmid?

I mean, sure if you'd like to get yourself all worked up over something that may not even happen.

I'm one of the biggest Blackwood supporters on this board, but I wouldn't be all that surprised if he didn't get another start anytime soon given how well Schmid has played since his most recent callup and the division title being in play.

Schmid is 3-0 with a .944 SV% & 1.34 GAA in 5 games since the call-up.

Have to go for the jugular now and lock up the division title and hopefully clinch with a couple games left to give some guys a rest before the playoffs, work in Luke, give Blackwood a game, etc. before the playoffs.

Seems like Ruff has kind of hinted that he may not go back to Blackwood once healthy.

 

[Guttersniped]

Lindgren probably doesn't even survive to 2026 with the amount of abuse he takes. I'd almost admire it if he didn't have such gimp energy.

It’s hilarious to compare this total warrior* to
Captain Elbow, who gets leadership tips from billionaires and throws his helmet to turn the season around.

He’s a really good defenseman and works great with Fox, my hope is they can’t afford him after next season.

*I normally hate this word for NHL players but Lindgren always looks like he’s recently been viciously mugged so I’ll give it to him.

 

[njdevil26]

Is Sharangovich still alive? I haven't seen any mention of him skating as an extra or anything since he came out of the lineup. Not that I think he should draw in over anyone aside from maybe Wood, but it's just weird that it seems like he disappeared completely.

He took warmups on Sunday.

He just had his spot stolen by Boqvist... as big a Yegor fan that I am, unfortunately he didn't make the most of his opportunities. He had a good 2 games, was rewarded with top six minutes, and became a ghost.

It’s hilarious to compare this total warrior* to
Captain Elbow, who gets leadership tips from billionaires and throws his helmet to turn the season around.

He’s a really good defenseman and works great with Fox, my hope is they can’t afford him after next season.

*I normally hate this word for NHL players but I Lindgren always looks like he’s recently been viciously mugged so I’ll give it to him.

Wondering what move has to be made to keep Schmid. He automatically gets sent down if/when Blackwood is activated because he's an emergency recall.

 

[Guttersniped]

chico also got the love on this a few years ago but i prefer the vitek's mask

Not going to lie, Kinkaid’s mask is hilariously awful. The painted photos are pure cheese. (And I have very low expectations with goalie masks.)

 

[HBK27]

Wondering what move has to be made to keep Schmid. He automatically gets sent down if/when Blackwood is activated because he's an emergency recall.

No moves need to be made - no more roster limits and Devils have $1.2M in cap space, so they can keep Schmid on the roster even after Blackwood is activated.

However, if they want to add Luke Hughes later in the season after Michigan's season is over, either Bahl or Schmid would have to be sent to Utica to open up cap space unless someone goes on LTIR.

 

[njdevil26]

No moves need to be made - no more roster limits and Devils have $1.2M in cap space, so they can keep Schmid on the roster even after Blackwood is activated.

However, if they want to add Luke Hughes later in the season after Michigan's season is over, either Bahl or Schmid would have to be sent to Utica to open up cap space unless someone goes on LTIR.

These are good problems to have. Bahl is playing well, Smith isn't costing us games, Schmid is awesome, Blackwood even got a dub his last start.... Can't wait for Luke to show up. I'm sure Bahl is going to get sent down then.

 

[MauDevils]

Blackwood can't be trusted. At this point you need to keep the Schmid momentum going into the playoffs. It's cutthroat, but I will be pretty irate if they don't make the obvious choice.

 

[TBF1972]

I'd guarantee we surpass that. My point was the differential. We went from way negative to the second highest positive in the league.

my post wasn"t directed to you.

more for the devil's own georgeleafer version. sorry to put you in the middle.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

we absolutely cannot see Blackwood in a game again this year unless its for a meaningless game where we've already clinched the division or a specific playoff seed

 

[Clam Jensen]

my post wasn"t directed to you.

more for the devil's own georgeleafer version. sorry to put you in the middle.

 

[Triumph]

Telegraphed? It was a bang-bang play off an unexpected turnover. Sure, Vitek read it well but that's a credit to him, not a knock on the chance itself. In other words, the goalie bailed them out. But how often you expect the goalie to bail out the team on a play like that is the question. I don't know how you can downplay the danger of that chance.

