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

[Bad Goalie]

HockeyDB.

It would have to be from today as he played both Friday and Saturday. He was recalled and re assigned the same day in a paper game a couple days ago along with others for NJ financial reasons.
I just checked AHL.com and HockeyDB and he doesn't appear in either transaction yesterday or today. Maybe a mistake somewhere that's already been corrected. Nothing mentioned in Utica either.

I'm pretty confident that Simon is still in Utica with the Comets today.

 

[BurntToast]

I said this in the GDT but Allen’s setups are super sexy.

The masks are simple but they are recognizable and clean. I thought the home mask was great but he out did himself with the away mask.

Contrast: I love the idea of Markstrom’s mask but it doesn’t translate at a distance. I prefer his Devil Skull mask but he wore it once? (Probably a loss, to be fare)

Ironically, minus one game, I feel like Allen has also outplayed Markstrom (who isn’t playing bad). Allen was also the best goalie last season.

 

[Bleedred]

I said this in the GDT but Allen’s setups are super sexy.

The masks are simple but they are recognizable and clean. I thought the home mask was great but he out did himself with the away mask.

Contrast: I love the idea of Markstrom’s mask but it doesn’t translate at a distance. I prefer his Devil Skull mask but he wore it once? (Probably a loss, to be fare)

Ironically, minus one game, I feel like Allen has also outplayed Markstrom (who isn’t playing bad). Allen was also the best goalie last season.

It was actually Kahkonen who was the best goalie last season. Did you not see all 4 of his games?

 

[Guttersniped]

It was actually Kahkonen who was the best goalie last season. Did you not see all 4 of his games?

And we let him slip through our fingers.

As did the Avalanche, who dumped him back on waivers after picking him up in Oct.

As are the Jets, who are using Comrie as their back-up while Kahkonen is in the AHL.

Just stunning how every NHL organization is dumber than one very indignant HFBoards poster.

 

[Better Call Sal]

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Wow, Palat’s baby was in the hospital for 7 weeks. Luckily she’s now well enough to go home.

 

[TheBeerNerd]

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Wow, Palat’s baby was in the hospital for 7 weeks. Luckily she’s now well enough to go home.

Well shit, that absence in the second Prague game makes a lot of sense.

 

[Bleedred]

Well shit, that absence in the second Prague game makes a lot of sense.

That was just for the birth, as I believe she was being born that day or his wife was in labor so he rushed home?

That's very rough that she was in there for 7 weeks, but I'm glad she's out now.

Maybe that would explain his poor start so far? That must be extremely stressful and hockey or work can't mean too much with that in the back of your mind all the time.

Hopefully that's all behind them now and she's healthy.

 

[Lou Bloom]

I've always been a big Nazar fan and he's killing the AHL. If the Sharks grab one of Hagens or Misa I could see Smith being an option.

I'm a fan of Nazar but if Chicago was interested Oliver Moore would be the player I'd want back. Elite Skating, Two Way center, had him as a top 10 pick in 2023, still don't know how he fell to 19th.

 

[Goptor]

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Wow, Palat’s baby was in the hospital for 7 weeks. Luckily she’s now well enough to go home.

Palat fully committed to NJ. He even added sponsors to his baby pictures.

 

[devilsblood]

Maybe that would explain his poor start so far? That must be extremely stressful and hockey or work can't mean too much with that in the back of your mind all the time.

Hopefully that's all behind them now and she's healthy.

Would very much make sense.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Wow, that is terrifying to have a baby spend any time in the NICU at all, let alone 7 weeks. Glad that all seems well and they’re able to bring their baby girl home.