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

[NJDevs26]

Could one of them be Hall, perhaps? The article didn't specify timeframe very precisely, it just mentioned that Severson has been here since 2012. So it doesn't necessarily have to be only guys that were on the team last season that they are referring to.

And Hall was certainly "weeded out", after a fashion.

I mean it's hard to think about Hall in that fashion since the dude led us to the playoffs with an assist from Kinkaid late in the season, but could be after his injury he got more...cautious about things before his anticipated big FA contract.

 

[Mgd31]

Sounds more of a damnation of the previous GM than the unmotivated, no pride players to me?

I guess you could say its both.

 

[Saugus]

I mean it's hard to think about Hall in that fashion since the dude led us to the playoffs with an assist from Kinkaid late in the season, but could be after his injury he got more...cautious about things before his anticipated big FA contract.

Hall was dogged by rumors of not being a good guy in the room in Edmonton, and we all dismissed them when he went on that run. But maybe there was more to them.

And I could definitely see PK having that rep.

 

[Mr Bojanglez]

We should have a poll for who's goal will be disallowed! In all seriousness LFGD!!!

Huala

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Hoping the Isles game gets them right, they deserved a game like that after getting lucky for a few games with stealing wins while playing bad. Rangers are coming back from a road trip, jump on them early.

 

[Whaddagoal]

PK and Zacha are really the only ones important enough to speculate on. Guys like Gusev I wouldn't think would be among the ones not caring since he was trying to carve out a career in the NHL but who knows. The Kuokkanens of the world really were never important enough to think about either way.


The blurb was about the mood in prior years, clearly we had our share of 5-1 losses then.

You're probably right on that note about theres only a fewer high profile guys to refer to. But either way its pretty significant comment from Sevs.

The only guys (who had some significance who left recently in last few seasons):

Pavs
PK
Hall

Then there's guys like
Palms
Zajac
Schneider
Greene
that I would be shocked to believe they didn't want to be serious about changing the losing ways.


Hall wanted to win though, but he sure as hell played like shit on his way out and talked shit to fans (About the boos).

Certainly makes for an entertaining run up for future convos.

Do we need to unearth that "dinner thread" from a season or two ago, lol. Me and few others (was it @billingtons ghost ) got totally blasted on here for taking it too seriously, but wow, maybe we had a hunch all along...

 

[Eggtimer]

Beating up on the Rangers would be a great way to bounce back from a tough loss to the Isles. Make it so.

Sucks that the Rags have got some confidence now after losig to some crappy teams. They beat some normally good teams at are severely hampered by key injuries , and now they think they are good again. Now would be awesome to put them back in their place ( mediocre team that will struggle to get a WC spot IF Sheshterkin goes God mode again.

 

[Louskoolaid89]

Burgers and fries you say? Sounds like Pat Maroon to me.

If the guys only ate after wins they'd starve to death!

 

[Eggtimer]

I picked Hamilton for scoring our first ( of many) goal (s) today.
He has been playing awesome lately and more than earning his contract. I was a little worried about his play last year after injuries but he is looking like the Dougie of past.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Would be surprised if That burger comment was directed at PK. Dude is an absolute fitness animal and has a personal chef.

 

[None Shall Pass]

Here's a gift link to the Times article, you should be able to read it without a paywall:

Losers No More, Devils Overshadow Rival Rangers, and Everyone Else (Published 2022)

The Devils once relied on defense and slowing down the game to win, but this season they are keeping goals out of the net and scoring them in bunches as well.

www.nytimes.com

 

[njdevil26]

Would be surprised if That burger comment was directed at PK. Dude is an absolute fitness animal and has a personal chef.

I really hate to say it because I was always a defender of PK but he absolutely seems like the kind of guy that a loss is going to bother him for like 10 minutes then he's off to 100 other things and it might rub teammates the wrong way.

