Healthy enough to play and healthy enough to be effective is two different things. We have seen in recent years Devils goalies who were healthy enough to play but not healthy enough to be effective.
GDT: Flames vs Devils 7:00 PM EST MSGSN2
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It Takes 2 To Tango
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The annoyance for me is Carolina is not some world beater and who knows with Washington come playoff time. The Metro is gettable in the playoffs. Would be a real waste to blow that opportunity this season.
ZachaFlockaFlame
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Carolina would've been a tough out if we were healthy, they're this core's boogeyman
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No proof, but I’m starting to wonder. The last two games have been horrible.
We kind of were “Turtling” in November and December, but that was much different. Teams weren’t spending much time in our end. It seemed if they spent 30 seconds in our end that was a lot.
Billdo
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He seems to run either hot or cold in general. He started cold, got hot, then got injured, and now it's like he's back at the beginning again. The problem is this isn't October/November where you can go "well it's a long season he'll find his groove".
Roster wise right now they aren’t worse than us given who we have out. As far as strength of schedule…it is a little overblown. For example, I don’t know how tough a game vs the Capitals who have clinched everything the last week of the season will be.
It Takes 2 To Tango
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No doubt it would have been tough but they were in a good position to be 2nd in the metro. Carolina has lost some juice this season and I don’t know. It just feels like a wasted opportunity the way these guys were playing prior to Christmas. Solid D. Good goaltending. Timely scoring. Then pure mediocrity the rest of the way and now injuries
ZachaFlockaFlame
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Yeah this isn't a 2017/2018 Schneider thing where in that moment you knew he was hurt and the groin got torn to shreds. Markstrom was ass for the front part of the year too so we don't know if he's still hurt or he's back to being a pumpkin which is a trash situation to be in considering the assets used for him
glenwo2
LINDY RUFF NEEDS VIAGRA!!
This should've been a 3-1 Devils win.
But instead the Devils played like absolute MORONS in the 3rd.
I'm also annoyed that of the 3 goals, none of them were assisted by Bratt.
In such a dismal, awful loss, I can't even have THAT as a silver lining.
This was a wasted evening of Devils Hockey.
But instead the Devils played like absolute MORONS in the 3rd.
I'm also annoyed that of the 3 goals, none of them were assisted by Bratt.
In such a dismal, awful loss, I can't even have THAT as a silver lining.
This was a wasted evening of Devils Hockey.
Alex NJD
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Well my date went a lot better than the game, glad I missed it tbh bc I would have been enraged.
I kind of get it, you want to get Markstrom going and the best chance is probably against his former team who is 32nd in scoring. But if he can't prove himself against them then he's got to sit. He is actively costing us games. Daws needs to be called up to make sure Allen doesn't get overworked. At this point I'm not comfortable starting Markstrom until the playoffs are clinched.
Also at the same time I feel like maybe Keefe should just let Nemec sink or swim? His best game against was when Dougie got hurt against Dallas and he had to play consistent minutes. Keefe said playing 5 dmen is hurting. We've pissed away half a dozen games starting Markstrom might as well throw Nemec into the fire a little bit?
I kind of get it, you want to get Markstrom going and the best chance is probably against his former team who is 32nd in scoring. But if he can't prove himself against them then he's got to sit. He is actively costing us games. Daws needs to be called up to make sure Allen doesn't get overworked. At this point I'm not comfortable starting Markstrom until the playoffs are clinched.
Also at the same time I feel like maybe Keefe should just let Nemec sink or swim? His best game against was when Dougie got hurt against Dallas and he had to play consistent minutes. Keefe said playing 5 dmen is hurting. We've pissed away half a dozen games starting Markstrom might as well throw Nemec into the fire a little bit?
Devs3cups
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Alright, got my venting out of the way. This game got me very frustrated. Had to get it out of my system.
Team is still in a pretty good spot overall. I HIGHLY doubt they're missing the playoffs. And I still like our core a lot, and I'm comfortable with where this team is headed in the future.
But I don't think they have the elements to do damage in the playoffs this season. It is what it is.
Get the playoff experience, keep grinding away. Hey, maybe they surprise us.
Other than that, get healthy, assess, help the bottom 6, regroup, come back stronger.
Team is still in a pretty good spot overall. I HIGHLY doubt they're missing the playoffs. And I still like our core a lot, and I'm comfortable with where this team is headed in the future.
But I don't think they have the elements to do damage in the playoffs this season. It is what it is.
Get the playoff experience, keep grinding away. Hey, maybe they surprise us.
Other than that, get healthy, assess, help the bottom 6, regroup, come back stronger.
Saint Beaurivage
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They are 6-3-1 in their last 10, I'm not worrying about them.
NJDevils17
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Devs3cups
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The Canes don't scare me, our team does lol.
They'll get it done eventually, but not this year.
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How many games are we gonna TANK from this guy? Thats literally three games he’s tanked just since he came back/Jack Hughes got injured.
The Dallas game that we lost with 5 seconds left in regulation because he can’t give up fewer than 4 goals. That was the first game of his absolute joke of a stretch. He wasn’t bad in his first game back.
He tanked that Pittsburgh game. Cost us at least a point.
He cost us at least a point in this one. The game winner probably wasn’t bad, but the first two of the third period were.
I’ve been saying for a while that I think the people in charge here might not be that good and they might not know what they’re doing. And I didn’t bring Keefe into equation until tonight.
The Dallas game that we lost with 5 seconds left in regulation because he can’t give up fewer than 4 goals. That was the first game of his absolute joke of a stretch. He wasn’t bad in his first game back.
He tanked that Pittsburgh game. Cost us at least a point.
He cost us at least a point in this one. The game winner probably wasn’t bad, but the first two of the third period were.
I’ve been saying for a while that I think the people in charge here might not be that good and they might not know what they’re doing. And I didn’t bring Keefe into equation until tonight.
glenwo2
LINDY RUFF NEEDS VIAGRA!!
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Definitely need a new goalie coach after this. No more excuses.
I’m highly skeptical they do it with this overrated GM as well, but you obviously can’t fire him if we make the playoffs and if we make the playoffs I think he deserves another chance.
NJDevils17
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Markstrom’s MO is inconsistency. That’s who he’s been his whole career. Also why it felt ludicrous to move a 1st for him but were way beyond that now
glenwo2
LINDY RUFF NEEDS VIAGRA!!
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