Devils Team Discussion (team/player news and notes) ‎2015 offseason IX

[Emperoreddy]

With Hynes, it sounds like there will be opportunity but also accountability for players, which is good.

If the players comments were in interviews, I would love it if the Devils posted those, but they don't seem to have gotten around to it yet. I would also be interested in hearing or reading those comments. Could be insightful.

Ya it seems they already got the introduction to what Hynes wants to implement system wise.

I also like that Hynes seems to be trying to keep separate from what Shero is doing. He and the players want to be this year's flames which is awesome.

Meanwhile Shero is upstairs building for the future without sabotaging them.

 

[MichaelJ]

Another strong interview from Hynes:

Thanks for posting. I'm really starting to love this guy.

 

[MadDevil]

Is that Adam Larsson or The Rock?

EDIT : of course WingMan beats me to it.


Still amazing nonetheless....

IF YA SMEEEEELALLALALALALALALA-OH....WHAT THE LARSSON.....IS.....COOKING!


(even Bleed beat me there. Oh well.)

So does that mean he goes all "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK!" to the coaching staff if he disagrees with them?

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Thanks for posting. I'm really starting to love this guy.

Me too. He communicates well (at least from what I've heard and seen in his interviews) and it sounds like he has a definite direction he wants to take the team in. He emanates a lot more confidence than Pete ever did, so I think that's a good omen.

 

[Bleedred]

I'm a little bummed to realize that Lorito is on an AHL only contract. I'm much higher on him than Paul Thompson. That's for damn sure.

Well at least we know there's no chance in hell that Rod Pelley will be making the team over him, as he's on an AHL only contract as well.

Pelley is the worst non goon forward that ever saw a full time roster spot with us, he had a full time roster spot with us for two full seasons at that. All I remember hearing is how he gives it 130% all the time and is such a character and effort guy. That's what makes him so bad. That him at 130% is worse than most guys at 30% effort.

 

[slammer]

please, can anyone give me a short line-up right now?
with positions they play/can play?

like...

Elias (c/w) - Henrique (c/w) - Tlusly (RW)...

Thanks

 

[njdevsfn95]

Should probably wait to see how Hynes utilizes them first.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

please, can anyone give me a short line-up right now?
with positions they play/can play?

like...

Elias (c/w) - Henrique (c/w) - Tlusly (RW)...

Thanks

no one knows any of this right now my man, they havent even had a practice yet

 

[Better Call Sal]

Anyone going to the open practice taking place tomorrow? I'm debating heading up there, think it'd be cool to check out.

 

[Better Call Sal]

he a fly ass mofo

This is pure gold you're on a roll.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Tyler Kennedy has much better hands than Gionta.


With Lou and Pete gone, is it possible that Kennedy will get a fair shake in camp to make the team over Gio?

 

[liquid1988]

Horray for a new Larrson avatar thanks to this board! Larrson 4 lyfe!

 

[DevHock]

no one knows any of this right now my man, they havent even had a practice yet

@TGfireandice
Cammalleri-Zajac-Tlusty appears to be a line. Merrill-Severson appears to be a D pair.

it begins

 

[Zippy316]

Tyler Kennedy has much better hands than Gionta.


With Lou and Pete gone, is it possible that Kennedy will get a fair shake in camp to make the team over Gio?

Kennedy and Gionta are not interchangeable players....

 

[Zippy316]

That sounds about right.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I'm a little bummed to realize that Lorito is on an AHL only contract. I'm much higher on him than Paul Thompson. That's for damn sure.

Well at least we know there's no chance in hell that Rod Pelley will be making the team over him, as he's on an AHL only contract as well.

Pelley is the worst non goon forward that ever saw a full time roster spot with us, he had a full time roster spot with us for two full seasons at that. All I remember hearing is how he gives it 130% all the time and is such a character and effort guy. That's what makes him so bad. That him at 130% is worse than most guys at 30% effort.

He only played like 10 games for Albany last year. We might have something with him but let him perform over a full season first before we hand out a contract.

 

[Emperoreddy]

it begins

Curious to see how long lines stay together. That could definitely be a opening lineup line there.

 

[R8Devs]

Greene-larsson
Merrill-severson
Moore-gelinas

I think that's we hat the d pairings should be. No one on the team can handle tough minutes like larsson and Greene so they should have that role again. Merrill and severson next pair and then they can protect gelinas and Moore pretty well then.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

I really, really don't like a Gelinas-Moore pairing.

I'd much rather Schlemko be a regular and pick the better of the two.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Greene-larsson
Merrill-severson
Moore-gelinas

I think that's we hat the d pairings should be. No one on the team can handle tough minutes like larsson and Greene so they should have that role again. Merrill and severson next pair and then they can protect gelinas and Moore pretty well then.

Well that is what Hynes is trying today. Guess preseason will determine if that stays opening day.

 

[Emperoreddy]

@TGfireandice: Palmieri beats Schneider just 22 seconds in.

How you start a camp.

 

[OmNomNom]

haha guess appleby is seeing what NHL caliber skills are like. hope he adjusts well!

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

Well that is what Hynes is trying today. Guess preseason will determine if that stays opening day.

Even taking into consideration my above post, I'm going into this with an open mind.

Hynes has earned my trust.

 

[OmNomNom]

from Devils site:

Today, Devils' Executive Vice President/General Manager Ray Shero provided the following update on forward Patrik Elias:

"Patrik has been having an issue with his right knee over the last week. We both feel that it is best to monitor this. He will continue to work off ice with our training staff, and skate on his own prior to joining the team for formal, on-ice, workouts."

efffff

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

Not a big fan of the idea of Gelinas and Moore being together as a pairing except perhaps on the PP, because they seem to have a lot of the same weaknesses. I'd prefer to see Shlemko with Moore and Gelinas, but part of training camp is experimenting with different combinations and seeing what works, so I don't think that it's bad for Gelinas-Moore to be tested now.