GDT: ECQF Game 3: Your New Jersey Devils @ New York Rangers, 8 PM, ABC/ESPN+

[JK3]

It's great that they killed a bunch of penalties and they took away Krieder a bit but I wouldn't say the PK was great at all, far from it. Schmid was great but they gave up a ton of really good chances in the middle of the high slot that the Rags sent wide or Schmid made the stops on.

They just didn't look as dangerous cause Schmid is so calm and smooth out there, he's a big goalie with good positioning with not a lot of movement. He made it look easy on some really good looks.

 

[Killing Joke]

Dougie went straight to where those doichenozzles that I previously mentioned were sitting. Beautiful.

The ones Hughes went at before?

 

[Triumph]

It's great that they killed a bunch of penalties and they took away Krieder a bit but I wouldn't say the PK was great at all, far from it. Schmid was great but they gave up a ton of really good chances in the middle of the high slot that the Rags sent wide or Schmid made the stops on.

They just didn't look as dangerous cause Schmid is so calm and smooth out there, he's a big goalie with good positioning with not a lot of movement. He made it look easy on some really good looks.

I wouldn't say they were far from great, either - the Rangers have a really lethal power play. That said, the Rangers managed only 6 shots on 5 power plays which is pretty good all things considered, with the only real dangerous chance that went on net being that one-timer from Zibanejad in the first.

They were much better at defending zone entries and setups.

 

[glenwo2]

hear me out

what if schmid really just has *it*?

if he has another great game tomorrow i’m gonna lose my f***ing shit

I desperately want him to have *it*.

So many goddamn years I've seen the f'n Rags go from Richter-to-Lundqvist-to-Shesterkin and I'm like WTF, MAN?

Meanwhile we had to be subjected to Blackwood and Door #3.


If he delivers the same performance and only gives up one goal again, Devils have a more than excellent chance at tying this series up on Monday.

But as @JimEIV *CORRECTLY* pointed out, Devils PK *must* be on-point like it was last night.

I'm not holding out hope that the Devils won't commit boneheaded penalties or that the Refs won't do their "game-management" BS.

PK has to deliver AGAIN in Game 4.

Also....the Devils have yet to play with a Lead in these games.

If they scored first, I would love for the Devils to give the Rags and their Fans a taste of their own medicine if possible.

 

[TF1970]

I like what Lazar brings. Simple, gritty, hustles.

 

[Devils731]

Also....the Devils have yet to play with a Lead in these games.

If they scored first, I would love for the Devils to give the Rags and their Fans a taste of their own medicine if possible.

Devils had the lead in game 2.

Devils seemed to start trapping late in the game and OT. It stopped the Devils wasting energy on an ineffective forecheck but the Rangers set breakout plays weren’t bad.

I hope the Devils work on some set breakouts to go against the Rangers trap next game.

 

[Bleedred]

I love how much Jack hates reporters lol...

One day I can totally see him standing there saying ''I'm just here so I don't get fined'' lol.

 

[glenwo2]

schmidt was solid last night.

Understatement of the year.


Hey @Bleedred , one more win by Akira and you can basically put Blackwood in a box and ship him to Antarctica.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

It's great that they killed a bunch of penalties and they took away Krieder a bit but I wouldn't say the PK was great at all, far from it. Schmid was great but they gave up a ton of really good chances in the middle of the high slot that the Rags sent wide or Schmid made the stops on.

They just didn't look as dangerous cause Schmid is so calm and smooth out there, he's a big goalie with good positioning with not a lot of movement. He made it look easy on some really good looks.

While I wouldn't say they were as bad as they were in g1, g2, they were still bad Schmid was just really really good.

Feels good winning last night however we still need to play a better game tomorrow night if we want to come back to the Rock tied up.

The biggest positive is our speed was finally a difference maker but it really wasn't until the overtime did we see that.

Hopefully getting our first 5x5 goal will break the ice in that regard.