As far as the last sentence...I never said Carolina wasn't giving up dangerous chances. I just don't know that the chances they did give up were as dangerous as the one I cited. Also, not sure why you are bringing up PP chances...I'd think you of all people would know those should be judged a bit differently than ES.

The chance you are talking about, in my memory, is from way farther out than you are making it sound like - it was from the dots. It's exactly the sort of play a team can give up when even when playing good defense.

I'm citing PP chances because we were talking about teams giving up dangerous chances in the game, and I don't think the Devils gave up very many, either on the PK or otherwise, whereas the Hurricanes definitely did, especially on the PP.

This debate about the Carolina game is some peak HFDevils, never change guys.

If I can’t jump up and can’t even tell what people are arguing about I don’t know what so would do with myself.

They're arguing about HD chances because the Devils gave up a few memorable chances and this is an opportunity to yell about stats rather than actually watch the f***ing game and remember that the Hurricanes got very few real opportunities.

 

[TBF1972]

stop the fly fishing or it haunts you 2am

 

[Billdo]

my post wasn"t directed to you.

more for the devil's own georgeleafer version. sorry to put you in the middle.

No worries, I get it.

 

[Sdevils42]

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Ya got him there, I guess he shouldn’t have used that fun reaction gif.

Was Oshie fined or suspended? Penalized in any way? No, so Messier’s claim that this is the exactly that type of hit they are trying to get out of the game is actually Citation Needed.

Prob out of context here but saw that clip making the rounds mostly negatively towards PK.

PK and his antics, lots of people aren't fans and that's fine to have an opinion. I find if funny though that Messier with his Rangers glasses on made that comment. I think a lot of people either forgot or aren't aware of what a POS player Messier was in his day. Greatness, undeniable... borderline scumbag, undeniable.

 

[Clam Jensen]

Prob out of context here but saw that clip making the rounds mostly negatively towards PK.

PK and his antics, lots of people aren't fans and that's fine to have an opinion. I find if funny though that Messier with his Rangers glasses on made that comment. I think a lot of people either forgot or aren't aware of what a POS player Messier was in his day. Greatness, undeniable... borderline scumbag, undeniable.

Messier and Yandle are painful on live TV.

 

[HBK27]

Patiently waiting for @Ginger Papa GDT I made some additional content for tonight

Yeah, been wondering where the GDT is already.

 

[Sdevils42]

Messier and Yandle are painful on live TV.

Yandle is there for fodder for the Chiclets crowd, can't blame the NHL trying for that demo but agree it's brutal.

 

[Bleedred]

Nice super soft goal on Blackwood sighting a little under a minute in

 

[Clam Jensen]

Yandle is there for fodder for the Chiclets crowd, can't blame the NHL trying for that demo but agree it's brutal.

I don’t mind Biz, but Yandles takes are just outrageous.

Also, after watching the Leafs/Sabres pregame last night, it was glaring how little hockey media knows about hockey. They were doing a trivia game and none of them knew who had the longest win streak in the league this year, had no idea Ullmark led the league in wins, etc.

 

[Guttersniped]

Carolina lost one of their top scorers for the year and so they decided to mostly stand pat while everyone else blew out their top assets trying to get better - it makes sense to me. They have a ton of room this off-season, kept their 1st round pick, and the only major UFAs they have is Jordan Staal (who if he returns, will do so much cheaper) and the goalies, who they both acquired as UFAs. And this team can still go deep if they get some shooting luck.



Horvat is not good defensively and doesn't fit with what the Canes are trying to do. Not at all surprised he's not there - the Canes let other teams pay for guys who have their best season in their walk year.

The Athletic wrote about the Canes bid for Horvat.

Waddell was straightforward about Carolina’s involvement in the Bo Horvat trade discussions. Vancouver sent Horvat, the best center on the market, to the Islanders on Jan. 30. He’d been a no-brainer add for the Hurricanes, who are playing Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jordan Staal and Paul Stastny behind Sebastian Aho. Horvat would’ve given them one of the better 1-2 center punches in the league. Based on the extension he immediately signed with the Islanders, he also wouldn’t have been a rental player, which the Hurricanes avoid more than most.

