GDT: ECQF GM1 - New Jersey Devils host the New York Rangers - 7PM EST on MSG2 and MSGSN

[BostonDevil]

Let’s see if they have an answer for the shot blocking on Thursday

It better not be more passing

 

[Devilsfan992]

Credit to the Rangers tonight: their PK was good, they weathered our surges well, and Shesterkin was solid when he needed to be.

I don't think they will be able to replicate that 3 more times, and still like our chances for the series.

Yup .. even our best game may not win this one. Maybe not the worst thing to have a stinker while their goalie was super hot.

 

[NJDevs26]

To everyone salivating over Brunette all year, he f***ing sucks.

Fair post, he hasn’t exactly done a lot to justify booting Lindy. Not that Lindy is doing enough to justify a long extension right now either

 

[glenwo2]

Well at least we weren't shut out. That's gotta count for something.

Amazing that this STILL didn't happen even with Shesterkin.

 

[HersheyBob27]

I wonder if we see Sharangovich in for next game with how embarrassingly bad the PK was tonight?

We literally got scored on EVERY penalty tonight.

I know, I know, I'm counting a high stick that didn't count, but we've literally been scored on every PK.

And we got outshot 3-0 on the PP and went 0 for 4.

Both even strength goals were not good on Vitek. I need another look at the Tarasenko goal, but the third goal STUNK and was definitely bad.

It wasn't his fault on the PK not being able to stop two tips in front, but the even strength goals on him were not good.

Nico and mercer see to be victimized on pk. Do you suggest taking one of them out

 

[FinnishDevil]

Bastian and/or Wood out, Lazar and Sharangovich in?

Luke in?

It'll be Boqvist and Bahl out and Smith and Lazar in, just watch.

 

[MauDevils]

I'd start Schmid and put Luke in for Siegenthaler.

 

[My3Sons]

Let’s see if they have an answer for the shot blocking on Thursday

Yes shoot twice as hard at the face of the Ranger blocking the shot

 

[Devs3cups]

At least this isn’t year 6, 7 or whatever and we are still getting our backs blown out like the Leafs.

Regroup on Thursday. We got shutout game 1 in 2012

Right. It's just the start for us. I hope the guys learn as much as possible.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Or Luke for severson, I won’t miss him next season

Severson was fine though. Graves and Sieg I thought was awful.

 

[Devilsfan992]

Nico and mercer see to be victimized on pk. Do you suggest taking one of them out

0 chance.

 

[Tiredswede]

It better not be more passing

Aim higher?

 

[njdevils1982]

heavy flatulence

 

[Bleedred]

To everyone salivating over Brunette all year, he f***ing sucks.

Let's be serious. We complain about the power play a lot, but this was as bad as it's looked the entire season.

It's probably looked this bad at times this season, but never any worse.

I don't think he should be ripped for this one game.

 

[John Pedro]

Thing is, PP is a big problem, and Hughes is a big part of the PP.

Same goes for Nico Bratt Meier and Hamilton.

seems like our players don't fit well together in the PP

Bratt and Jack are very similar
Nico is terrible on the PP, he simply has no hands to be effective there and isn't good at screening or tipping shots, only good on the dot
Hamilton gonna succeed as long as you feed him for one-timers, terrible as a QB and passer
Meier still hasn't been used in the spot he's familiar with

 

[Emperoreddy]

Yup .. even our best game may not win this one. Maybe not the worst thing to have a stinker while their goalie was super hot.

He wasn't challenged until the 3rd period. Everything was blocked, missed, or into his logo

 

[njdevils1982]

Time to break out the shooter tutor.

time for f***ing shots

 

[MadDevil]

I thought we were better 5v5, but special teams buried us. Learn from it and on to Game 2.

 

[NJDevs26]

If they end up losing the series, I honestly hope it’s goaltending that is the biggest glaring mismatch. Because then it hopefully would force action on it.

Would it? They clearly don’t want to spend money on goaltending (which is probably a good thing) and they can justify Schmid in the 1A with Vitek in the 1B long term

 

[Devilsfan992]

Bastian and/or Wood out, Lazar and Sharangovich in?

Luke in?

Luke should be in. I'd keep Bastian in.

 

[MauDevils]

Nico and mercer see to be victimized on pk. Do you suggest taking one of them out

PK definitely looks like a strategy issue more than an execution one. Just completely passive while also letting a guy stand in front of your goalie untouched.

And still managed to block nothing.

 

[Forge]

We about to run 11/7 next game

 

[captainscott12]

Bastian and/or Wood out, Lazar and Sharangovich in?

Luke in?

No keep Bastian. But wood is flotsam

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Haula-Hughes-Bratt
Tatar-Nico-Mercer
Palat-Boqvist-Timo
Yegor-McLeod-Bastian

Siegs-Hamilton
Graves-Marino
Luke-Severson

Schmid

 

[Homedresser]

It'll be Boqvist and Bahl out and Smith and Lazar in, just watch.

lazar is a loc to play