I'm inclined to believe it was cuz the rangers were getting tired rather than the devils doing anything special. It's probably extremely mentally draining for them to defend like they've had to.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

If Kreider is hiding off to the side of the net, from where he deflected 2 of his goals, sticking a defender directly to him leaves the middle of the ice wide open.

I don't remember what their pp was like in g3, but in g1, g2 they didn't have anyone in the middle of the ice.

 

[Bleedred]

Understatement of the year.


Hey @Bleedred , one more win by Akira and you can basically put Blackwood in a box and ship him to Antarctica.

One more win?

I'm pretty sure last night guaranteed that, even if he gets blown up the next two games and we lose in 5.

That's if what happened in game 82 didn't already guarantee it.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

I wonder why Dougie wasn’t that pumped ? He has been way more pumped for other goals he’s scored ? He just kinda skates around and leaves the huddle ? Maybe it’s just that he knows we still have a long way to go ?

Yes, this. Remember when Haula scored? He celebrated like we just won the cup but then got embarrassed again.

 

[JimEIV]

Ranger 1st PP McLeod boarding 2 shots

2nd PP Graves interference O shots

3rd PP Bratt interference 3 shots

4th PP Meier interference 0 shots

5th PP Graves high stick O shots

Zibanejad had 4 of the 5 PP shots from basically the same location in the high slot. Panarin had the only other shot of the 5 shots on 5 PPs.

Kane-Kreider who previously combined for 4 goals and 3 assist - 7 points on the PP in the first two were held shotless by the Devils EXCELLENT PK.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

I understand some guys of you not being happy with the way we played last night but you have to give the Rangers some credit here.

I wasn't able to watch the first two games so this is all based of off yesterday's game but the Rangers are absolutely clogging down or rather trapping up the neutral zone and are absolutely killing our speed through it. It's crazy because they're doing it very well and everyone buys into it. Basically every play of us is forced to the boards. It was an ugly, "boring" game and a lot of Rangers fans came to the main boards or even in this thread to mention that. The Rangers are the reason for that.

They're feasting on the desperation of our young guys trying to force something instead of doing the right play. We weren't doing that in the first two games but did it yesterday pretty well in my eyes. Schmid helped a lot. But you could start to notice things to open up, especially in OT. It's hard to keep up a defensive system like the Rangers for such a long time against a highly skilled and fast team like ours and in the end we were seeeing more of a Devils type game with more back and forth and chances. And we were able to capitalize.

So we need to continue that. Go for the smart and safe play. Get the puck deep. Be patient. We still need a top notch goalie performance but you always do in the playoffs.

Rangers are playing ugly Hockey and we probably feel like a lot of teams felt playing against us during our cup years. But yesterday gave me a lot of hope because we seemed like we figured them out, especially their PP but I thought so as well about their 5 on 5 play.

I'm still not confident cuz of fcking Ruff. Game 4 will be a big tell for me. Gallant surely will make some changes, will Ruff anticipate it or look like a clueless hack again?

 

[Call Me Al]

Ranger 1st PP McLeod boarding 2 shots

2nd PP Graves interference O shots

3rd PP Bratt interference 3 shots

4th PP Meier interference 0 shots

5th PP Graves high stick O shots

Zibanejad had 4 of the 5 PP shots from basically the same location in the high slot. Panarin had the only other shot of the 5 shots on 5 PPs.

Kane-Kreider who previously combined for 4 goals and 3 assist - 7 points on the PP in the first two were held shotless by the Devils EXCELLENT PK.

exactly. they had 3 pps where they had trouble entering the zone and getting set up, negating all of the firepower of pp1. that’s how we have to play. it was a clear adjustment to stop their entries and it worked

 

[Patrik26]

This is where (hopefully) Wood will remain for the rest of the post-season. After that, let it be elsewhere.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

PK has become a super Chico/Dano for us on a national level! Hahaha Messier must be miserable this morning. Let's that bald ass bastard know how it feels to be teased and annoyed by Rags fans. I called it too. Said he'd retire and go to T.V he was a good soldier like Brendan Smith is now but, with a 100 mph slapper and a Norris Trophy in his past. He's likely making more money of T.V anyway and not destroying his body to do it. Keep up the great work PK!

