GDT: Preseason Game 4: Devils @ Islanders - 7 P.M. - MSGSN, MSG

[Bleedred]

Preseason save percentage is a stat that feels so irrelevant

This would be one of our worst goaltending performances of last season. Which is saying something.

Allen has been the worst player on the ice, and it isn't even close.

And we've had A LOT of no-show ghosts, but Allen has looked like the ghost of Patrick Roy.

 

[My3Sons]

Ok this PP is where the comeback begins

 

[BostonDevil]

I came in late - Thought Jack was going to play tonight?

 

[Xirik]

This would be one of our worst goaltending performances of last season. Which is saying something.

Allen has been the worst player on the ice, and it isn't even close.

And we've had A LOT of no-show ghosts, but Allen has looked like the ghost of Patrick Roy.

if Patrick Roy's dead then who's standing behind the Islander bench?!

 

[My3Sons]

Good to see them play decently on the PP

 

[Devs3cups]

I came in late - Thought Jack was going to play tonight?

He practiced longer today and they decided to rest him. Worked on faceoffs for a while after the normal practice.

 

[Hisch13r]

PP2 looks better than PP1 outside the quick goal

 

[billingtons ghost]

He's basically looked like the way I'd expect Marty to look like if we let him play goalie tonight against a roster full of NHL players on both sides.

And I don't think a 52 year old Marty, who is wayyyyyy above his playing weight and a decade into retirement would look very good against current NHL or even AHL players.

And yes, the team has not been very good overall. The offense is non-existent. However, if Varlamov was playing as badly as Allen tonight, we might have 3 or 4 goals. Probably not 5.

For a switch, a goalie on our team can't trust anyone to take away cross ice passes. Of course he's deep on a wahlstrom one timer from the dot. How else should he get there in time?

 

[Devs3cups]

Lmao Haula negated a Nemec goal

 

[My3Sons]

why did Kovacevic nudge it to the Islander on that attempted clear? What does he see there that says weakly pass it to the other team?

 

[BostonDevil]

Lmao Haula negated a Nemec goal

He's definitely in mid-season form in his first game

 

[Hisch13r]

Really funny we’ve got someone killing Tatar when that line has spent the most time in the OZ each game

 

[My3Sons]

Bastian just hit someone

 

[Bleedred]

For a switch, a goalie on our team can't trust anyone to take away cross ice passes. Of course he's deep on a wahlstrom one timer from the dot. How else should he get there in time?

I don't even think the first one was that bad, but the fourth goal was horrible and the Wahlstrom goal was from so far out that really should have had him.

 

[My3Sons]

Really funny we’ve got someone killing Tatar when that line has spent the most time in the OZ each game

I’ll suggest that has a lot more to do with the center than either of the wingers thus far. Tatar has looked ok to me but nothing special.

 

[NJDevs26]

Time to watch the Mets.

About that….

 

[Mgd31]

Mercer looks better than he did all of last season

 

[Moist ReadOnly]

Really funny we’ve got someone killing Tatar when that line has spent the most time in the OZ each game

Nico Hischier is to thank for that - if only that line did well in the playoffs, right?

 

[My3Sons]

Much better transition that time.

 

[Bleedred]

if Patrick Roy's dead then who's standing behind the Islander bench?!

I mean PLAYER Patrick Roy lol.

Allen tonight has played like I'd imagine one of Roy or Brodeur would play if they were inserted into this game in their 50s (Roy is closer to 60 lol) against current NHL and AHL players, almost all of whom are under 35 years old.

 

[Devs3cups]

Mercer looks better than he did all of last season

One of the positives this preseason

 

[njdevils1982]

13 shots against?

 

[My3Sons]

Great Noesen shaken up. This preseason just keeps on giving.

 

[billingtons ghost]

Someone needs to turn that Noesen sequence into a meme

 

[Devs3cups]

Palat has looked pretty good to me this preseason.