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

[Eggtimer]

They finally looked like themselves in OT. Still some bad chances allowed but they dictated the pace.

I felt the same way . OT was the first time where they looked anything like they did during the season . Hopefully that gets them going and they can continue playing that way .
Seemed like during regulation they were still fighting it . They just looked off . Couldn’t skate or pass or do anything easily . I’m not sure if it’s nerves or what . But in OT , they looked waaaay better . Get done confidence and play like they can and we have a chance

 

[Emperoreddy]

Lindy said scratching Miles was a "group decision" as well (alluding to Marty and Fitz) and it was his lack of discipline that got him benched

 

[Drivingrain]

T


Ruff's press conference.

And now he said the same about the Woods decision.

No need to take up Fitz's and Marty's time. They're expensive.

All he had to do was come here to figure this out.

 

[My3Sons]

Graves made a couple fantastic plays including a sick back check.

That may have been a game saver and showed great composure

 

[Billdo]

Siegenthaler goes from healthy scratch to second most time on the ice and played a solid game.

I honestly don't get the hate on Graves either. He made some huge plays.

 

[Devs3cups]

Siegenthaler goes from healthy scratch to second most time on the ice and played a solid game.

He really did. Solid performance.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Siegenthaler goes from healthy scratch to second most time on the ice and played a solid game.

I think I agree with Ruff that the forwards were better about getting back which helped the D group overall player better games

 

[NJDevs26]

Siegenthaler goes from healthy scratch to second most time on the ice and played a solid game.

I get Siegs has been a bit up and down in the second half but that just shows how ludicrous scratching him for a penalty machine in Game 2 was

 

[Devilsgrl35]

Ruff better not change a thing in game 4. Let it cook.

 

[Emperoreddy]

That may have been a game saver and showed great composure

Yeah Graves had some big plays to keep it tied

 

[Drivingrain]

Goodnight all.

It's that time of night to struggle with Sirius' ridiculously bad app so I can rewind back and listen to the radio call while my head hits the pillow.

 

[My3Sons]

If Schmid is the starter we hope that is such a huge game changer. Can you imagine this team with very good goaltending instead of league average goaltending? Fingers crossed he is ready for this.

 

[Bleedred]

Even Frank thinks Blackwood is done

It sounds like he’s saying the next game is in Newark, but I think the way he says New York sounds a lot like he’s saying Newark.

 

[Cheddabombs]

I'm jazzed up how am I supposed to fall asleep now

 

[Emperoreddy]

I'm jazzed up how am I supposed to fall asleep now

Weed

 

[JimEIV]

I'm not sure I support execs making scratches. Marty and Fitz are good people to be making those decisions but if the coach doesn't have a better pulse on the team than the executives he shouldn't be the coach.

 

[My3Sons]

I'm jazzed up how am I supposed to fall asleep now

Just put on the COL SEA game and drift off knowing that for the rest of thr night you don’t have to worry about any other game’s outcome to dull your pain

 

[NJDevs26]

I mean I get involving Marty in a goalie decision regardless, but it does seem like they want a 'collaborative' approach from the top on down anyway. Which quite frankly is a good thing in this case after Lindy went full derp on Thursday.

 

[MadDevil]

Siegenthaler goes from healthy scratch to second most time on the ice and played a solid game.

I honestly don't get the hate on Graves either. He made some huge plays.

My issue with Graves is more the way the coaching staff uses him than it is with Graves himself.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Siegenthaler goes from healthy scratch to second most time on the ice and played a solid game.

I honestly don't get the hate on Graves either. He made some huge plays.

never should have come out for Smith. STUPID move

 

[Emperoreddy]

I'm not sure I support execs making scratches. Marty and Fitz are good people to be making those decisions but if the coach doesn't have a better pulse on the team than the executives he shouldn't be the coach.

It might have been this way all year as there was talk when Shero was tossed it was going to be a collective team lead by Fitz.

Might have just got some inside baseball confirming that.

 

[Devils Pride 26]

Defense still needs to spread wider and higher in the defensive zone to counteract how wide and high the Rangers are playing.

It will help the offense and defense.

Agreed but want to add higher =/= leaving early

 

[Emperoreddy]

Though it could also be management not happy with Ruff's choices the first two games and stepping in.

Idk

 

[NJDevs26]

Though it could also be management not happy with Ruff's choices the first two games and stepping in.

Idk

Yeah I wasn't even entirely kidding when I said Fitz might have had an intervention before Game 3 based on Bahl being on the 4th pairing in practice yesterday and playing tonight.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

I'm not sure I support execs making scratches. Marty and Fitz are good people to be making those decisions but if the coach doesn't have a better pulse on the team than the executives he shouldn't be the coach.

He's on the way out after this season is the rumor anyways. Going to take a office job.