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

[Dylan9z9]

He’s really just a crappy hockey player. I would be stunned if he’s brought back. I doubt we will see Lazar back either.

As for Mercer, I’ll continue to bang the drum to get rid of him while he’s still perceived as a real asset around the league. He makes way too many boneheaded mistakes for my liking and way too many plays die on his stick. Soft on the boards….not good at winning puck battles…..It would nor surprise me at all if he is dealt in the offseason as part of a hockey trade.

So you're saying Mercer is a step better then Palat sounds about right package Mercer, Nemec and Palat ..... and I don't think we get better than a Brock Boeser type if that.

 

[Shakir ONeal]

It was bound to happen vs the Penguins, that’s what I’ll chalk this up to

 

[NJDevs26]

It was bound to happen vs the Penguins, that’s what I’ll chalk this up to

I think we've actually split with them this year, figures when they finally play us head up it's the year they've gone to shit.

 

[Bleedred]

Given that Markstrom is post injury I’m not sure why they feel the need to force feed him starts.

Well, they didn't force him to play the Oilers, which I'm not sure if that's because he literally gets blown up by the them more often than not or what.

But if you're gonna bench Haula, you can damn well bench Markstrom after this game and the disgusting past 4 games.

19 goals allowed on 98 shots. Horrible.

Let him ride the bench or put him back on the IR.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Not a great day, 2-2 draw for the Red Bulls, should have won though cause they played poorly. Weather was nice though.

This game though? Woof, garbage all around. That 7th goal on Markstrom was a straight up embarrassment. Burn the tape and move on.

 

[My3Sons]

Well, they didn't force him to play the Oilers, which I'm not sure if that's because he literally gets blown up by the them more often than not or what.

But if you're gonna bench Haula, you can damn well bench Markstrom after this game and the disgusting past 4 games.

19 goals allowed on 98 shots. Horrible.

Let him ride the bench or put him back on the IR.

Daws was good in his recent stint. I’d put Markstrom back on IR and recall Daws and ride the hot hand switching the starter after a loss. It’s not hard to figure this out. Yes Markstrom will grouse at first but he will know he needs more rehab time. The guy is almost as old as you. He’s lucky he’s still able to play at all.

 

[Bleedred]

Markstrom was so insanely bad in this game that I honestly wouldn't be the least bit shocked if he's thrown back on IR.

Literally every goal from 3 through 7 (6 was an empty netter) was stoppable at best.

Goals 3 and 4 leakers, goal 5 was from too far out, minimal screen (a goalie having a BAD game is screened on those), goal 7 was ''Just get me the f*** out of here, I have no interest in playing anymore and I really haven't since the 2nd period began. Just in case you couldn't already tell, now you can''.

 

[Bleedred]

I cannot stress how bad this goaltending performance was today.

If I could make a top-5 worst Devils goaltended games of the decade so far (2020-present) this would have to be on it.

And it’s not an isolated game in a stretch of otherwise good play.

Markstrom’s March of 2025 return from injury is significantly worse than Cory Schneider’s March of 2018 return from injury. This has been a sorrier stretch of goaltending than Cory’s return and very prompt benching in favor of Keith Kinkaid.

He’s gonna wind up giving Calgary a non-playoff first round pick. Top-15 pick courtesy of Markstrom’s embarrassing play.

 

[My3Sons]

I cannot stress how bad this goaltending performance was today.

If I could make a top-5 worst Devils goaltended games of the decade so far (2020-present) this would have to be on it.

And it’s not an isolated game in a stretch of otherwise good play.

Markstrom’s March of 2025 return from injury is significantly worse than Cory Schneider’s March of 2018 return from injury. This has been a sorrier stretch of goaltending than Cory’s return and very prompt benching in favor of Keith Kinkaid.

He’s gonna wind up giving Calgary a non-playoff first round pick. Top-15 pick courtesy of Markstrom’s embarrassing play.

So you thought he played poorly?

 

[glenwo2]

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.

Nope. Rags blanked the Jackets 4-0 so still 8 points over the line.

But on Monday it's going to be the Resistable Force vs. the Moveable Object.

 

[glenwo2]

Columbus regulation win keeps the gap to the playoff cutline the same as going into today. Columbus moves closer, but they already in and they can make it up on Monday.

Well the Blue Jackets got shut out by the Rags tonight.

We are still 8 points ahead.

The real issue now is the Rags are 6 points behind.


We need to beat the BJ's again and keep the Rags the fk away from us.

 

[guitarguyvic]

The scary thing with Markstrom is that he’s at an age where you can’t just assume he will bounce back and regain his form after an injury. This was always the risk with bringing an aged goalie in, and also why it’s not a given that we can rely on Markstrom next year.

I can’t believe this team hasn’t had a real winning streak in two years.

 

[Saint Beaurivage]

Deadline moves...

Dumoulin enters the zone late with a clear shot to even the game up, but decides to pass it to someone on the side of the net.

Then you have Sprong behind the net looking to feather a saucer pass into the slot, but instead slams the puck all the way down the ice. I can't even remember if the play resulted in icing or not.

Chowloski is practically finished, and was probably home watching games with a bag of red licorice sticks and a beer.

Glass, well I like him but lets see how he looks in another couple of weeks.

If this GM isn't handing out 8 year contracts to players who can't even skate that long, he is giving away the future for a 35 year old goaltender.

 

[billingtons ghost]

Hilarious that you guys are all over Markstrom.

He wasn't good, but we have.to be better than to give up the type of chances we have up. It wasn't as good as effort as we needed to win

 

[MadDevil]

Hilarious that you guys are all over Markstrom.

He wasn't good, but we have.to be better than to give up the type of chances we have up. It wasn't as good as effort as we needed to win

I've always wondered...do you have to renew your membership in the Goalie Union every year or is there like a lifetime membership?

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Hilarious that you guys are all over Markstrom.

He wasn't good, but we have.to be better than to give up the type of chances we have up. It wasn't as good as effort as we needed to win

He was not good this game aside from stopping a few chances early in the 1st when the Devils came out a tad slow. He let in some goals he would certainly want back today. It messed with the flow of the game but the Devils didn't do him many favors either. They only scored 1 goal until they got gifted some powerplays in the 3rd. It just wasn't as good of a game as they played the previous 3 they won. I'd still blame alot of this loss on Marsktrom.


The vibe with the injuries changed with Jack , Dougie & Siegs. This team , staff and fanbase still want to see them go out and try to make some noise in the playoffs. A bounce back effort against the Blue Jackets on Monday would say alot.

 

[billingtons ghost]

I've always wondered...do you have to renew your membership in the Goalie Union every year or is there like a lifetime membership?

Hey if you can't see this was an all around bad effort by everyone, idk what to tell you. Was Markstrom good? No. Was the team in front of him good? No.

They all played a shit game

 

[MadDevil]

Hey if you can't see this was an all around bad effort by everyone, idk what to tell you. Was Markstrom good? No. Was the team in front of him good? No.

They all played a shit game

It was a joke. We need somebody to balance out Bleed when it comes to goalies.