 

[youryeah]

who's ready to see nico in the next season of peaky blinders

 

[Whaddagoal]

The good news is, those bad vibes guys (whoever it was, are out of the team), and we've got some winners as of this season.

We have:
The greatest 3C ever to play the game, Captain 150% effort and skill and general hero (Nico)
All Skill, All business - no time for even interviews (Hughes)
Mr. Sets The Bar high and plays like it (Bratt)
Lt. Playoff Clutch (Palat)
The General (Hamilton)
No space given (Marino)
All-business-Team-friendly-contract (Sieges)
Mr. Always On A Winning Team (Haula)
Balls to the Wall (Zetterlund)
Mr. Flash-playing-for-my-life (Tatar)

.... and now
Mr. Zero Tolerance for Shitty Teammates (Sevs)

Too tired to come up with the others, but yeah, we can find something for Smith, Graves, Mercer, Sharangovich and Vitek....

I think we can win with these guys.,..

 

[Louskoolaid89]

Here's a gift link to the Times article, you should be able to read it without a paywall:

Losers No More, Devils Overshadow Rival Rangers, and Everyone Else (Published 2022)

The Devils once relied on defense and slowing down the game to win, but this season they are keeping goals out of the net and scoring them in bunches as well.

www.nytimes.com

The thing is we are still winning with defense or we'd be Like Buffalo and Ottawa right now.With that being said it's a more appealing brand of hockey to watch beyond our fanbase.

 

[Triumph]

I really hate to say it because I was always a defender of PK but he absolutely seems like the kind of guy that a loss is going to bother him for like 10 minutes then he's off to 100 other things and it might rub teammates the wrong way.

And that to me is fine, on a team like the Devils had the last two years a veteran guy getting hopping mad after every loss is eventually going to demand a trade. It's just something more for people who are pissed off about the losing to be pissed off about.

 

[MadDevil]

who's ready to see nico in the next season of peaky blinders

He can be their connection to the Swiss Mafia.

 

[Dialamo]

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Haula double hat-trick is being conservative. Bring on the Haula Ovechtrick!

 

[NJDevs26]

And that to me is fine, on a team like the Devils had the last two years a veteran guy getting hopping mad after every loss is eventually going to demand a trade. It's just something more for people who are pissed off about the losing to be pissed off about.

There is a bit of a happy medium between not caring and caring too much you know. It’s not like Severson himself was demanding trades but he obviously wasn’t happy with the losing

 

[MauDevils]

I forget how NHL network games work. If I'm local can I watch it on MSG or am I getting blocked?

 

[NjDevsRR]

Haula double hat-trick is being conservative. Bring on the Haula Ovechtrick!

OH MY!

 

[njdevils1982]

The DD and RangersDoggo characters have been well developed this season! Excited to see what kooky adventures they get into next

'pooch at penn station'

 

[None Shall Pass]

I forget how NHL network games work. If I'm local can I watch it on MSG or am I getting blocked?

Nope it's on the MSGs locally.

 

[Bcap88]

I can see it definately being subban, he was more worried about his media personality than hockey

 

[The Wumpus]

The good news is, those bad vibes guys (whoever it was, are out of the team), and we've got some winners as of this season.

We have:
The greatest 3C ever to play the game, Captain 150% effort and skill and general hero (Nico)
All Skill, All business - no time for even interviews (Hughes)
Mr. Sets The Bar high and plays like it (Bratt)
Lt. Playoff Clutch (Palat)
The General (Hamilton)
No space given (Marino)
All-business-Team-friendly-contract (Sieges)
Mr. Always On A Winning Team (Haula)
Balls to the Wall (Zetterlund)
Mr. Flash-playing-for-my-life (Tatar)

.... and now
Mr. Zero Tolerance for Shitty Teammates (Sevs)

Too tired to come up with the others, but yeah, we can find something for Smith, Graves, Mercer, Sharangovich and Vitek....

I think we can win with these guys.,..

Graves, too busy winning to wash his hair