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

[NJDevs26]

They should let you choose the penalty shot shooter like soccer

Maybe it'd be more interesting if soccer did it hockey's way and just forced the guy who was fouled to take it lol

 

[glenwo2]

Maybe it'd be more interesting if soccer did it hockey's way and just forced the guy who was fouled to take it lol

Like Hack-a-Shaq? lol

 

[NjDevsRR]

Looks like there is a reason behind it though .. we will see tomorrow if it is warranted

My man. They have Two regulation loses in the last 50 days…


TWO

 

[Emperoreddy]

Maybe it'd be more interesting if soccer did it hockey's way and just forced the guy who was fouled to take it lol

Soccer PKs are also basically gimmies compared to hockey version.

 

[glenwo2]

I don't know what is so surprising about what I said, NJDevs. lol

I mean that's what you just described.

 

[billingtons ghost]

One thing that’s really worth bitching about and I’m not sure how much it’s been talked about but…..

Was it honestly a good idea to only play the 4th line for 4-5 minutes and go balls to the wall with everybody else on the first half of a back to back?

That was a highly questionable decision.

Just get Holtz outta there and put in Johnsson.

I know we don’t like Johnsson, but he’s a better player right now than Holtz.

We can’t be giving guys 3.5 minutes (literally what Boqvist played tonight) and playing that line line it’s Boulton-Mills-Janssen.

Sharangovich needs to be playing more.

Now that I see how much everybody else played, I’m not sure if I’m feeling so good about tomorrow.

You're not wrong, but in those seriously limited minutes, Holtz missed his assignment twice and forced VV to make some big saves, and Rango cost us a goal by losing his check when Siegs pinched.

They deserved benching, but we basically need better players with Yegor.

 

[Devs3cups]

Looks like there is a reason behind it though .. we will see tomorrow if it is warranted

There’s no reason behind it. We’re 6 point ahead in our division (10 points from the wild card) with games in hand on pretty much everyone. We played a good game tonight. If you want to take a 2-3 game losing streak to represent this team instead of their whole workload this year, that’s on you, but I care for all my fellow HFBoards member’s sanities, so I wouldn’t recommend it!

Let’s take it easy! The team is good but, as a young team, up and downs will happen. Just have to not let it get sunken too deep. As I said, we still have 8 points out of the last possible 12. We’re still in a good spot!

 

[Guttersniped]

One thing that’s really worth bitching about and I’m not sure how much it’s been talked about but…..

Was it honestly a good idea to only play the 4th line for 4-5 minutes and go balls to the wall with everybody else on the first half of a back to back?

That was a highly questionable decision.

Just get Holtz outta there and put in Johnsson.

I know we don’t like Johnsson, but he’s a better player right now than Holtz.

We can’t be giving guys 3.5 minutes (literally what Boqvist played tonight) and playing that line line it’s Boulton-Mills-Janssen.

Sharangovich needs to be playing more.

Now that I see how much everybody else played, I’m not sure if I’m feeling so good about tomorrow.

They played 2 games in 8 days before this, they can’t be that tired.

They’re also coming home from a game in Manhattan too, which has to be the shortest commute for an away game in the NHL.

When there’s a lot of travel and a compressed schedule I can see guys getting tired, a few more minutes of ice time shouldn’t be a problem for tomorrow.

They obviously need more out of the bottom six in the next game.

 

[FinnishDevil]

Soccer PKs are also basically gimmies compared to hockey version.

If Subban played soccer would he break his cleats everytime he kicked the ball?

 

[yehyeh]

If Subban played soccer would he break his cleats everytime he kicked the ball?

He'd be a slide tackle legend

 

[Guttersniped]

 

[NJDevs26]

I don't know what is so surprising about what I said, NJDevs. lol

I mean that's what you just described.

It's not...more like an OH MY use of the gif

But really basketball's the only example where you literally can pick a guy to foul, the penalty shots in hockey and soccer happen in the flow of the play.

 

[Killing Joke]

Yea the devils shouldn’t have lost. Special teams and goaltending f***ed them

 

[NJDevs26]

Yea the devils shouldn’t have lost. Special teams and goaltending f***ed them

I just had 2020-21 PTSD

 

[Devs3cups]

I just had 2020-21 PTSD

We wouldn’t have had a point last year!

 

[JrFischer54]

They should let you choose the penalty shot shooter like soccer

It should be you get the pp if you miss it honestly.

 

[MauDevils]

Mercer 10 points in his last 10 games.

 

[Devs3cups]

Mercer 10 points in his last 10 games.

He’s been good lately. Keep him with Jack.

 

[My3Sons]

We wouldn’t have had a point last year!

That’s a big difference from last season .

 

[Bleedred]

Most of the goals were no chance, but you need a save on the OT winner.

Goes through his arm. It’s close to a one timer. Not quite, Chytil didn’t have the puck too long before unloading it. It was a quick release, but it traveled through the goalie to get into the back of the net and not around or over him.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Most of the goals were no chance, but you need a save on the OT winner.

Goes through his arm. It’s close to a one timer. Not quite, but it was a quick release, but it traveled through the goalie to get into the back of the net and not around or over him.

Solid Damon screen as well

 

[NJDevs26]

It should be you get the pp if you miss it honestly.

I do legitimately wonder if you should be given the option of taking a power play over the penalty shot.

 

[MadDevil]

Hmmm...some people seem to be active again after a loss to the Rangers...

 

[Smitty426]

Solid Damon screen as well

I was there, the shot jumped off the stick. Was Jack on long fir that shift because he milked it. If not that's on him, coukd have slowed Chytul for sure!

 

[Devilsgrl35]

Played a strong 3rd, sucks but we got a point. Really wish Jack snapped a wrist shot on the penalty shot. Things are starting to even out now after a hot start. We're still banking points which is the important part if you can't get a win.