GDT: Spidey Says, "Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack Mr. Ducksworth!" Devils @ Ducks, 9 PM, MSG+

[JimEIV]

I usually get the day off on my birthday too

 

[Blender]

Hynes has made a bonehead move .

Let Kink rest up and be strong for the SJ game.

I have a bad feeling we are going to see Cory tonight at some point.

I'm sure Kinkaid is as exhausted as Vatanen is.

 

[NJDevs26]

Dude is a profesional hockey player, he has played 31 games in a little bit under 6 months. I don't think he's necessarily tired or anything.

He's also not used to playing a starters' workload, at least not in the last few years. Much less going into a Marty-type workload.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Starting Cory is starting a poker hand with a 2 and a 7 in your hand

No it isn’t. That is just silly. You are ignoring logic for the hell of it.

 

[MadDevil]

Would have rather gone with Cory, but hopefully Kinkaid keeps the hot streak going.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I'm sure Kinkaid is as exhausted as Vatanen is.

Now this just being snarky for the hell of it.

It is a back to back. They had to travel last night. Keith has never worked this kind of work load.

You absolutely risk burning him out like this, especially as their is zero evidence he can keep this kind of streak under a normal workload up for an extended period of time.

 

[NJDevils17]

Shame that I live in a state that doesn’t sell liquor on Sunday’s. I have a feeling I’m going to be wishing I had it tonight

 

[Emperoreddy]

This is literally like 4 posters who are letting their Cory bias be the basis for an argument instead of logic.

Even if this is your number 1 starting yesterday, you play your backup tonight. It doesn’t matter who the names involved are unless it is guys like Marty or Roy.

 

[JimEIV]

Starting Cory is starting a poker hand with a 2 and a 7 in your hand

Cory would lose with aces and blame the flop for lack of secondary scoring.

 

[BahlDeep]

No it isn’t. That is just silly. You are ignoring logic for the hell of it.

I'm actually quite indifferent on that decision. I can see both sides of the argument.

KK just had a shutout.
KK is playing is playing consecutive days.

It's not a stupid decision, it's a decision that contains a certain amount of risk. Might work, might not.

 

[Blender]

Now this just being snarky for the hell of it.

It is a back to back. They had to travel last night. Keith has never worked this kind of work load.

You absolutely risk burning him out like this, especially as their is zero evidence he can keep this kind of streak under a normal workload up for an extended period of time.

They didn't really travel last night. They are playing Los Angeles and Anaheim in a back to back, it's like playing us and the Rangers back to back, it's a short drive. I doubt they even changed hotels.

 

[Patrik26]

Don't worry, we'll see enough of Cory during the Investors Bank commercials.

Yeah, how'd you know?

 

[Devils Dominion]

Shame that I live in a state that doesn’t sell liquor on Sunday’s. I have a feeling I’m going to be wishing I had it tonight

I have half a bottle left of Crown to numb the pain

 

[Emperoreddy]

Keith also has only two career NHL back to backs ever. His career numbers in Anaheim are also terrible.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Add me to this long, "I would have started Schneider tonight" list.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Go Devils!

Loving the Kinkaid game - he earned it

 

[AveryQuietMan]

No it isn’t. That is just silly. You are ignoring logic for the hell of it.

better poker analogy....

we are all in preflop.

we have jacks they have ak

good luck kk, good luck coaches.

 

[NJDevs26]

It would be nice to have beat reporters who actually held Hynes accountable for things like this.

Thing is if we had beat reporters that gave a crap there'd also be microphones in Cory's face every day just waiting for him to slip up and say something off-script pumping the goalie contreversy.

 

[Blender]

Keith also has only two career NHL back to backs ever. His career numbers in Anaheim are also terrible.

Career record against a team is not a reliable means of predicting future success.

Honestly, I would have been fine with either decision, I just don't think starting Kinkaid when he's on fire, even in a back to back, is the doom and gloom that so many think it is.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Yeah, how'd you know?

How dihd Thiz HAH-PENNNN!!!!!

 

[Emperoreddy]

How dihd Thiz HAH-PENNNN!!!!!

I can’t express my hatred for this commercial more.

 

[MadDevil]

Did anybody read Brent Johnson's Tweet thread on goalies getting tired? He brought up some good points on goalies needing to be ultra focused during the entire game and how a goalie being just a little off because he's tired is much different than a skater being off.

Now I'm not saying that will happen to Kinkaid, but I think it would have been smarter to give him tonight off, especially given that he's struggled against the Ducks. Hopefully he's just due for a win against them.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I also am still not a fan of Stafford in for Bratt.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Yeah, I don’t agree with it but it’s not as simple of a decision when factoring in how well he has been playing along with the team overall.

All you can do is hope it works out no matter what. LGD!

 

[BahlDeep]

This is literally like 4 posters who are letting their Cory bias be the basis for an argument instead of logic.

Even if this is your number 1 starting yesterday, you play your backup tonight. It doesn’t matter who the names involved are unless it is guys like Marty or Roy.

We are not in the middle of the season. We have 11 games left to play. We are battling for a playoff spot, and KK has been excellent and considering CS has been playing like a ECHL goaltender, it's not a bad decision.

KK being tired is overblown. Like I said, this decision is risky, but it's not stupid.