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

[Devs3cups]

 

[Emperoreddy]

So Casey's issue with a fully healthy lineup is that Luke probably takes his PP time and then he is now only getting ES minutes.

They aren't going to sit one of their left handed PKers over him.

So then it becomes whether you sit Nemec and do you put Casey on the PK? Dougie? Or just make Pesce play an absurd amount?

Now if he somehow just takes PP2 and runs with it that they somehow can't put Luke back in that spot (or run two D) the calculus changes

 

[MasterofGrond]

I simply refuse to believe the D will be fully healthy for most of the year. It’ll work itself out.

 

[None Shall Pass]

It really isn't the worst thing in the world to have Casey or Nemec marinating in the AHL waiting for the next injury. In fact, that's a competitive advantage.

 

[Emperoreddy]

They definitely might take extra time with Luke, give him extra practices since he didn't have a camp before returning. Can afford to not rush him with Casey doing this.

Honestly same with Pesce. Maybe they hold him out another game or two to get some practices in with the squad.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

if they are going to run the 4 big guns + Hamilton on PP1, Casey and Luke should play together on PP2

with Noesen, Mercer, and Haula I guess

 

[Comparison Ford]

do you guys think there’s a world where we go Casey-Luke for second PP?

 

[Lou is God]

It really isn't the worst thing in the world to have Casey or Nemec marinating in the AHL waiting for the next injury. In fact, that's a competitive advantage.

You can't send Nemec back to the AHL unless he's playing like crap.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Luke isn't going to be back for another month at minimum. I am sure by then there will be more injuries, etc.

Its a good problem to have, but lets see how things look at that point

I am also not against sitting someone like Bastian and running 7D (not every night, but sometimes)

 

[Andre Palot]

So that's gotta be the best D corps in the league?

Right?

 

[bigd]

You can't send Nemec back to the AHL unless he's playing like crap.

So far, he has been.

 

[Eggtimers]

So far, he has been.

I didn’t get a chance to watch much of the preseason . What is he struggling with ? Offensive side of the game or D ? And what specifically ? Timing ? Skating ? Decision making ?

So that's gotta be the best D corps in the league?

Right?

In a year or two it could / should very well be . Hopefully Dougie doesn’t start falling off too much by the time Luke Nemec Casey hit their stride . But we also have yet to see what Silayev can do.
I think we will have a very good combination of Offensive guys that can out up pints and generate O from the back end plus good defensively sound guys that can all skate well.

 

[Billdo]

You mean THIS?

That'd be the one.

 

[MachoDiablo]