GDT: Lightning @ Devils - 6:45 PM - MSG

[Hisch13r]

Great is a stretch. Maybe 3 good shifts. I would not call them great, just not as bad as the crap they played prior and after.

I said it earlier, people are grasping at any signs of life because we've been so bad

 

[Forge]

Devils give up 8 play like shit the refs sucked and they lose again so a typical game?

Don't think we gave up 8 all year last season, right?

 

[Bcap88]

Tampa was running globetrotter offense in our d zone all night

 

[njdevils1982]

Did the puck go in off the ref? I absolutely hate that the refs are on the ice. Hockey is too fast. Why can't you have a tether cam up top and two linesman in the penalty box or the bench areas to break up altercations? I just hate how much the refs interfere in hockey.

strap and wire them up like an NFL skycam

 

[Hisch13r]

Don't think we gave up 8 all year last season, right?

Nope. 10 games of 6 but nothing higher.

 

[NJDevs26]

Don't think we gave up 8 all year last season, right?

I'd be surprised if we didn't

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Well son of a gun, we didn't give up more than six lmao

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Pesce in, Misyul out on Thursday

then Hughes in, Nemec to Utica after that

I still highly doubt Nemec goes to Utica. He showed he belonged last year and he’s been playing much better for a bit now and Keefe has said so himself. He played well tonight apart from that one brutal lapse at the end of what was a great offensive zone shift.

I’m guessing he’ll get scratched once both are back and then come in after a loss a couple of games or so later.

 

[NjDevsRR]

I said it earlier, people are grasping at any signs of life because we've been so bad

You and unseen or parsing my words way too seriously. You both know I was implying that they were starting to play better in this game in that 2nd before the hit

No need to take a very simple post and drive it into a battle of narratives

Was literally just talking a few mins of this gm

 

[Devs3cups]

I'd be surprised if we didn't

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Well son of a gun, we didn't give up more than six lmao

Holy shit we are screwed

 

[Omar Little]

Someone said but we're giving opposing D-Men and forwards way too much time and space in the high offense zone

 

[Jersey Fresh]

What bugs me is this they overhauled the roster to play “heavier” and they still lose every battle. I don’t get it.

 

[Hisch13r]

Tampa was running globetrotter offense in our d zone all night

This is from the other day. The way they move the puck around compared to how we do is crazy.

 

[dgibb10]

40% xG removing the score effect riddle 3rd periods of the last 2 games. Honestly a lot better than I expected. I think those numbers paint a prettier picture than reality

They literally tied the game in washington

 

[Emperoreddy]

You and unseen or parsing my words way too seriously. You both know I was implying that they were starting to play better in this game in that 2nd before the hit

No need to take a very simple post and drive it into a battle of narratives

Was literally just talking a few mins of this gm

Forget it. This team allegedly is incapable of putting together any good shifts. They have not done it once this year and will never again.

The HF GMs have spoken

 

[Devs3cups]

This is from the other day. The way they move the puck around compared to how we do is crazy.

To be fair, we don't have 1 player right now that comes close to Kucherov or Point.

 

[Hisch13r]

Someone said but we're giving opposing D-Men and forwards way too much time and space in the high offense zone

The Hedman goal in particular sticks out like a sore thumb. Dougie couldn't be bothered to do anything.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

What bugs me is this they overhauled the roster to play “heavier” and they still lose every battle. I don’t get it.

Anyone who thinks getting traditionally heavier players is gonna win more battles is a stuck in a Time Machine.

 

[JrFischer54]

Yep and I agree with you. At this point, someone like Cotter or Nate should just be running guys all period. I just don't expect it from Jack or Bratt, nor do I want it.

I don’t want them running people either not at this point. But I would want to see them be physical get angry out there throw a hit nothing stevens like but still be physical. Show emotion care play desperate. If you see your top guys checked out because your down a couple goals then you ain’t going to do much

 

[Emperoreddy]

They literally tied the game in washington

You don't understand that anything we do right doesn't count

 

[Hisch13r]

To be fair, we don't have 1 player right now that comes close to Kucherov or Point.

When Jack-Bratt are clicking they can do stuff like that. They're just not this year.

 

[guitarguyvic]

These last couple of games are familiar bad habits on display. That Lindy stench is strong. The guys who were here last year need to learn to play D, and the other guys are new to the team/coach/teammates. I'm honestly surprised they didn't look more like this in the first week.

What really sucks is that this team just seems incapable of playing better at home. I don't understand it, but it's really dis-spiriting as a fan. Maybe even moreso than the overall mediocrity for the last decade.

 

[njdevils1982]

can someone explain the hit for those that didnt catch the game

it didnt fit the criteria


Rule 48 – Illegal Check to the Head48.1 Illegal Check to the Head – A hit resulting in contact with an opponent’s head where the head was the main point of contact and such contact to the head was avoidable is not permitted.

In determining whether contact with an opponent's head was avoidable, the circumstances of the hit including the following shall be considered:

(i) Whether the player attempted to hit squarely through the opponent’s body and the head was not "picked" as a result of poor timing, poor angle of approach, or unnecessary extension of the body upward or outward.

(ii) Whether the opponent put himself in a vulnerable position by assuming a posture that made head contact on an otherwise full body check unavoidable.

(iii) Whether the opponent materially changed the position of his body or head immediately prior to or simultaneously with the hit in a way that significantly contributed to the head contact.

 

[NjDevsRR]

These last couple of games are familiar bad habits on display. That Lindy stench is strong. The guys who were here last year need to learn to play D, and the other guys are new to the team/coach/teammates. I'm honestly surprised they didn't look more like this in the first week.

What really sucks is that this team just seems incapable of playing better at home. I don't understand it, but it's really dis-spiriting as a fan. Maybe even moreso than the overall mediocrity for the last decade.

Maybe that Canada trip coming up is good medicine

 

[Hisch13r]

What bugs me is this they overhauled the roster to play “heavier” and they still lose every battle. I don’t get it.

And killed their one big advantage which was their team speed. It took a big hit last year and it's been downright decimated this year.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

The Hedman goal in particular sticks out like a sore thumb. Dougie couldn't be bothered to do anything.

I’ll have to watch again but I’m not so sure that’s on Dougie. The forward (I think Noesan) was far too collapsed. Hedman was moving in from the point and I think he should’ve stepped out a little to intercept that pass.