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

[Maine Fan]

I just don't understand excuses like this.

Sure, they may need some games to start getting points (for Luke, not expecting that from Pesce). They don't need a few games to actually look like a hockey player. Just some weird thinking.

If they need a few games to start caring, to not look like a pewee player handling the puck, and to remember what defense is...we've got far bigger problems

I disagree with you. They need to get some mileage in actual games. That is all that was said. History of NHL hockey has shown this to be true. I truly don't know where you are coming from.

 

[Maine Fan]

Yes, there are very few cases (even though it's happened) where a player comes back from an injury and immediately puts up points. I'd argue though the majority of players are able to come back and play a smart, simple game. I'm not taking this injury as an excuse for bad play

Please stop while you are where you are. Don't add more ....to this. Thanks

 

[Richer's Ghost]

 

[Nocashstyle]

I think my words to sum up this team so far:

They haven’t lacked effort, but they’ve lacked compete

 

[My3Sons]

I think my words to sum up this team so far:

They haven’t lacked effort, but they’ve lacked compete

Each game send out 18 sociopaths and by mid season they'd be the best team in the league since the star players on the other teams would all be dead.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Each game send out 18 sociopaths and by mid season they'd be the best team in the league since the star players on the other teams would all be dead.

Haha well, not exactly what I’m saying, but that works too.

They’re just getting out-gamed right now

 

[My3Sons]

Haha well, not exactly what I’m saying, but that works too.

They’re just getting out-gamed right now

They added Dillon, Kovacevic, Cotter, and returned a healthy Bastian and not one of them did anything after Bratt got hit high. This after Hamilton tried to castrate Tkachuck. I was disappointed. If you want to win you brain guys because there is either no punishment or coincidental minors when one guy gets carted off in a casket. What's the point of all that "physicality" if they will only use it when it's convenient?

 

[Billdo]

I think the bigger problem is the Dillon-Dougie pairing as a whole. I don't expect them to be together for much longer because they've had more bad showings than good.

Let's go crazy and go Hughes-Hamilton, , Dillon, Pesce, Siegenthaler-Kovacevic

 

[My3Sons]

Let's go crazy and go Hughes-Hamilton, , Dillon, Pesce, Siegenthaler-Kovacevic

Not enough Lovejoy.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Let's go crazy and go Hughes-Hamilton, , Dillon, Pesce, Siegenthaler-Kovacevic

2 pairs and 2 single D men? That would be interesting.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

The league is so damn competitive that not every game will be one where the team cruises to victory but there needs to be games like that here and there sprinkled into the season. Kind of like the Utah game. Detroit squeaked a 1 to 0 road win over the Islanders where they were out shot like 30 to 11. The Devils need to make a statement win on the road tmrw night.