GDT: Jimmy Hayes Plays - New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers 7PM MSG+, MSG2
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If the top-line isn't humming we're screwed.
Really need Palms back. And Zajac getting his head out of his ass would be nice.
Really need Palms back. And Zajac getting his head out of his ass would be nice.
NJDevs26
Once upon a time...
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Great he had one assist and was invisible to bad the rest of the game. You do with Zacha what you accuse everyone else of doing with the goalies, using one play to justify everything else.
SteveCangialosi123
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Getting heavily outshot every game catches up to you. People don’t think it be like it is, but it do.
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We got outshot like this every night. Even when we play ''Good''.
This is at least partly to blame on coaching.
And I don't wanna trash Kinkaid, but he's allowed 2 stoppable ones tonight. You gotta think about playing Cory all 3 games next week or risk being out of a playoff spot.
tr83
Nope, still embarassed
Yeah the Hall line's getting killed. Why leave them out there after that icing?
Zippy316
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AfroThunder396
[citation needed]
"Getting Zajac and Boyle back from injury will really help our team defense." -HFBoards, 2017
tr83
Nope, still embarassed
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And this goes back to coaching.
It's at least PARTLY to blame for this.
There's also this misnomer that a good possession team is some grinding team, that just circles back and forth in the offensive zone and gets perimeter shots. Taylor Hall is an ELITE possession player, and that isn't his game at all. So yes, you can definitely be a good puck possession team without that boring DeBoer grinding system or what Peters is doing in Carolina.
It's even a common misinterpretation about trapping teams. The 94-04 Devils were one of the best puck possession teams in the league for that decade. They were the best in a couple of those years....
disappointing game... last night and tonight... hall hischier and brat were a train wreck .... I'm sorry leaving players all alone in front of the net on several occasions is minor league.... rangers played well devils did not.. that being said the bounces all went to the rangers.... but the devils are officially at a critical point in the season right now... they have not looked that good since stone hands has been back... i can see why they brought in another defenseman ... he is a 3 or 4 though... our #1 greene doesn't look good this season... they need to win a few in a row after this game... they don't look good.
Balance
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IMO we are a weak team defensively that gives up a ton of chances every game but we are a very potent team offensively that can capitalize very quickly.
Ultimately, I think that makes an inconsistant team. Sometimes were gonna win a bunch of games and then theres gonna be a stretch like the one that we are going through.
Will we make the playoffs? It really cannot be forecasted.
Ultimately, I think that makes an inconsistant team. Sometimes were gonna win a bunch of games and then theres gonna be a stretch like the one that we are going through.
Will we make the playoffs? It really cannot be forecasted.
JimEIV
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Getting a puck moving defenseman like Vatanen really helps our team defense - HFBorads last week
Zippy316
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Devils clearly make an emphasis on getting high quality chances though.
Our strength is our goaltending and forwards. When we're playing well, we get outshot but we're controlling the game. Our shots are far more dangerous than the opponents.
At the same time, when it goes bad, it goes really bad. That's the nature of a weak defensive group that can't control the game well.
Cult of Hynes
Hynes is never wrong.
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He also had about 6 scoring chances as well haha. But what ever, you push what ever narrative you want to try and push.
This team is a joke hahahahaha. That Vatanen trade looks real good eh? And zajac? Guy is awesome. He might even go .5ppg in the ahl. How bout pavel zacha at 6 overall. He fanned on so many chances tonight it was impressive! And our -6 top line. Quite good.
Zippy316
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"Making sweeping generalizations after horrendously bad and ridiculously good games" -- HFBoards always
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Seriously, f*** Zajac right now. He's been a strong negative. These are the worst 12 games I've ever seen him play. Even when he wasn't scoring in 14-15, he was playing a hell of a lot better than this. He looks closer to 15-16 Ruutu right this season. Scary enough, he's only about 1.5 years younger than Ruutu....
tr83
Nope, still embarassed
Cult of Hynes
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AfroThunder396
[citation needed]
That's....not true, like even a little bit. Zacha has looked really good tonight.
I know it's easy to throw everyone under the bus after two efforts like this.
Balance
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You gotta say Severson scoring a goal and then a few minutes later turning over the puck on the powerplay to lead to a breakaway is literally the short summary of his entire career in the NHL.
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