Devils team discussion (news, notes and speculation) - season begins!

[Guttersniped]

Toronto has beaten us 3 straight? I thought we beat them all 3 times we played them last year? Which was in like a 2 week span in March and/or April. I believe that's where 3 of the Travis Green era wins came.

If we didn't beat them three times, it was definitely two times.

You skipped the key “in Newark” part.

2023-24

Note:
Overall Home Record 17-21-3
Overall Away Record 21-18-2


2022-23

Note:
Home 24-13-4
Away 28-9-4

2021-22

We lost all the games vs TOR but got curb stomped in the worst home loss of the season. (The 1-8 loss to Boston was an away game.)
Note:
Home 16-20-5
Away 11-26-4
(We at least managed to have a slightly better home record vs away that year, so that was nice.)

2020-21
Mutant COVID season

2019-20

WOOHOO. We got a point vs the Leafs at home. 1 point at home would be a theme that season.
Note:
Home 13-11-10*
Away 15-18-2
*This included three OT loss streak @ home, a streak that included a SO loss to the Habs where Kovy was the only scorer.


You’re welcome

2018-19

lol
Note:
Home 20-14-7
Away 11-27-3
Our overall record was one of our worst ever (.439%) but that home record was pretty solid for a losing season (.573%).

2017-18

Holy shit, we actually did it! And I’m not just talking about beating the Leafs at home.


Our Unlikely Heroes (plus Kinkaid):

Note:
Home 23-14-4
Away 21-15-5
Underwhelming home record that year.

In case anyone is wondering (it could theoretically happen!)…

While 2022-23 had our best record overall (52-22-8, .634), and best away record (28-9-4, .732), it’s not close to our best home record (24-13-4, .634).

2 seasons tied that home winning % (07-08 and 11-12) and 13 (!) seasons beat it (90-91, 91-92, 93-94, 94-95, 96-97, 97-98, 99-00, 00-01, 02-03, 05-06, 06-07, 08-09, 09-10).

Spoiler: Our Best Home Record Seasons

The 4 Seasons with a +700% win percentage at home.
#1/T
99-00
45-24-13 .628%
Home 28-9-4 732%
Away 17-15-9 524%

97-98
48-23-11 .652%
Home 29-10-2 .732%
Away 19-13-9 .573%

#2
94-95
22-18-8 .542%
Home 14-4-6 .708%
Away 8-14-2 .375%
Note: lol that split (and the Cup!)

#3/T
09-10
48-27-7 .628%
Home 27-10-4 .707%
Away 21-17-3 .549%

93-94
47-25-12 .631%
Home 28-11-2 .707%
Away 19-14-10 .558%

Honorable Mention:
90-91
32-33-15 .494%
Home 23-10-7 .663%
Away 9-23-8 .325%

This split is bonkers, and unlike 94-95, it was a full season.
We’ve only had a worse away record 9 times and a better home record 11 times.

Spoiler: Our Best Away Record Seasons

The 2 other seasons we had +.650 Away Record
#1
98-99
47-24-11 .640%
Home 19-14-8 .561%
Away 28-10-3 .720%

#2
00-01
48-19-15 .677%
Home 24-11-6 .659%
Away 24-8-9 .695%

Spoiler: The Season We Achieved a Zen Like Balance

2003-04
43-25-14 .610%
Home 22-13-6 .610%
Away 21-12-8 .610%

 

[Bad Goalie]

Foote clears waivers.

As did DeSimone, Bowers, and White. All were assigned to Utica as was Daws.

At the same time Utica assigned Andre Ghantous, Kevin O'Neil, Tag Bertuzzi, Tyler Brennan, and Jace Isley to the Adirondack Thunder.

 

[njdevil26]

Keefe will have some intel and tips to stop their top guys

I just want a camera in the locker room for Keefe's speech before that game.

 

[Brodeur]

Should be psyduck

View attachment 913100

Took me a minute to find my ice cream helmet [/quack]

 

[Bleedred]

You skipped the key “in Newark” part.

2023-24
View attachment 913154
Note:
Overall Home Record 17-21-3
Overall Away Record 21-18-2


2022-23
View attachment 913155
Note:
Home 24-13-4
Away 28-9-4

2021-22
View attachment 913158
We lost all the games vs TOR but got curb stomped in the worst home loss of the season. (The 1-8 loss to Boston was an away game.)
Note:
Home 16-20-5
Away 11-26-4
(We at least managed to have a slightly better home record vs away that year, so that was nice.)

2020-21
Mutant COVID season

2019-20
View attachment 913160
WOOHOO. We got a point vs the Leafs at home. 1 point at home would be a theme that season.
Note:
Home 13-11-10*
Away 15-18-2
*This included three OT loss streak @ home, a streak that included a SO loss to the Habs where Kovy was the only scorer.


You’re welcome

2018-19
View attachment 913170
lol
Note:
Home 20-14-7
Away 11-27-3
Our overall record was one of our worst ever (.439%) but that home record was pretty solid for a losing season (.573%).

