GDT: New Jersey Devils (21-5-1) @ New York Rangers (14-10-5), 7 PM, MSG, MSGSN, NHLN

[billingtons ghost]

I don't either but Siegs and Dougie are the ones to blame there

Well...I didn't really like what the forwards were doing either. Rango took a weird angle... Holtz hasnt exactly been great.

 

[John Pedro]

i hate to say it but Holtz just really brings that line down

expected

guy's a sniper that needs to play with someone that can set him up

I'd rather a more 'heavy' center that at least can be good on the boards

maybe Haula down to center that line, Holtz with Hughes could balance things a bit

 

[JimEIV]

I really really like Matt. I wish he was a permanent part of the TV broadcast.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Worry not pals, we just need a good helping of the period of the long change

 

[Devs3cups]

We're still in a good spot. NYR not getting manny chances, we're keeping it to the outside. We're winning the xGF and chances battle. Just keep pushing.

 

[MVP Zacha]

MVP Bastian coming soon?

Only if everyone starts shitting on him constantly.

 

[Omar Little]

Holtz deserves to come out the lineup. He just isn’t there right now.

 

[Guttersniped]

Its time for either Bovquist or Holtz to sit next game

Not sure how that helps the McLeod line from sucking without Bastian.

 

[BostonDevil]

Holtz deserves to come out the lineup. He just isn’t there right now.

There being San Jose?

 

[jkrdevil]

It's crazy how important Bastian is to this team. He may be my favorite player.

It’s less Bastian himself and more they don’t have anyone to step in with the injuries. Palat comes back and you have guys slotted improperly.

In the meantime, I might move Zetterlund back with Nico and Tatar, Bratt with Hughes and Mercer, Haula with Rango and Holtz, and Boq with McLean and Wood.

 

[Blender]

Hopefully we see the period of the two-way dominance.

 

[Forge]

expected

guy's a sniper that needs to play with someone that can set him up

I'd rather a more 'heavy' center that at least can be good on the boards

maybe Haula down to center that line, Holtz with Hughes could balance things a bit

I don't think that he's going to get any real ice time with Jack this season. I feel like we would have seen this by now

 

[billingtons ghost]

There have been a couple plays like that. Just dumb plays. Nico had a particularly dumb drop pass as he was exiting the D zone back into the D zone that missed the target but luckily ended up with another Devil. Just kinda lax all over the place.

Yeah I thought the same thing about that drop pass and Hughes throwing the puck blindly across the Dzone from the circles. There's some slop that needs to go away.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Yeah wtf was Sharangovich doing on that Krieder goal?

 

[Richer's Ghost]

Yeah yeah Sal, I already covered this. lol

 

[Devs3cups]

Oh yeah, Rango's route was horrible there.

 

[JK3]

RG had just diagramed what Sal did.

 

[OmNomNom]

shara gets a break, he just had baby

 

[DerekDevils30]

It’s less Bastian himself and more they don’t have anyone to step in with the injuries. Palat comes back and you have guys slotted improperly.

In the meantime, I might move Zetterlund back with Nico and Tatar, Bratt with Hughes and Mercer, Haula with Rango and Holtz, and Boq with McLean and Wood.

Big issue with the Boqvist line is their inability to control the puck for extended periods of time. A line that doesn’t have much of an identity.

 

[JimEIV]

I have been in love with Matt since he held up the bluefish with the "Nashville Sucks" sign tied to it that was thrown on the ice in 1995.

 

[theoptimist]

I'm pretty much over Holtz trying to fit in this season. Just trade him.

 

[FinnishDevil]

OT, but i wonder if nyc is too big a market for kakko. feel like a quiet guy like him belongs in somewhere quieter... like winnipeg or detroit

This is not a Kakko thing but in general top prospects when they get drafted to OG6 teams or mainly big Canadian markets. I kinda feel bad for them, especially Euro kids. You get dragged to new country, new league, new style of play for the sole reason cause youre a top-3 or top-5 pick or something whether youre ready or not. And then when you dont produce youre getting compared to McDavid or Matthews or Laine and called a bust. It must do a lot to your confidence.

Kotkaniemi was rushed to MTL and all of a sudden people do the pikachu face when he is not the next Saku Koivu right away. We can argue whether he was worthy of his draft position to begin with, probably not - but there are bunch of examples like that.

You can be the spotlight in places like Montreal or Toronto right away or you can develop at your own pace without too many eyes on you if you play in a smaller market like Florida or Carolina or something.

 

[John Pedro]

I don't think that he's going to get any real ice time with Jack this season. I feel like we would have seen this by now

yeah probably not

but I'd like to see someone that can score playing with Hughes. Haula's great at everything but scoring. Wish we could get a guy like Meier or even Lawson Crouse (just another guy we could've drafted instead of Zacha)

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Yeah yeah Sal, I already covered this. lol

You're next buddy when Sal leaves for a national job.

 

[Killing Joke]

Those last minute goals are annoying as f*** and better not become a thing for this team.