It didn’t work out, Waddell said, for cut-and-dry reasons: Canucks GM Patrik Allvin was gunning for the highest first-round pick possible, and the Islanders — post-Horvat bump aside — are probably going to finish with a worse record, whether this season or next, when the selection wouldn’t be lottery-protected.

“He was trying to get the highest first-round pick that he possibly could get. He was right upfront about that from the start,” Waddell said. “Our pick’s gonna be, hopefully, someplace in the late 20s or so. Or the 30s. He set out with that as a mission and a goal, and he accomplished it. So I give him credit for that.”

It’s hard to beat a much better 2023 1st and it’s hard to realistically see what other pieces Carolina have that would make up for it.

It’s Jack Drury vs Aatu Raty for center prospects and I think the NYI win that too.

Athletic articles also make it sound like Waddell is circling Calgary like a vulture hoping to pick up a guy with term if/when they sell any.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Yeah, been wondering where the GDT is already.

He must have real job responsibilities, smh. needs to get his priorities straightened.

Nice super soft goal on Blackwood sighting a little under a minute in

I swear, someone in the middle of nowhere in Mongolia could be watching y hockey highlights and you’d be chiming in if there was a softie involved

 

[Bleedred]

I don’t mind Biz, but Yandles takes are just outrageous.

Also, after watching the Leafs/Sabres pregame last night, it was glaring how little hockey media knows about hockey. They were doing a trivia game and none of them knew who had the longest win streak in the league this year, had no idea Ullmark led the league in wins, etc.

Biz recanted on his Devils atheism by a month into the season. Even during our rough December he said he thinks we'll still get into the playoffs, but probably as a wild card team.

Yandle was saying that shit after the 13 game win streak or at least right before it was snapped.

His takes are TERRIBLE. When he was on TNT not too long after saying he first started coming on there, they were talking about guys who aren't in the HOF that deserve to be in and he said Shane Doan. The only way Doan could have possibly gotten into the HOF is by breaking the games played record like Patrick Marleau did. Marleau will likely get into the HOF and that's the only reason why. Way better players than Marleau (*Cough* Elias *Cough*) are not going to be in. And I'm a Patrick Marleau fan, but outside of breaking that games played record (Which is an incredible accolade) he wasn't coming near the HOF.

And then last night they went around asking everyone who is the Leafs starter if the playoffs started today. He was the only one that said Matt Murray and also said ''And I know you guys aren't gonna like this'' and said because he knows how to win and he's been there before.

Matt Murray is not the same Matt Murray that he was in 2017. I hear the same dumb shit about 37 year old Jonathan Quick, because of when he won 9 and 11 years ago.

 

[Bleedred]

He must have real job responsibilities, smh. needs to get his priorities straightened.


I swear, someone in the middle of nowhere in Mongolia could be watching y hockey highlights and you’d be chiming in if there was a softie involved

I wouldn't have even noticed that at all if it weren't against the Devils.

They were showing his goal highlights in those clips and there really weren't many, because he doesn't score goals often, but they showed his goal on Vitek from last month with the Canucks and a few other clips like another goal from that same game against Blackwood last year, where he got an assist on.

And that was honestly one of the softest goals Blackwood allowed last year. It was a pretty memorable one for me once I saw it in those highlights. It was baaaddddddd. Looked like something from 1983. And it was on the first shot of the game and very early in.

 

[NjDevsRR]

I wouldn't have even noticed that at all if it weren't against the Devils.

They were showing his goal highlights in those clips and there really weren't many, because he doesn't score goals often, but they showed his goal on Vitek from last month with the Canucks and a few other clips like another goal from that same game against Blackwood last year, where he got an assist on.

And that was honestly one of the softest goals Blackwood allowed last year. It was a pretty memorable one for me once I saw it in those highlights. It was baaaddddddd. Looked like something from 1983. And it was on the first shot of the game and very early in.

Yeah thats a bad one lmao. Sounded like even Jack Edwards felt bad for him lmao

“Goaltending doesn’t matter” LOL