2017-18
View attachment 913175
Holy shit, we actually did it! And I’m not just talking about beating the Leafs at home.

View attachment 913178
Our Unlikely Heroes (plus Kinkaid):
View attachment 913179
Note:
Home 23-14-4
Away 21-15-5
Underwhelming home record that year.

In case anyone is wondering (it could theoretically happen!)…

While 2022-23 had our best record overall (52-22-8, .634), and best away record (28-9-4, .732), it’s not close to our best home record (24-13-4, .634).

2 seasons tied that home winning % (07-08 and 11-12) and 13 (!) seasons beat it (90-91, 91-92, 93-94, 94-95, 96-97, 97-98, 99-00, 00-01, 02-03, 05-06, 06-07, 08-09, 09-10).

Spoiler: Our Best Home Record Seasons

The 4 Seasons with a +700% win percentage at home.
#1/T
99-00
45-24-13 .628%
Home 28-9-4 732%
Away 17-15-9 524%

97-98
48-23-11 .652%
Home 29-10-2 .732%
Away 19-13-9 .573%

#2
94-95
22-18-8 .542%
Home 14-4-6 .708%
Away 8-14-2 .375%
Note: lol that split (and the Cup!)

#3/T
09-10
48-27-7 .628%
Home 27-10-4 .707%
Away 21-17-3 .549%

93-94
47-25-12 .631%
Home 28-11-2 .707%
Away 19-14-10 .558%

Honorable Mention:
90-91
32-33-15 .494%
Home 23-10-7 .663%
Away 9-23-8 .325%

This split is bonkers, and unlike 94-95, it was a full season.
We’ve only had a worse away record 9 times and a better home record 11 times.

Spoiler: Our Best Away Record Seasons

The 2 other seasons we had +.650 Away Record
#1
98-99
47-24-11 .640%
Home 19-14-8 .561%
Away 28-10-3 .720%

#2
00-01
48-19-15 .677%
Home 24-11-6 .659%
Away 24-8-9 .695%

Spoiler: The Season We Achieved a Zen Like Balance

2003-04
43-25-14 .610%
Home 22-13-6 .610%
Away 21-12-8 .610%

View attachment 913224

Ahhh, my bad.

We DID LOSE to them at home last year! I don’t know why I thought we won all 3 games against them last year late in the season. We won 2 of them, which I’m pretty sure we were mightily outplayed (#TravisGreenHockey) and had one of our most fraudulent victories of the year in at least one of those. Probably both of those.

The one game we did lose was at home. Somehow the winning streak being snapped at 13 by them at home in 2022 sticks out. I can still remember stuff being thrown on the ice!

We beat them twice but both on the road. One was the Allen hero game and other was the Bratt hero game.

Then which one was the Travis Green hero game?

 

[NJDevs26]

Maybe it’s a mistake but I saw where MSG advertised the Thursday hour long pregame as including interviews with GM Tom Fitzgerald and assistant GM Martin Brodeur…I thought Dan McKinnon and Kate Madigan were both the assistant GM’s (they are listed as such on the team website, and Marty still has the EVP of hockey operations title).

 

[Guttersniped]

Our numbers got bumped up a little when he did his last minute tweaks.

It’s not due to the two games vs BUF and Sabres got a very slight (+0.1) bump up too.


Biggest Tweaks:
Ottawa
89.8> 92.6 points (+2.7)
35>47% playoffs
0> 1% Cup
19> 18th Overall

Tampa
96.8> 99.4 points (+2.6)
69> 78% playoffs
2> 3% Cup
13> 10th Overall

Chicago
77.1> 74.1 points (-2.4)
3> 2% playoffs
Still 29th Overall

Vegas
95.9> 94.1 points (-1.8)
70> 63% playoffs
2> 1% Cup
Still 15th Overall

Toronto
107.5> 106.0 points (-1.5)
96> 94% playoffs
10> 9% Cup
Still 2nd Overall

New Jersey
99.2> 100.5 points (+1.3)
79> 82% playoffs
4> 6% Cup
Still 9th Overall

Detroit
80.0> 81.3 points (+1.3)
8> 7% playoffs
Still 26th Overall

San Jose
64.7> 65.9 points (+1.2)
0> 0.1% playoffs (lol)
Still 32nd Overall

 

[Hisch13r]

Our numbers got bumped up a little when he did his last minute tweaks.

It’s not due to the two games vs BUF and Sabres got a very slight (+0.1) bump up too.
View attachment 913230

Biggest Tweaks:
Ottawa
89.8> 92.6 points (+2.7)
35>47% playoffs
0> 1% Cup
19> 18th Overall

Tampa
96.8> 99.4 points (+2.6)
69> 78% playoffs
2> 3% Cup
13> 10th Overall

Chicago
77.1> 74.1 points (-2.4)
3> 2% playoffs
Still 29th Overall

Vegas
95.9> 94.1 points (-1.8)
70> 63% playoffs
2> 1% Cup
Still 15th Overall

Toronto
107.5> 106.0 points (-1.5)
96> 94% playoffs
10> 9% Cup
Still 2nd Overall

New Jersey
99.2> 100.5 points (+1.3)
79> 82% playoffs
4> 6% Cup
Still 9th Overall

Detroit
80.0> 81.3 points (+1.3)
8> 7% playoffs
Still 26th Overall

San Jose
64.7> 65.9 points (+1.2)
0> 0.1% playoffs (lol)
Still 32nd Overall

I'm so curious how things are affected after only the 2 games being played. I don't think we move much but I could see it having caused Buffalo to dip a bit.

