News Article: News from Around the League - Part XXXVI

[Desert Devil]

I forgot Josefson started the season there. I thought he was hurt to start the year. Forgot he got hurt against the Sharks in late October. He did have some experience though!

 

[Bleedred]

Maybe I'm alone on this one but I think Lundqvist is a really likable player.

I defended him to the death on the main board recently. Mostly Luongo fanboys who watch stats, and not the games who ripped him on his 865 save percentage the last 3 games of the ECF. I don't like when people nitpick every goal Marty gives up which these days he has to justify most all of them. So that's why I defended Lundqvist. He didn't cost them the ECF. If not for Lundqvist we sweep the Rangers in 4 games. And in blowouts at that. One person even blamed Lundqvist for Henrique's series clincher. Blame ****in Girardi for going behind the net, and the other 4 skaters who were standing around like a bunch of statues on that play.

 

[bmqdevils]

I defended him to the death on the main board recently. Mostly Luongo fanboys who watch stats, and not the games who ripped him on his 865 save percentage the last 3 games of the ECF. I don't like when people nitpick every goal Marty gives up which these days he has to justify most all of them. So that's why I defended Lundqvist. He didn't cost them the ECF. If not for Lundqvist we sweep the Rangers in 4 games. And in blowouts at that. One person even blamed Lundqvist for Henrique's series clincher. Blame ****in Girardi for going behind the net, and the other 4 skaters who were standing around like a bunch of statues on that play.

blame the team for scoring 1 goal a game.

 

[MadDevil]

Maybe I'm alone on this one but I think Lundqvist is a really likable player.

There are a few Rangers players I feel that way about, and I don't like it. I'd much rather just be able to hate all of them.

 

[apice3*]

I defended him to the death on the main board recently. Mostly Luongo fanboys who watch stats, and not the games who ripped him on his 865 save percentage the last 3 games of the ECF. I don't like when people nitpick every goal Marty gives up which these days he has to justify most all of them. So that's why I defended Lundqvist. He didn't cost them the ECF. If not for Lundqvist we sweep the Rangers in 4 games. And in blowouts at that. One person even blamed Lundqvist for Henrique's series clincher. Blame ****in Girardi for going behind the net, and the other 4 skaters who were standing around like a bunch of statues on that play.

It's pretty easy to score when the puck is around the crease and Girardi is standing behind the net, Richards is on one knee, McDonagh is doing snow angels, and Gaborik is Gaborik.

 

[bmqdevils]

IF, IF we get a 50 game season(long shot) maybe they add in 2 out of conference games. i'd like to see a home game vs the wild and the kings. would both be awesome.

 

[apice3*]

I doubt it. With the confined schedule, making teams fly out of confence is a waste of time.

 

[Desert Devil]

It's pretty easy to score when the puck is around the crease and Girardi is standing behind the net, Richards is on one knee, McDonagh is doing snow angels, and Gaborik is Gaborik.

don't forget about Hagelin out in no mans land.

 

[Bleedred]

blame the team for scoring 1 goal a game.

The Rangers scored 2 for 4 of the 6 games. Game 5 they scored 3 when Marty stepped out of net, and misplayed the puck, and game 4 they scored 1. Though Marty should have stopped that one. Ugly 7 hole goal from Fedotenko from the circle. He stopped that, and if Clarkson wasn't called for the phantom boarding call in game 4 vs the Kings I think he would have had 2 more shutouts this playoffs.

 

[NJDevs26]

There's 'zero' chance of out-of-conference games. The schedule would likely be 7 division games, 2 games against other conference teams (48 games) or maybe 5 division games and 3 conference games (50 games)

 

[jkrdevil]

IF, IF we get a 50 game season(long shot) maybe they add in 2 out of conference games. i'd like to see a home game vs the wild and the kings. would both be awesome.

I doubt they add non conference games. 50 games breaks down pretty well. 5 games against division opponents and 3 vs the other conference division teams.

48 games is actually sort of a cluster****. It is either go the 7-2 format, which is stupid because it is so lopsided you can't compare points, or you go 4 vs division, 3 vs other divisions and two bonus games (likely against a division opponent).