PK is atrocious. Respect the heck out of him as a player and for all he does for kids.

On TV he's a sideshow and not in a good way.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

I was told our finishing wasn't actually an issue though...

If they want to take the next step, I think next season they really need to focus on getting goals while also playing a defensive focused game. So, basically not cheating offensively at the expense of defense (which is basically what they did all season).

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

have we just found our goalie for the next games and the next season?

when i look at schmid's career, the course of the season with the call ups and sent downs, i think the performance in this game has to be rated even higher.

and even if i am very biased, i feel the team plays better with schmid in goal...

It's definitely going to be interesting this off-season and in camp next year. Would be nice to see the Comets keep rolling with Nico and Akira and Vitek have a nice playoff run.

Then what does Fitz do?

 

[Eggtimer]

I was confident in SchmI’d amd his game as his style would be more effective against the game stlye being played. Bigger body , calm and no extra movements and plays where he is square to shots and lesser movement allows him to be set so deflections and tips are more likely to hit him. Where VV play a more hectic stlyle and is more susceptible to over playing shots and not covering enough net if screened / cannot see the shot .
Id say VV is very good at making the first save when he can see the shot but Schmid is better at positional saves where pucks hit him from him beim square to the shooter with no holes when he is set and in his butterfly .


When I heard Schmid was gettig the start I was pumped. From watching his play during the regular season , I really liked how he could come into a big pressure situation and shut the door.
I just feel his goaltending style bette suits the hockey that is being plays right now.
Im very impressed with his rebound control and how he is so efficient with his movements (not overplaying shots ) . It is very hard not to overplay the shot when it’s such a stressful and intense game

Usually inexperienced goalies have problems with rebounds but he has handled that very well. No dropping or fumbling the puck when it’s put on net. Whenever the puck was loose he was on it right away to cover it and shits into his chest he was not droppig the puck in front of him where he freezes it asi st his body.

 

[Bleedred]

This is where (hopefully) Wood will remain for the rest of the post-season. After that, let it be elsewhere.

Good Devil and probably deserves an appreciation post for his time here, but it's gotta be over.

Sad part is he wasn't playing quite as badly in the last stretch of the season and he had cut down on the penalties dramatically, but he's back to taking them this series, especially in the O-zone. He's also engaged in some of the petty stuff.

 

[glenwo2]

One more win?

I'm pretty sure last night guaranteed that, even if he gets blown up the next two games and we lose in 5.

That's if what happened in game 82 didn't already guarantee it.

My point being is that if there was any microscopic doubt that this was the end of Blackwood, one more win would be the ultimate seal in his Devils-Career-coffin, so to speak.

That's what I was getting at.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

They really use the “expert” part of “rules expert” liberally with these former ref imbeciles who add nothing of value to the broadcast. ESPN sucks.

It's kind of a way to kick bad officials upstairs. You don't see the Kerry Frasers or in football Jerry Markbreits or Ed Hockules of the world being "expert" officials.

 

[Hisch13r]

If they want to take the next step, I think next season they really need to focus on getting goals while also playing a defensive focused game. So, basically not cheating offensively at the expense of defense (which is basically what they did all season).

The crazy thing to me is we were still somehow the best team at limiting rush shots.

 

[glenwo2]

I was confident in SchmI’d amd his game as his style would be more effective against the game stlye being played. Bigger body , calm and no extra movements and plays where he is square to shots and lesser movement allows him to be set so deflections and tips are more likely to hit him. Where VV play a more hectic stlyle and is more susceptible to over playing shots and not covering enough net if screened / cannot see the shot .
Id say VV is very good at making the first save when he can see the shot but Schmid is better at positional saves where pucks hit him from him beim square to the shooter with no holes when he is set and in his butterfly .

Would you say Akira has a bit of Cory Schneider (his first two seasons with us when he was very good) in his game?