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

[My3Sons]

Who would you have gotten for under 2 mill?

A house in the French countryside

 

[njdevils1982]

OMG its shit like this I don't like! do they think they can have fun and play games when they have a job to win ACTUAL games! Sure if we had a good record I could understand but were just treading water!

'rumor: laine to jersey'

-weekes forehead

 

[NjDevsRR]

4th line I agree, trouble there. But I feel like the 3rd line has been absolutely fine to even good. Haula and Noesen had great starts to the season IMO.

 

[Comparison Ford]

4th line I agree, trouble there. But I feel like the 3rd line has been absolutely fine to even good. Haula and Noesen had great starts to the season IMO.

tatar really did nothing. well need to upgrade on LW at some point this season if we wanna do real damage.

Meier-Hischier-Mercer
Cotter/Trade-Hughes-Bratt
Cotter/Trade-Haula-Noesen
Palat-Lazar-Bastian
Tatar

 

[Oneiro]

Tatar's spot is naturally where they'll look to upgrade anyway, whether it's via Gritsyuk or a deadline trade. Fitz's offseason was all about contingencies and insurance and probably his deadline will be too. I don't think he's going to cross his fingers on Tatar putting it together in the post-season.

I don't think he's been bad, but he does seem less sharp. You could probably do something there. I could see Gourde or Tanev being a target if SEA is out of it.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Ya the defense and goaltending should be set for the season barring any major injuries. If there’s any spots/players that could use an upgrade it’s Tatar and Bastian. I’d be happy be with a middle 6 Cotter type player who brings a little speed and grit and Gritsyuk. Wouldn’t count on Gritsyuk but I don’t think we need to go crazy if we can add one solid player.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Yo, Habs fan here. I took Hamilton in my pool, he hasn't produced squat in 6 games. Does he look good, or is he done? Should I drop him?

He looks the same as he always has. Unspectacular but makes simple plays and throws the puck to the net a lot. Nothing’s going in like it usually does but I’d imagine a few start going in sooner or later.

 

[NjDevsRR]

5 wins out of 7, with 5 away games, little practice and rest and a new coach

We will all take that

 

[Deviled]

'When asked about Paul Cotter, Sheldon Keefe mostly spoke on the tenacity and style of player he was getting. Specifically, he described the aura with which Cotter showed when stepping through the door for the first time to attend training camp

"I didnt realize a guy could have a pair that incredibly large; and ive got a few sets of Chinese Baoding balls at home" Keefe said

The footage of Paul Cotter walking into Devils' facilities for the first time over the offseason, from the new docu-series, was finally released'

(Im sorry.. I had way too much fun lmfao)

 

[bigd]

No one would have ever bet that Cotter would be our leading scorer 7 games in. Hopefully he keeps up this pace. So far, he's been the steal of the off season.

 

[AfroThunder396]

No one would have ever bet that Cotter would be our leading scorer 7 games in. Hopefully he keeps up this pace. So far, he's been the steal of the off season.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

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Paul Cotter 20 hits. Alex Holtz 0.

 

[HersheyBob27]

Paul Cotter 20 hits. Alex Holtz 0.

We are gonna miss all the experts who cried that holtz needed to play more. It was entertaining

 

[Lou is God]

We are gonna miss all the experts who cried that holtz needed to play more. It was entertaining

He did need to play more, how else are you going to find out if he's a fit or not?

And no one cried. If you examples of such posts can we see them?

 

[HersheyBob27]

He did need to play more, how else are you going to find out if he's a fit or not?

And no one cried. If you examples of such posts can we see them?

Cmon that was the theme last year ‘ lindy needs to play holtz more’

 

[Lou is God]

Cmon that was the theme last year ‘ lindy needs to play holtz more’

And...??

 

[HersheyBob27]

And...??

He had a million chances and it was clear he just didn’t get it

 

[Lou is God]

He had a million chances and it was clear he just didn’t get it

And the only way to find that out was to play him.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Two things can be true.

 

[TrufleShufle]

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Someone needs to photoshop "Pair size" over "Off. Zone time" and extend the line way out past the circle for Cotter.

 

[HersheyBob27]

Not really. You see him in practice, you see him in the room, you observe the attitude and work habits and combined with the play you make a decision. You hang on too long you get nothing in return. It worked out well we got something decent back

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I hope Cotter doesn't turn into a pumpkin. I think we might be getting a bit too high on him. I like him a lot. He's ideal in the bottom 6. But it looks clear to me that he is not a top 6 forward.

 

[longislanddevil]

I’m absolutely thrilled to eat crow. Cotter is a STUD!!

As others have said, we could use another top 6 winger but I believe Gritsyuk can be that guy. It’ll be interesting to see what Fitz does down the line.

 

[Lou is God]

Not really. You see him in practice, you see him in the room, you observe the attitude and work habits and combined with the play you make a decision. You hang on too long you get nothing in return. It worked out well we got something decent back

You should call Fitz and set him straight since you clearly know better.

 

[Devils731]

I hope Cotter doesn't turn into a pumpkin. I think we might be getting a bit too high on him. I like him a lot. He's ideal in the bottom 6. But it looks clear to me that he is not a top 6 forward.

I thought he wasn’t a bad fit with Hughes and Bratt last night. So he may not be a top 6 forward as a feature guy but he may be able to play there as a complimentary guy; I’m still hoping for a Randy McKay level guy.

Cotter went to good spots on the ice to support the other two, imo. I haven’t done a video session review or anything though so maybe a few plays stood out in my mind that aren’t indicative of the overall night.

What I liked was that the line had 2 guys looking to create plays and one guy looking to support the play. The top heavy first line had 3 guys looking to make plays and it was too much.