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

[britdevil]

I think Nemec goes down too. Siegenthaler-Hamilton, Hughes-Pesce, Dillon-Kovacevic allows for them to develop more on Utica.

I'm not sure they'd be in a rush to break up Siegs-Kov...

I'd do the unthinkable and go Hughes - Hamilton. Chaos mode.

 

[Triumph]

Cause that's what we do here?

Yes, I know that speculation is part of this message board. The point is that it's not anything interesting to speculate about at all, Jack Hughes averages more than a shot a game more than Jesper Bratt over the last 3 seasons. It's like asking who's going to have more shots, Ovechkin or Backstrom?

 

[MartyOwns]

Yes, I know that speculation is part of this message board. The point is that it's not anything interesting to speculate about at all, Jack Hughes averages more than a shot a game more than Jesper Bratt over the last 3 seasons. It's like asking who's going to have more shots, Ovechkin or Backstrom?

i've thought about this a lot, and i'm going with ovechkin

 

[devilsblood]

Yes, I know that speculation is part of this message board. The point is that it's not anything interesting to speculate about at all, Jack Hughes averages more than a shot a game more than Jesper Bratt over the last 3 seasons. It's like asking who's going to have more shots, Ovechkin or Backstrom?

But this year Hughes is way down.

It's early, small sample yes. But, as I note above, I wonder about the line mate factor. I also wonder about the shoulders.

I'd also say this isn't a Ovie-Backstrom situation as Hughes is not the shooter Ovie is, and he is also more diverse offensively. Hughes has some Backstrom in his game.

 

[Deviled]

Why are you speculating about this? Bratt and Jack have been on the same team for their whole careers. Over the last 3 seasons, Jack has missed 57 games, and Bratt has missed 6. Bratt has 657 shots in 240 games, Jack has 775 in 189. So yeah, I do think Jack might have a higher shot rate than Bratt this season.

I suppose it being a new year with a different coach was why. I wasnt thinking about how obvious it was or wasnt; moreso just talking for the fun of it

Their shot totals are farther apart than I thought. Never really looked and was just assuming. Something I should probably do less of as I grow older

Edit - word choice

 

[devilsblood]

I suppose it being a new year with a different coach was why. I wasnt thinking about how obvious it was or wasnt; moreso just talking for the fun of it

Their shot totals are farther apart than I thought. Never really looked, moreso was just assuming. Something I should probably do less of as I grow older

I see an Oct join date? New to the board, or new handle?

 

[Triumph]

But this year Hughes is way down.

It's early, small sample yes. But, as I note above, I wonder about the line mate factor. I also wonder about the shoulders.

I'd also say this isn't a Ovie-Backstrom situation as Hughes is not the shooter Ovie is, and he is also more diverse offensively. Hughes has some Backstrom in his game.

I don't wonder about any of this at all. Hughes's timing was off for the first 5 games. It won't stay that way all season. Nor will he keep the same linemates all season. Might he be down from 4+ shots a game? Yes.

 

[JK3]

I was kinda hoping for a @Bleedred Travis Green GDT.

 

[Devs3cups]

Looks like Forsberg tonight?

 

[Deviled]

I see an Oct join date? New to the board, or new handle?

Found this website many years ago and its been a part of my life ever since. So new handle...

Wanted to start cleaning up the way I live and change the way I think to be a positive mindset. Figured no better way to do that then have something to keep my mind off of the wrong things, and I love talking sports (even if, as shown above, sometimes its repeating things everyone knows already)

Reddit's layout isnt my cup of tea and I like using it more for reading news. This feels more like an old school forum from my younger days (00s)

So yeah Im not new.. but Id like to think Im coming in a 'new' person than what I was. Hopefully thats okay with everyone but if not I wont push it and Ill accept what Ive lost; even if its loved