GDT: Everybody Wants to be Up, It's All Uphill from Here: Your New Jersey Devils @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 3 PM, ABC/ESPN+

[Cheddabombs]

 

[Bleedred]

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS! THIS GAME WAS COMPLETELY ON MARKSTROM!

EVERY. SINGLE. GOAL. FROM. THREE. TO. SEVEN. WAS. BAD.

Other than the the empty netter that was he on the bench for. And he probably would have allowed a goal if he were in net for those minutes lol.

 

[Call Me Al]

if you have a good defensive system you don’t need a goalie like markstrom - look at the numbers daws and allen have put up. and logan thompson in washington. or stanley cup winner adin hill in vegas.

fitz overcorrected because he couldn’t identify what the actual problem was (though vitek was actually bad). markstrom had an amazing run in january but look at how our goalies played when he was out and you can see that we didn’t need to bid against ourselves to get him.

outside of the goals today could have been some of the worst rebound control i’ve seen in a while

 

[Signal]

We deserved that loss.

 

[Bleedred]

This was the game that got Cory Schneider banished until we clinched a spot



It really feels like today could have been that for Markstrom. Good god.

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

We deserved that loss.

And less!

 

[Alex NJD]

Markstrom gave up 5 goals on 2 expected at 5v5 LOL. Goaltending aside they were horrible today off of the powerplay. 1.19 expected goals at 5v5 against a crap Pens team is not close to playoff worthy hockey

 

[longislanddevil]

At one point, Markstrom had a .913 GAA and was top 8-10 in the league. Well, that sure has plummeted. Can’t afford to screw around here. Every point is precious. Play Allen. That simple.

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

This team is consistent.

Consistently bad.

 

[Call Me Al]

Markstrom gave up 5 goals on 2 expected at 5v5 LOL. Goaltending aside they were horrible today off of the powerplay. 1.19 expected goals at 5v5 against a crap Pens team is not close to playoff worthy hockey

lol that’s almost impressive

 

[CalamityX23]

PK calling some guts our, good!

 

[Bleedred]

if you have a good defensive system you don’t need a goalie like markstrom - look at the numbers daws and allen have put up. and logan thompson in washington. or stanley cup winner adin hill in vegas.

fitz overcorrected because he couldn’t identify what the actual problem was (though vitek was actually bad). markstrom had an amazing run in january but look at how our goalies played when he was out and you can see that we didn’t need to bid against ourselves to get him.

outside of the goalies today could have been some of the worst rebound control i’ve seen in a while

I think there's reason to believe he's struggling because of the injury.

But that's on management and the coaches and goalie department (Keefe and Rogalski, Marty, Clemmensen etc) to identify.

1-4-0

.828% save percentage!

That makes Cory's .862% and 0-4-0 March of 2018 look not so bad. That was enough to sit him until a playoff spot was clinched.

Markstrom has barely made 100 saves on 122 shots lol.

 

[HersheyBob27]

Play Allen and Haula in for Bastian for Monday.

That Hayes goal is borderline beer league esque

Sprong is a horrible hockey player

 

[Devs3cups]

That 7th goal was really bad, wow.

 

[Mgd31]

Devils got too high after the last 3 games. I guess it’s too much to ask to beat the Pens 3 times in season.

Regardless, Allen on Monday.

 

[Signal]

The positive is that not long ago I thought for sure we were not even making the playoffs. I do have some hope now. But without Jack every single member of this team needs to step up their game.

 

[Bleedred]

Honestly, Markstrom's numbers have to be in the toilet after this one. Both raw stats and analytically. I bet he's just barely above breaking even.

 

[glenwo2]

Oh wow Bratt tied the assist record. Took a hell of a long time, somehow even in our best years with some great players they never got there.

At least we have THAT 'cause everything else in this game, especially with the Goaltending (and the less-than-stellar Defense) was not so good (to be kind).

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Didn’t play well but the goalie didn’t give them much of a chance. They have a pretty nice cushion, just win the next one.

Nate Bastian is a turd.

 

[Devs3cups]

As I said, the team is 3-1 since adding Glass, which helps tremendously. 3-1 since the deadline. Today sucked, but overall I don't think the skater group gave up that much.

Hopefully they're fired up Monday, but even Monday isn't a do or die game at all, especially if the Rangers beat them tonight.

Overall, they're in a pretty good spot here.

 

[Bleedred]

That 7th goal was really bad, wow.

He looked like he wasn't even trying at that point. I actually felt bad for him.

I won't feel bad for him if he gets shelled on Monday night. He shouldn't be in on Monday night.

If you can't play Allen for some reason they need to play Daws.

This game particularly deserves a benching, if none of the prior 4 did.

 

[Call Me Al]

I think there's reason to believe he's struggling because of the injury.

But that's on management and the coaches and goalie department (Keefe and Rogalski, Marty, Clemmensen etc) to identify.

1-4-0

.828% save percentage!

That makes Cory's .862% and 0-4-0 March of 2018 look not so bad. That was enough to sit him until a playoff spot was clinched.

Markstrom has barely made 100 saves on 122 shots lol.

yeah if he’s still injured he should not be playing period. we didn’t need him back because we were getting excellent performances in his absence. not sure if he was rushed or if he is fully healed but we can’t play him if he’s going to perform like this in a playoff race

 

[Devs3cups]

I think the team is in a good spot standings wise. 8 points over the line (going to be 6 tonight after the NYR vs. CBJ game) and 3-1 in their last 4. They're in a pretty good spot. They just gotta keep pushing.

 

[Better Call Sal]

It sucks this is how this game ended up, but taking 6 out of 8 points this week was crucial. Especially the Columbus game. That has to be the type of standard we need the rest of the way.

I didn’t like our play at even strength today, but Markstrom really didn’t help matters either. Start Allen next game, he’s earned it.

 

[Call Me Al]

I think the team is in a good spot standings wise. 8 points over the line (going to be 6 tonight after the NYR vs. CBJ game) and 3-1 in their last 4. They're in a pretty good spot. They just gotta keep pushing.

the home/road splits help us a lot because i think the home crowds have been electric the past couple games.