Devils will win the President's Trophy

[Skeksis25]

Other than the Newark/Elizabeth/Irvington cluster and the Camden area, the rest of NJ is really nice.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

and apparently, going by their tweets, will not do so quietly.

And their fans if this board is any indication of the entire fan base.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

All I know is I wake up every morning and thank my creator I don’t live in North Carolina.

There are great places to live in each state. Trying to generalize either based on stereotypes is beyond foolish.

Source: I am from NJ and now live in NC.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

There are great places to live in each state. Trying to generalize either based on stereotypes is beyond foolish.

Source: I am from NJ and now live in NC.

No way, this is a thread for absolutes and we all need to pick a side. Fence sitter!

I’m staying above the Mason-Dixon and may no one ever catch me in that horrible place as long as I live.

 

[NextGoalIsHuge]

They really do look good on paper, that's for sure!
I'm fascinated by the Hughes brothers, so I'll be tuning in as often as possible.

It takes a healthy roster and a degree of puck-luck to put in a a dominant season, but they have pieces in place.

Also, they look primed to enjoy many years of success, given the payroll structure and length of the bargain deals.

 

[Voight]

How can you not think it? They're on pace for 164 points to the roar of 93,000 screaming Devilsmaniacs in the Prudential Centerdome brother.

93,173* brother

 

[Czechboy]

Agree with others.. awesome roster but need some good bounces and to stay healthy.

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

They should be an absolute wagon but J. hughes is 150 pounds soaking wet and is fragile ass glass. If Hughes can stay healthy they will be awesome.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

they should be a top team in the east this year. Goaltending and the blue line are big reasons why.

 

[johnnybbadd]

The betting sites have them #2 for winning the cup and its not like they have such a large fanbase to pour money on them so yes lots of people think that they are in for a big year.

 

[njdevil26]

First things first the Jersey bashing has got to stop. It's just the cool annoying thing to say when you don't know anything about the state.

Yeah, some areas stink. Camden, Trenton, Atlantic City, Newark, Paterson.

But that's a small list when talking about some of the nicest suburban areas in the country like Alpine, Franklin Lakes, Short Hills/Millburn, Summit, Westfield/Cranford, Princeton, Red Bank, Rumson/Fair Haven, Basking Ridge, Mendham, Harding, Morristown, and on and on and on and on. NJ also has some of the best private schools in the country.

Start looking at stats as far as income, education, health care, quality of life, and more and NJ is up in the top for every single thing.



As far as the team, on paper yes I agree they should have a shot at the Presidents Trophy and playoff success, however a lot has to go right.

Jack Hughes is still small and somewhat injury prone. He needed to add 5-10 pounds and some muscle but I'm not sure he was able to since he was recovering from surgery. Luke Hughes needs to get healthy. Bratt and Hischier need to keep improving and not take steps back. Second half Timo needs to be full season Timo. Markstrom and Allen have to stay on top of their game and HEALTHY because the moment goalies start going down this team will crumble.

I'm very excited about this team... but I remember last year a lot of people picked the Devils as division winners, conference winners, even cup winners in some cases and we all know how that went. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong.

Yes Tom Fitzgerald did an amazing job addressing every need this team had...

All we can say at this point is "WE SHALL SEE"

The betting sites have them #2 for winning the cup and its not like they have such a large fanbase to pour money on them so yes lots of people think that they are in for a big year.

Maybe as far as sheer numbers of course the size of the fanbase is in the middle of the league... however Devils fans travel real well and when they are good you will see pretty large contingents in all away buildings... and if the hype translates to regular season success, I can guarantee and I would put money on the Devils starting to sell out every game from late November through the season. When it was obvious they were for real in 2022-2023 every game started selling out and it was $150 just to get in the building by April.

 

[Scorcho]

I promise you we aren't all like this

 

[Xirik]

They should be an absolute wagon but J. hughes is 150 pounds soaking wet and is fragile ass glass. If Hughes can stay healthy they will be awesome.

