GDT: Devils vs. Penguins - 7:00 PM - MSG+

[MadDevil]

Zajac looks like such a dweeb in the helmet. Man I love him.

He always looks like a dweeb. It's all part of his lovable charm.

 

[Emperoreddy]

We have won 6 road games. Two of those wins are against Pitt.

 

[Bleedred]

One of the Sharks writers said they have interest in Boyle, Johansson, and Kinkaid.

I doubt Kinkaid has much value, but the Sharks make a ton of sense. Jones is struggling mightily this season and Kinkaid had a hell of a run last year for the Devils looking very clutch.

You really aren't going to fix your goaltending position at this point in the season. A pending UFA in Kinkaid might be a worthy gamble and you just cross your fingers and hope he gets hot at some point in the playoffs to win a series if Jones struggles.

I don't see it costing more than like a third. For the Devils, it's an extra asset. For the Sharks, it's cheap assurance.

More games like tonight will definitely help.

That was Kevin Kurz, but he was mostly just speculating. If you really want confirmation though, the real Kevin Kurz has an account here and you could always ask him personally though!

Jones started out rough and I didn't think he played as poor as his save percentage, but lately he's gotten worse. I was noticing more weak goals scored on him while he was actually playing better on paper. Then he got stomped by Tampa and I thought he could have had maybe one of the six goals he allowed, but then he allowed a couple weak ones against both Florida and Washington and he's been worse than a .900% this year and for most of it, except for a brief stretch for much of this month, right before that Tampa game.

I don't know they'd have interest in Kinkaid. Dell has poor numbers too, but hasn't looked horrific on the eye test. I think Dell's crappy this season this year is also regression to the mean, as he was like a .930% goaltender for his first 25-30 games in the league as a 27-28 year old backup. He's not as bad as he's been this year and is certainly not as good as he was his first 1.5 years in the league.

I'd seriously like to unload Johansson sooner than later, for fear of one of his cold streaks happening and the value going down. He did get a point tonight, so that's now 2 in his last 8 games, 2 game point streak now.

 

[Oneiro]

When Stone Hands isn't on this team, it will be a sad day. For sentimental reasons, I hope he stays with NJ for the rest of his career as a 4C.

That guy may actually be the most prototypical Devil in team history.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Good to hear Hynes thinks Sami is good to go, that looked painful.

 

[JimEIV]

PZ, solid tonight.

Bratt, not so good tonight.

Be nice to get both going.

I thought Nico was just as bad if not worse than Bratt...more worse than not.

 

[NJDevs26]

We have won 6 road games. Two of those wins are against Pitt.

Is that even a road game anymore? It's almost embarassing how we dominate this good team and are such **** against everyone else.

 

[oxman44]

hmmm... Palms and Zacha both score on the PP off one timers from their off-wing circle....Imagine that concept!

 

[My3Sons]

Only a couple?

Oh, we're talking Kinkaid. I thought we were talking about Lovejoy.

Lovejoy has earned the opportunity to explore UFA status. I’m sure Ray will try to extend him once he season ends.

 

[Lou is God]

Just watched Boyle's SHG again and that one-handed pass by Zacha is something you'd see Eric Lindos pull off in his prime. Kid can be a bull on skates when he wants to be.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

How great would it be to have that version of Pavs every night?

 

[Scooooooooooooot]

I thought Nico was just as bad if not worse than Bratt...more worse than not.

This sentence is incorrect in so many ways.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Just watched Boyle's SHG again and that one-handed pass by Zacha is something you'd see Eric Lindos pull off in his prime. Kid can be a bull skates when he wants to be.

What made it even better was he did that to Malkin of all people. That's not an easy guy to hold off by any means.

 

[Devils Dominion]

I thought Nico was just as bad if not worse than Bratt...more worse than not.

Yeah Nico has been a non factor for a while
He looked very slow last night too

 

[Scooooooooooooot]

Yeah Nico has been a non factor for a while
He looked very slow last night too

This can't be a real statement I thought he looked fast haha

 

[SeidoN]

When Stone Hands isn't on this team, it will be a sad day. For sentimental reasons, I hope he stays with NJ for the rest of his career as a 4C.

That guy may actually be the most prototypical Devil in team history.

Zajac is one of my favourite players, mostly because he has a big connection with how I became a Devils fan

 

[JimEIV]

Just watched Boyle's SHG again and that one-handed pass by Zacha is something you'd see Eric Lindos pull off in his prime. Kid can be a bull skates when he wants to be.

And that was Malkin he brushed aside like he wasn't even there. Malkin is a bull himself.

 

[NJDevils17]

I wish Zacha wouldn’t do stuff like that so I don’t get my hopes up for when he floats 90% of the time.

 

[JimEIV]

Yeah Nico has been a non factor for a while
He looked very slow last night too

More than non-factor he was out of position on the PP goal very badly and it was him and Johansson the went to the point man on another play...now this system is wacky to figure out on individual plays but when I see a Center and a Winger trying to cover the same Dman the center usually messed up...the points are traditionally the wingers responsibilities....but who the hell knows who is supposed to do what in this shit show. Edit: .And Johansson was putrid all night.

 

[Nubmer6]

More than non-factor he was out of position on the PP goal very badly and it was him and Johansson the went to the point man on another play...now this system is wacky to figure out on individual plays but when I see a Center and a Winger trying to cover the same Dman the center usually messed up...the points are traditionally the wingers responsibilities....but who the hell knows who is supposed to do what in this **** show.

Our system seems to be double teaming a random player while leaving a player in prime scoring position open, so Nico played it perfectly.

 

[OmNomNom]

Nico has earned a bad game. It happens to everyone

 

[JimEIV]

Nico has earned a bad game. It happens to everyone

I am having a tendency to blame Hynes for defensive lapses more than individual players....

It just seems to me that they are being asked to juggle knifes while reading War and Peace.

 

[Devils Dominion]

More than non-factor he was out of position on the PP goal very badly and it was him and Johansson the went to the point man on another play...now this system is wacky to figure out on individual plays but when I see a Center and a Winger trying to cover the same Dman the center usually messed up...the points are traditionally the wingers responsibilities....but who the hell knows who is supposed to do what in this **** show. Edit: .And Johansson was putrid all night.

That line was awful all game.
Palms was terrible too aside from his snipe.

 

[Devils Dominion]

This can't be a real statement I thought he looked fast haha

Maybe you imagined him looking fast, it wasn't real?

 

[Scooooooooooooot]

Maybe you imagined him looking fast, it wasn't real?

I'm Ron Burgundy?