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

[TheUnseenHand]

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Rather one great line and 3 meh than 2 mediocre and 2 meh ya know?

 

[JimEIV]

Goaltending is far less of a problem than poor team defense ... Zero forward support and terrible defensive lapses regularly

On a side note: You all thought I was nuts when I told you Nemec would be out of the lineup this season too. @SteveCangialosi123 said it would never happen.

I honestly think most people can't see poor or good defense...and if they can't validate either with a matrix it doesn't exists in their view

 

[kanucks25]

Apologies for the degenerate fantasy question but do you guys think Dougie's spot on the top PP is safe or does Luke have a chance to replace him?

I have both on my team right now and probably need to drop one lol.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Goaltending is far less of a problem than poor team defense ... Zero forward support and terrible defensive lapses regularly

On a side note: You all thought I was nuts when I told you Nemec would be out of the lineup this season too. @SteveCangialosi123 said it would never happen.

I honestly think most people can't see poor or good defense...and if they can't validate either with a matrix it doesn't exists in their view

My bad, everyone could’ve seen Kovy being the best defenseman on the team and Nemec suffering a significant offseason injury that has clearly hampered him and caused him to play significantly worse than last season.

 

[Deviled]

Nemec needs to either be sent down or played nightly; this is not good for his development

A week isnt the end of the world but we are as healthy as we likely will be all season. If he hasn't gone down yet, when will he?

A 20 year old should be playing

 

[My3Sons]

Goaltending is far less of a problem than poor team defense ... Zero forward support and terrible defensive lapses regularly

On a side note: You all thought I was nuts when I told you Nemec would be out of the lineup this season too. @SteveCangialosi123 said it would never happen.

I honestly think most people can't see poor or good defense...and if they can't validate either with a matrix it doesn't exists in their view

You crawl around in the woods with a bow and arrow and need a microscope to make artificial bugs but sure it’s because of Nemec we think you are nuts.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Goaltending is far less of a problem than poor team defense ... Zero forward support and terrible defensive lapses regularly

On a side note: You all thought I was nuts when I told you Nemec would be out of the lineup this season too. @SteveCangialosi123 said it would never happen.

I honestly think most people can't see poor or good defense...and if they can't validate either with a matrix it doesn't exists in their view

you're right about that one. Pot meet kettle.

the team defense overall this year has been BETTER than it was last year. Easily.

 

[TrufleShufle]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850721238164844722

 

[RSeen]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850721238164844722

Time to call up Foote? I think he can play C?

Nemec needs to either be sent down or played nightly; this is not good for his development

A week isnt the end of the world but we are as healthy as we likely will be all season. If he hasn't gone down yet, when will he?

A 20 year old should be playing

I tend to agree. Not sure he is going to beat out Kovacevic any time soon.

 

[None Shall Pass]

Could go 11-7 for the time being; give Nemec some reps and double shift the top-3 centers

 

[My3Sons]

Time to call up Foote? I think he can play C?


I tend to agree. Not sure he is going to beat out Kovacevic any time soon.

I’m skeptical anyone on Utica can fill an NHL center role

 

[Guttersniped]

He should be fired for that tie.

 

[R8Devs]

Nemec needs to either be sent down or played nightly; this is not good for his development

A week isnt the end of the world but we are as healthy as we likely will be all season. If he hasn't gone down yet, when will he?

A 20 year old should be playing

I think they have even more incentive to go 11-7 now with Lazar out, nothing really there in the AHL center wise - might as well double shift someone with Bastian and Tatar.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

the problem is that they're going out west for a week so they have to at least bring 1 forward from Utica

 

[JK3]

It’s going to be Willman or Bowers.