What is "Ass glass" and what is it used for?

 

[TheBeerNerd]

Boy, I should hope not. Nobody wants that thing.

 

[Deviled]

Id be shocked if they make the playoffs tbh

the cup belongs to edmonton either way

Thanks for the laughs

Right, also pigs fly.

They'd be incredibly lucky to make the playoffs.

Ah another one of these threads, i remember the one last year too, that turned out well.

It will be a miracle if they are top5

one major issue, the head coach is Sheldon Keefe.

Pesce isn’t that good

President team winner. Make the playoffs then try talking.

Not gonna happen

IMO I think they will be battling just to get into the playoffs

Not even close. Extremely overrated.

No...biggest pretenders in the league yet again.

Most overrated team in the league going into this season.

Should be a playoff team because the Metro is a joke. But not contenders.

Not a good look for these quotes already.... LoL

 

[GordonGraham]

Not a good look for these quotes already.... LoL

Only reason they are top 5 is cause they played the most game in the league

 

[MVP Zacha]

Only reason they are top 5 is cause they played the most game in the league

Points percentage they are still 6th. But I do agree this thread was absolutely dumb to make.

 

[Breakers]

Not a good look for these quotes already.... LoL

What was my comment? Go ahead and look

I’m actually feeling pretty good
Peace’s underlying numbers are franking terrible so far relatively
his above replacement numbers are brutal

Kovacevic looks like a home run and a screw up by Montreal, as he is stabilizing seigenthaler as a pairing. Hamilton and Dillon look solid.

 

[Xirik]

What was my comment? Go ahead and look

I’m actually feeling pretty good
Peace’s underlying numbers are franking terrible so far relatively
his above replacement numbers are brutal

Kovacevic looks like a home run and a screw up by Montreal, as he is stabilizing seigenthaler as a pairing. Hamilton and Dillon look solid.

Pesce? really?

He's been great so far and everyone is singing his praises on the Devils board.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Not a good look for these quotes already.... LoL

Season is far from over… NJ is a fun team to watch but still only 7 points separate them and wild card Rangers team and NJ has played 4 more games.

I would love to see NJ excel but I still am standing by my prediction of them fighting for a playoff spot by end of season

 

[John Pedro]

Only reason they are top 5 is cause they played the most game in the league

that also means they've had the less amount of rest/training which is huge giving the new coach and new players

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

What was my comment? Go ahead and look

I’m actually feeling pretty good
Peace’s underlying numbers are franking terrible so far relatively
his above replacement numbers are brutal

Kovacevic looks like a home run and a screw up by Montreal, as he is stabilizing seigenthaler as a pairing. Hamilton and Dillon look solid.

Pesce has been awesome. He has a 60% expected goal share over his last 5, really “terrible”. Perfect fit for Luke Hughes, who has turned into a sensational defensive player in year 2. They’ve just had no puck luck. Will turn very shortly.

 

[Breakers]

Pesce has been awesome. He has a 60% expected goal share over his last 5, really “terrible”. Perfect fit for Luke Hughes, who has turned into a sensational defensive player in year 2. They’ve just had no puck luck. Will turn very shortly.

He has the worst above replacement numbers of any develops defenceman
His expected results for the same are 2nd worst to nemec

So my comment is still fine with me. Pesce isn’t that good in my opinion

Some gotcha comment on here doesn’t change that

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

He has the worst above replacement numbers of any develops defenceman
His expected results for the same are 2nd worst to nemec

So my comment is still fine with me. Pesce isn’t that good in my opinion

Some gotcha comment on here doesn’t change that

So let’s just ignore the evidence of his excellent play of late. And 3.6% of shots are going in for the Devils when he’s out there, that’s just luck and impacting whatever fake number you’re trying to bring up.

Have you even watched a single second of his play this year anyway?

 

[Xirik]

If what Pesce is doing is "sucking" then there is only one thing I can say

Keep Sucking Assholes Pesce!