 

[Bleedred]

Maybe it’s a mistake but I saw where MSG advertised the Thursday hour long pregame as including interviews with GM Tom Fitzgerald and assistant GM Martin Brodeur…I thought Dan McKinnon and Kate Madigan were both the assistant GM’s (they are listed as such on the team website, and Marty still has the EVP of hockey operations title).

Looks like they accidentally leaked something!

 

[glenwo2]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843360508923260979

woof. (in a good way)

 

[Guttersniped]

Maybe it’s a mistake but I saw where MSG advertised the Thursday hour long pregame as including interviews with GM Tom Fitzgerald and assistant GM Martin Brodeur…I thought Dan McKinnon and Kate Madigan were both the assistant GM’s (they are listed as such on the team website, and Marty still has the EVP of hockey operations title).

Or maybe they listed the wrong title.

 

[NJDevs26]

Yeah to be fair assistant GM would probably be a demotion from EVP of hockey operations - I mean Marty is listed just behind Fitz and above the assistant GM's on the flowchart - it's just an interesting freudian error to the extent I guess they want to make Marty seem hands-on (EVP of hockey ops comes off as more of a suit job), which he probably is anyway.

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[TheUnseenHand]

Foote clears waivers.

Damn.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843360508923260979

That Kovacevic goal was definitely deflected. I thought it was TT. Maybe it hit Tuch?

 

[Hisch13r]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843360508923260979

He's so back. Between these 2 games and the preseason game he got into they were more impressive that all of last season.

 

[My3Sons]

When was the last time Paul Cotter led any league in scoring after 2 games?

 

[Moist ReadOnly]

The 'bottom two'...the funny thing is that we all roll our eyes at one poster dying on the hill of they MUST CHANGE THE NICO LINE NOW, but there's almost no scenario where he won't find a reason to crow about being 'right' in the end.

Either they eventually change - which they almost inevitably will for one reason or another - and he says see I told you they needed to change, or they never change and anything short of a Cup it's because we kept Jack with Bratt and Timo too long. It's actually a sneaky smart hill to die on in a sense although the point of most of us isn't that they should never change, it's that they will but they don't NEED to change in the next five minutes of October despite Veruca Salt-like protests that they must change now.

Well if Ive been found out -

Until the next hill to die on...

 

[StevenToddIves]

Our numbers got bumped up a little when he did his last minute tweaks.

It’s not due to the two games vs BUF and Sabres got a very slight (+0.1) bump up too.
View attachment 913230

Biggest Tweaks:
Ottawa
89.8> 92.6 points (+2.7)
35>47% playoffs
0> 1% Cup
19> 18th Overall

Tampa
96.8> 99.4 points (+2.6)
69> 78% playoffs
2> 3% Cup
13> 10th Overall

Chicago
77.1> 74.1 points (-2.4)
3> 2% playoffs
Still 29th Overall

Vegas
95.9> 94.1 points (-1.8)
70> 63% playoffs
2> 1% Cup
Still 15th Overall

Toronto
107.5> 106.0 points (-1.5)
96> 94% playoffs
10> 9% Cup
Still 2nd Overall

New Jersey
99.2> 100.5 points (+1.3)
79> 82% playoffs
4> 6% Cup
Still 9th Overall

Detroit
80.0> 81.3 points (+1.3)
8> 7% playoffs
Still 26th Overall

San Jose
64.7> 65.9 points (+1.2)
0> 0.1% playoffs (lol)
Still 32nd Overall

Clearly, we're going to go 82-0.

 

[MadDevil]

He's so back. Between these 2 games and the preseason game he got into they were more impressive that all of last season.

He's gotta prove that dickhead Fitz made a mistake sandbagging him last year.

 

[JK3]

We probably know this but here’s the roster.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843426089160548412

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843433675943456929

 

[Bad Goalie]

What's with Zboril and Welinski?

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

What's with Zboril and Welinski?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843439009504391415

 

[Bad Goalie]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843439009504391415

Thanx, that leaves them in limbo.

Apparently Fitz doesn't see a need for either one of them in Utica when the roster there is craving a competent D-man. Vilen out until the end of the month and Hatakka eating space for the Devils by being injured.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Thanx, that leaves them in limbo.

Apparently Fitz doesn't see a need for either one of them in Utica when the roster there is craving a competent D-man. Vilen out until the end of the month and Hatakka eating space for the Devils by being injured.

They're probably looking to sign with a team where they wouldn't be 12th+ in the defensive depth chart.

There's probably a near a zero probability that they ever get considered for a callup here.