GDT: ECSF Game 2: Carolina Hurricanes vs. YOUR NEW JERSEY DEVILS, 8PM TNT

[Alex NJD]

Pretty sure Mercer kinda shanked it, looks like he hit the ice first and didn't actually get much on the shot

 

[Unknown Caller]

Yup, they are suffocating. Good for them, too bad they cant win it all this year due to injuries

Yes they can. Who’s better?

 

[Eggtimer]

This also illustrates how terrible the Rangers really are.

No. They were a 100 + point team. We just are not set up to handle a crazy relentless forecheck. Hopefully we figure out a counter.

Timo is totally killing us with his inability to score. It’s as simple as that. You have to be opportunistic against Carolina, they don’t give up chances. This is a sweep with this level of finishing.

Get out of here with that shit take. He has generated more chances than almost everyone and contributes other ways . Unlike other guys that generate shit PLUS het out worked on defence.
We need to find a way to use our speed . But so far it’s all trying to break out past what feels like the Canes having 8 players on the ice .

 

[Nemec]

Only 2 goals, still a winnable game.

Game 3 ?

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

So now we're taking away our credit of beating the Rangers? Our fanbase is so weird at times. Makes me sick tbh.

Meh, the emotional rollercoaster is part of the fun, give in.

 

[Bleedred]

but surely we can score on anderson, right? timo, nico, bratt, hughes, mercer, and on and on and on.

Score on him? We're lucky if we can get many shots at all on him.

 

[DEVILS130]

Ridiculous that anyone is blaming Schmid for this

 

[RNCDevil]

A Canes is right up on eveyr Devil. It's really good. They need some of those quick, small area passes, close support to try to break this. It's impressive to watch if the Devils were not on the short end.

 

[TF1970]

Their forecheck is grinding us down, we need to get more mobile on the blue line.

Luke and Nemec are coming which will help in future years.

1000%

 

[Richer's Ghost]

 

[Devs3cups]

Meh, the emotional rollercoaster is part of the fun, give in.

It sucks and it's the worst part of being a regular here.

 

[Eggtimer]

Yes they can. Who’s better?

Panthers , oilers , Knignts , Stars. They have the roster to handle the checking.

 

[Unknown Caller]

This is such an unacceptable effort. Quite disappointing after game 1

The Devils don’t have the speed on defense to relieve the pressure. They’re big, physical and slow on the back end. This is where Hughes and Nemec will be huge pieces.

 

[jkrdevil]

People have to chill with Luke talk. Him starting isn’t going to make bratt nico Timo score

Well being able to make a first pass out of the zone goes a long way to generating offense. The Hurricanes play a high press (to put it in basketball terms), a good first pass can break that. When we have gotten it so far we have generated a few chances.

 

[Capt Nico Poo]

Yes they can. Who’s better?

West is actually looking pretty solid despite the regular season. But yeah, if the canes play like this, why not. If they had a healthy roster, id say theyre hands down favorite.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Yet the Rangers beat a ‘better’ Carolina team last year

I think the Rangers are better, but much easier to counter. That's the difference imo. Canes have an actual team / coach so the devils need to actually do something other than just focus on on 2 guys.

 

[FinnishDevil]

I gotta give full credit to Canes. I didnt think they would even beat Isles with all the injuries they have. Great hockey team.

 

[My3Sons]

It’s frustrating because NJD are shooting themselves in the foot again. They are better than this.

My sons’ team has a main rival. When we play them the coaches put lots of time and effort into the game plan. In a final four scenario if we play a team after the big rival we’ve gone into those games virtually cold. That’s what this feels like.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Ruff hasn't gameplanned this series well

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

No. They were a 100 + point team. We just are not set up to handle a crazy relentless forecheck. Hopefully we figure out a counter.

Get out of here with that shit take. He has generated more chances than almost everyone and contributes other ways . Unlike other guys that generate shit PLUS het out worked on defence.
We need to find a way to use our speed . But so far it’s all trying to break out past what feels like the Canes having 8 players on the ice .

Generating changes means absolutely nothing when every shot is in the goalie’s logo.

 

[guitarguyvic]

So now we're taking away our credit of beating the Rangers? Our fanbase is so weird at times. Makes me sick tbh.

I’m not taking away credit, I always thought the devils were the better team and they proved it.

But this canes teams certainly looks a heck of a lot better than that rangers team. The devils look soft and the stars haven’t stepped up all playoffs.

 

[Bleedred]

Ridiculous that anyone is blaming Schmid for this

I thought both goals (at least the first one) weren't good tonight, but conversely I didn't think any of the goals were bad last game.

We're outplayed BADLY. It's tough to win with any goalie. We could win a game playing like this, maybe a couple games, but an entire series? No way.

 

[Eggtimer]

We can complain all we want about our guys, and some of it is perfectly justified, but the Canes are playing like a machine so far.

Yup. Bunch of speedy guys that are big and can check well. No really skilled guys at all.

 

[OmNomNom]

Our offensive strat never worked this season against heavier teams - coaches never figured out how to adjust and we just did really well against everyone else

 

[Nemec]

That McLeod shot was the first one without a Cane literally one foot away.