Post-Game Talk: New goalie, new year, same suckiness

[NJDevs26]

But hey still all the D’s fault every god damn goalie Fitz brings in can’t stop a beach ball amirite?

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[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

i was going to type something out explaining our terrible d structure and how hard it is to track the puck as a goalie when they don’t cover the right man or make the smart/predictable play but whatever. you’re right, we just happen to only have the worst goalies ever on our team and it’s definitely not a structure/coaching thing

nah man the Devils just have the worst system to ever exist in hockey. No other teams ever give up high % scoring chances, ever.

 

[Blender]

Shots 39-21 for the Devils and we lose 5-2. What the f***.

 

[vtdevils2k]

This shit aint gonna fly......0-2......not this year....and no..its not just "2 games"

pathetic

 

[guitarguyvic]

I'm coming here with 9 goals allowed on 44 shots this year.

Please explain that away.

Because save percentage is not just a product of the goalie themselves? The situations and quality of shots also impact it?

Listen to our broadcasters pumping up Ndelkovic who struggled last season. LMAO magically other teams acquire these mediocre goalies and they suddenly can make 37 saves in a game. Just a crazy coincidence.

 

[Call Me Al]

nah man the Devils just have the worst system to ever exist in hockey. No other teams ever give up high % scoring chances, ever.

advanced stats are great when you can place them in context and filter out the useful elements from the noise and i’m not sure you’re capable of that

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

Yeah I think I've seen enough of Ruff

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Honestly feel good about the team and Vanecek still. Outshot them 39 to 21 (score effects but still looked like the better team by far from the jump).

Patience...patience....

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Because save percentage is not just a product of the goalie themselves? The situations and quality of shots also impact it?

Listen to our broadcasters pumping up Ndelkovic who struggled last season. LMAO magically other teams acquire these mediocre goalies and they suddenly can make 37 saves in a game. Just a crazy coincidence.

Nah it makes more sense that the Devils just employ the worst system in the history of hockey. No other team, in NHL history, gives up high % chances. Only the Devils do.

I'm sick of this shit. Every single above average chance (and some below average chances) ends up in the net. I dont care what system you run, you will never, ever win inthe NHL like that.

 

[Japam]

No need to worry. Our advance stats are good tho. They're based on things that happened in the game!

 

[HersheyBob27]

Why you close the other one

 

[Bleedred]

Having to fire Ruff mid-season might have been the most predictable and safest bet of the offseason. It made no sense to even bring him back with how the odds looked.

The only part that isn't safe is trying to pinpoint when it will actually happen.

He's always been the safest bet to be the first head coach fired this year.

 

[Blender]

 

[RNCDevil]

Marino has been a very pleasant surprise.
Dougie looks like he's back.
Palat and Haula are good posession players if not needle movers.
Siegs looks dependable.
Honestly, if they could just get "good" play from Smith, another forward, and a goaltender, I think this is going to be ok.

If only the NHL gave points for pretty setups and awesome seam passes...The Devils would be the best team.

 

[NJDevs26]

nah man the Devils just have the worst system to ever exist in hockey. No other teams ever give up high % scoring chances, ever.

LOL two of those garbage goals weren’t even high quality chances…that’s where the it’s all the D crowd and the system loses me. The D and the system has nothing to do with junk like goals #2 and 5!

 

[Devilsfan992]

Glad I was out of town and missed out on this one. Saw a bit of the end of the 2nd and kept the Yankees on during the 3rd.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

advanced stats are great when you can place them in context and filter out the useful elements from the noise and i’m not sure you’re capable of that

so just to be clear, you're cool with sub .800 goaltending?

 

[Forge]

Don't worry guys, this is the soft part of the schedule

 

[njdevils1982]

small silver lining with the vanecek loss….the thread wont be bombarded with videos of virgins with small penises driving cars like complete morons

...and before anyone says anything... get back to me when that crap happens on the street you live on. yeah

 

[Devs3cups]

Honestly feel good about the team and Vanecek still. Outshot them 39 to 21 (score effects but still looked like the better team by far from the jump).

Patience...patience....

Didn’t play badly at all tonight.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Jack is the most skilled player on the ice and is a bit snake-bitten right now but he needs to start shooting like he was last year instead of making cute passes and trying to walk in and deke every time.

Nico wasn’t good but he gets a pass, Bratt wasn’t at his best, Mercer and Tatar were just bad. Need more from Palat. Sharangovich and Holtz weren’t good but they didn’t get put in the best spot coming in. Haula, Zetterlund and Wood were fine.

D group doesn’t look mobile enough and needs to start making plays in all 3 zones instead of just throwing it places. Severson had a bad game. Smith and Graves are terrible.


RUFF NEEDS TO GO!

 

[Tiredswede]

Lou fired the coach when we led the league because he didn’t like what he saw. I wish fitz could see that ruff does not get the most out of the players and let him go before it’s too late. Already today might not be a bad decision

 

[NJDevs26]

Don't worry guys, this is the soft part of the schedule

Just like the Mets in September

 

[Hisch13r]

Spot the piece of shit