Everyone is bringing up the 48 number because that was what was played in 1995, but 1995 had smaller conferences. That year you played everyone in conference 4 times. It actually was nice even and balanced. 46 games actually works better this time around than 48 IMO

 

[NJDevs26]

Lundqvist was bad in Games 4-5 but with the amount of high-pressure hockey he played (20 games plus overtimes in just over 40 days, most of them 2-1 games) it was bound to happen eventually, can't go to the well every single time and get away with it. And fwiw he's been one of the few 'reasonable' players during this lockout, or at least one of the few than genuinely seems to love the game.

 

[jkrdevil]

The 7 games against your own division is stupid on so many levels, that is more than you play in a regular 82 game season condensed into a half season. They moved from 8 division games because teams complained that was too many vs knew opponent, this is worse than that given the shorter season.

Please end up at 50 games with a 5-3 model.

 

[VaxjoDevil]

There are way more likable players than LQ on the Rangers.

 

[bmqdevils]

Callahan is respectable. Lundqvist is good. Staal has 2 brothers who are decent. Other than that..

 

[Saugus]

Yes how can an NHL team end up slotting a Rookie as the number 2 center.

Ya, it seems a bit hypocritical to call them out for this when in the past, we've gone into seasons with Gomez, Zajac, Vrana, and Josefson slotted into the top 6.

It's pretty easy to score when the puck is around the crease and Girardi is standing behind the net, Richards is on one knee, McDonagh is doing snow angels, and Gaborik is Gaborik.

I still have not figured out what each Rangers player was thinking there. They could not have made worse plays if they had been trying to.

There are way more likable players than LQ on the Rangers.

I respect Callahan, Girardi, McDonagh, and Lundqvist, who we rail on as a prettyboy with big pads, but is still an excellent goalie. The rest of them, meh.

 

[apice3*]

Didn't Staal, Girardi, and Kreider combine for like all but one goal in the ECF or something?

As for the likablity, I gained a ton of respect for Callahan after the Olympics but he constantly throws snuff punches after the whistle and I don't really care for him. I don't really mind Girardi or Staal. I feel like they play the game the right way. I've always liked Rupp, and I feel like I'll love McDonagh come next Olympics. That's pretty much where the list ends.

 

[AZNDevil]

I can respect Biron for always being able to lose to the Devils no matter what team he's on. Very nice of him to do that for us.

 

[Bleedred]

Lundqvist was bad in Games 4-5 but with the amount of high-pressure hockey he played (20 games plus overtimes in just over 40 days, most of them 2-1 games) it was bound to happen eventually, can't go to the well every single time and get away with it. And fwiw he's been one of the few 'reasonable' players during this lockout, or at least one of the few than genuinely seems to love the game.

To be fair there were some bad breaks on his end in game 5. I think a couple went off skates, and body's in front. The Zajac goal that Edzo ripped him for he should have stopped, but Marty gave that right back to him when he left the net, and couldn't get back in time. I think he gave up a goal he should have covered to superstar Parise in game 4. He didn't cover, and Parise poked the rebound by him even though he was in position to cover and get a whistle. That Salvador goal from the point in game 4 was through the best screen this team put on all of last year. The puck must have traveled through half the Devils, and Rangers players on the ice before Lundqvist saw it.

We should have shut them out in game 4, but Marty took a trip back to the 2001 SCF on that Fedotenko goal with like 5 minutes to go!

 

[Traitor Zach]

I wonder if they get a deal done, when the trading deadline would be. They would undoubtedly have to push it back into March.

 

[sbresistor]

IT'S OVER !!!!

 

[VaxjoDevil]

Callahan is one of the players I respect most in the league. There is not an aspect of his game that is not right.

Once I was watching this weird stream of a Rangers game that instead of commercials it had the in-house MSG stream. So after the game they had the camera following Stan and his crew. They entered and Stan went to the cameraman and said "OK, goalie first, then Callahan blabla". Then they went to Lundqvist and he just brushed them off "not yet". So they went to Callahan, who looked like he wasn't ready and he just said "sure". After that interview, they went back to LQ who took like a freakin minute to put his cap on so he would look exactly right, then he nodded, camera went on and he played his part.

 

[Bleedred]

IT'S OVER !!!!

Did you forget the Henrique?

 

[Saugus]

I wonder if they get a deal done, when the trading deadline would be. They would undoubtedly have to push it back into March.

That's the only thing that would make sense. Could be exciting.

 

[Bleedred]

Right away I'm ******** myself with that It's over post thinking it's the lockout!