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

[Goptor]

It’s not quite as funny when I see all these other names I’ve ever heard of before lol.

I wonder just how many people write in a candidate?

I also had a chuckle at the write in for Hillary Rodhan Clinton (it’s Rodham) and am wondering if that’s an entirely different person and not the former First Lady/senator/presidential candidate.

It really sucks for Jamie Dimon. Should have gotten 2 votes, but Jamie Dimon gets 1 vote and JAMIE DIMON gets 1 vote instead.

 

[Bleedred]

So who will be our big name goalie to pursue this offseason?

Better question: what goalie COACH do we pursue in the offseason?

 

[Bad Goalie]

I'm talking a good young center who can/will play 3rd center on the Devils, but is really a better player then that. Thus allowing us to ice the elusive true top 9.

I also think people need to pump the brakes on Casey. Absolutely he has puck skills, yes he skates well, but he's also very small and in a short stint of very protected minutes posted brutal on ice numbers. Sure he scored some goals but that's not even his game.

I've seen Q Hughes and Fox comparisons, but those guys never got caved like this, and Fox came in playing a normal shift. Quinn played some easy minutes early but posted solid numbers.


He's still a high level player. Currently significantly better then either young guy.

As we all know it's a question of contract.

The 1st 2 seasons of Quinn's career he was carried like a babe in swaddling clothing by Chris Tanev. Yet he still struggled defensively and didn't have great numbers 41 points in year 2 and a minus 24 in only 56 GP. After he settled into his role in year 3 his career has been constantly on the rise to where in '23-24 he was the league's best D-man with 92 points in 82 GP and a +38.

I'd pump the brakes on the extremely early play of Casey. Quinn had 2 seasons in Michigan as did Casey. they both registered 29 Pts as Freshman and Casey had the higher point total in their sophomore years 45-33.
Both made the NCAA (BIG) All Rookie Team. In year 2 they were both named to the NCAA (BIG) First All-Star Team and the NCAA (WEST) First All-American Team among other awards.

Hughes got the jump on him in their 1st pro seasons, but I wouldn't count Casey out moving forward. Also NJ doesn't have a Chris Tanev type defender like Quinn had in Vancouver either.

 

[glenwo2]

So who will be our big name goalie to pursue this offseason?

Mackenzie Blackwood is one of the bigger names in the league.

 

[Goptor]

Only bigger name goalie is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen