GDT: Devils vs. Hurricanes - 7:00 PM MSG+2

[Emperoreddy]

Here's the real question..

Is Hall-Zajac-Palmieri a legitimate top line going forward?

They have been playing like one for a few weeks.

Ideally I think we want this line broken up to spread the offense around and give Hall someone who compliments him better.

 

[Cult of Hynes]

Here's the real question..

Is Hall-Zajac-Palmieri a legitimate top line going forward?

Maybe for a few years.

 

[Bleedred]

Eh, he hasn't been that bad. And that PK you were ******** on him for last game wasn't really his fault. The PK as a whole is utter trash. So 4th liners are going to look even worse on a horribly structured PK.

Just last game? He was awful on the PK for at least 3 games before that, it wasn't just last game.

Just because the PK isn't getting scored on, doesn't mean he isn't still a liability. Lovejoy has been on the PK all year and continues to be a liability, yet I don't even think our PK is in the bottom 10.

 

[DerekDevils30]

"Sounds like an Italian law firm"

I actually don't mind the Canes crew.

Forslund had a funny moment earlier yelling at the team to give the puck to the Devils for the 5-on-3.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Joe Blandisi is good at hockey. Guy makes plays all over the ice.

He is playing very well

 

[Bleedred]

Here's the real question..

Is Hall-Zajac-Palmieri a legitimate top line going forward?

Hopefully not for long, if only because I think Zajac could drop off in a little while.

He's still doing great this year and I don't expect him to drop off too much next year.

 

[Tundra]

He can't buy a goal.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Man that faked out half the crowd and Zajac

 

[MadDevil]

Poor Sevs

 

[Cult of Hynes]

Just last game? He was awful on the PK for at least 3 games before that, it wasn't just last game.

Just because the PK isn't getting scored on, doesn't mean he isn't still a liability. Lovejoy has been on the PK all year and continues to be a liability, yet I don't even think our PK is in the bottom 10.

The PK as a whole is structured horribly. It's entirely way too passive and gives the other team entirely way too much time to set up. Plus they collapse into the middle which clearly won't help with screening the goalie. I'd rather see how Coleman does under a team with out a garbage staff and garbage PK set ups.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Severson at his best on that sequence. Still love the kid and think he's going to be a gem.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

That was a sexy give and go. Dominant finish to the period.

 

[MadDevil]

I love Merrill burying that Cane in the Devils net.

 

[Zippy316]

I feel pretty confident at this point that Blandisi is going to be a bottom-six forward at the least.

Not sold on anything more than that so far but I think he's going to be a solid piece.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I love Merrill burying that Cane in the Devils net.

Woke the team up. We took control after that.

 

[Emperoreddy]

That was a sexy give and go. Dominant finish to the period.

Looked great. Severson has no luck right now, but that was an excellent sequence. Should be 2-1

 

[Zippy316]

The PK as a whole is structured horribly. It's entirely way too passive and gives the other team entirely way too much time to set up. Plus they collapse into the middle which clearly won't help with screening the goalie. I'd rather see how Coleman does under a team with out a garbage staff and garbage PK set ups.

Coleman and Pietila have both been way too passive at 5-on-5 and on the PK. They could be in the offensive zone and instead of continuing to pressure the puck, you see one or both start to retreat to a defensive position.

The PK is set up to keep players to the outside and pressure at the right times. You see Zajac/Henrique execute it beautifully. They know when to commit to players and when to just let them play around with the puck. Palmieri plays pretty well on the PK too. The rest of our forwards look poor though.

 

[Cult of Hynes]

Coleman and Pietila have both been way too passive at 5-on-5 and on the PK. They could be in the offensive zone and instead of continuing to pressure the puck, you see one or both start to retreat to a defensive position.

The PK is set up to keep players to the outside and pressure at the right times. You see Zajac/Henrique execute it beautifully. They know when to commit to players and when to just let them play around with the puck. Palmieri plays pretty well on the PK too. The rest of our forwards look poor though.

it's a horrible strategy that should have been dumped months ago when it kept being executed horribly.

 

[Zippy316]

it's a horrible strategy that should have been dumped months ago when it kept being executed horribly.

Again. Zajac/Henrique with Greene-Lovejoy has worked very well on the PK. The problem always seems to stem when we start putting other players out there.

I disagree on the strategy part. Biggest threat to getting scored on is by players moving it quickly through the middle of the ice or getting chances from the middle of the ice. Devils are limiting both this way.

The problem is the Devils haven't been pressuring well enough at the right times. I'd also prefer them to be a lot more aggressive in the neutral zone, we're way too passive there.

 

[MadDevil]

Way to kill that shift Wood.

 

[Bleedred]

There's a couple of weird lines here, due to the 7D thing.

 

[SKNJD9]

Hall's motor is unbelievable. In such a meaningless game... I can't wait to see how he plays once we get back to the post-season.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Wood has a tremendous motor but he needs an oil change

 

[Bleedred]

Pietila is fast but his finish sucks.

 

[tr83]

Jeebus, Pietila blew by Hanifin