GDT: Most Extreme Hockey Challenge - 7:00 PM - MSGSN

[JK3]

Finally a win! 9 PP’s against is freaking ridiculous lol. A bit of a slog with having to beat the Pens and the refs, hopefully that gets them back on track.

 

[New Jersey]

Stabilization:

 

[Eggtimer]

The way this game was refereed was very strange. Both of the challenged calls could have gone the other way. Certainly “Carter’s” goal was kicked in by the other guy. 15 penalties, 9 against the Devils??? Sheez.

Big big win. Gut check really. Special teams won the game for us. Good thing Letang was out but then our injury situation is abysmal at the moment.

Ruff shortened the bench and all the power plays disrupted line deployment anyway too. Holtz and Z got only about 5 minutes and Bahl and Ohk hardly more.

Fine game by Mercer. He and Hughes played 20 minutes and Haula just about that too.

It’s big that Hamilton broke out. About time.

Hamilton has had a few really good games lately IMO. His entire season so far has been pretty damn good.

 

[Devs3cups]

Yeah, you're welcome.

HAHAHAHA, great stuff as always! Except you’ve been negative for the whole month and they haven’t won a lot… maybe it’s time to switch things up a little?

 

[Emperoreddy]

The Rags and/or Isles going into a slump would make me feel even more comfortable with the standings. Maybe Pitt too, they seem to have already cooled off a bit

 

[Clam Jensen]

Didn’t catch the game, but looking at the box score…9 f***ing penalties? And Damon playing over 30???

 

[Whaddagoal]

Didn’t catch the game, but looking at the box score…9 f***ing penalties? And Damon playing over 30???

Probably the most bonkers reffed game youll see in awhile... Not a joke!

All that is true. All the big guns showed up. Jack PPG, Nico (SHG), Dougie with some daggers.

Sevs played half the game and vitek was streak vitek.

Bratt still looks like something happened. He is playing very oddly.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Told ya

 

[Devils731]

What percentage of game day thread posts were “well the Devils have definitely lost now?”

 

[njdevils1982]

Stabilization:

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and quite satisfying... zero gimmick

happy f***ing new year!

 

[njdevils1982]

Didn’t catch the game, but looking at the box score…9 f***ing penalties? And Damon playing over 30???

you picked quite the game to miss.....it was... refaholic. they musta been drunks

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

What percentage of game day thread posts were “well the Devils have definitely lost now?”

 

[Camille the Eel]

Hamilton has had a few really good games lately IMO. His entire season so far has been pretty damn good.

Yes but in our goal drought (if it's truly over), we weren't getting much contribution from the Defense or Hamilton in particular, where earlier in the season the 4th player was generally quite involved. And as Hamilton is the featured guy and our highest paid player, I figure more is expected from him.

When the power play struggles it's also his name that gets singled out as well, given that he's the quarterback out there at the top of the diamond; and really that's not a role that completely suits him. He's not the most fluidly mobile guy, has sort of an upright style of skating, and when things stagnate it's often him who's in the middle of the stagnation. He doesn't get his shot through consistently when the power play unit isn't clicking and the goalie's seem to be able to read it well. I'd say in general, "as Hamilton goes so goes the Devil's offense; (and as Hamilton goes so goes the power play too," except Hughes is now driving that unit somewhat sufficiently).

I was actually thinking at the end of the two Boston games, when trying to figure out what could be changed to get us back on track, that getting Hamilton scoring and assisting again would go a long way to getting us off the schneid. That's why I said, "about time." I was happy to see him more involved tonight.

 

[njdevils1982]

He is a lot cooler than Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, that’s for sure.

but is he jagr cool?

 

[New Jersey]

Are we not going to acknowledge how great it is that all 23 of our wins are in the ROW column?

That’s huge.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Dougies got 30 points in 36 games, is on pace for the most goals he’s ever scored, and has actually scored above his season average since the rough streak started.

Not really sure what else anybody could want from him. Getting the real Dougie has been the second most important thing in our transformation, barely behind getting tolerable goaltending.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Are we not going to acknowledge how great it is that all 23 of our wins are in the ROW column?

That’s huge.

It looks like there’s 1 team in the NHL with more. Pretty damn impressive considering how cold we’ve been.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Also, Jesus Christ severson spent 12 minutes on the ice SH

What a moronic f***ing game

 

[Bcap88]

Jack has been playing phenomenal

13 goals in his last 16

His shot and scoring ability have taken a tremendous step

 

[New Jersey]

It looks like there’s 1 team in the NHL with more. Pretty damn impressive considering how cold we’ve been.

Hell, it’s looking like the tiebreaker could even come into play if we can just hang within 5-6 points of Carolina. The Canes aren’t immune to a cold spell, either.

Also, Jesus Christ severson spent 12 minutes on the ice SH

What a moronic f***ing game

Least moronic part of the whole thing was how the Devils handled it.

 

[Omar Little]

What I love about Vitek is he plays with aggression. I really like seeing him reach out to poke or swipe away pucks in advance of a shot or rebound. It's something Mac has never been comfortable doing, he always would seem to rather let the play come to him.

He also seems to be far better at fighting through screens to make saves

 

[MasterofGrond]

Canes are just getting their luck back for an insanely cold start. They’ll cool off, and we’ll heat up. Devils and canes are statistically pretty similar, and probably similarly good on average, they just haven’t both been hot or cold at the same time yet lol

 

[New Jersey]

Canes are just getting their luck back for an insanely cold start. They’ll cool off, and we’ll heat up. Devils and canes are statistically pretty similar, and probably similarly good on average, they just haven’t both been hot or cold at the same time yet lol

Sunday is gonna be fun.

 

[NJDevs26]

ok so he said "if he's playing that amount of minutes, we didn't execute well enough."

not exactly a ringing endorsement for your own player haha

That was hilarious...and people think we're hard on Severson lol

I do think to a degree Lindy realizes Severson's one of those guys you constantly have to put the spurs to. I also think he kinda thrives on extra icetime, usually those are when his best games come.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Sunday is gonna be fun.

Yeah should be a good matchup