Cheddabombs
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Lol this was only made because somehow the lowly Devils were able to keep DeBrincat off the scoresheet last night
Why are the Devils 21-4-1? insane easy schedule, makes perfect sense.
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Another solid stat watching post from George with another dumb conclusion.
Lou is God
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Sometimes you post like it's your first day following hockey.
Pure Slaughter Value
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Agreed, any questions were really centered more around goaltending (and to a significantly lesser extent) growth. Several players have made significant growth and their goaltending has been good. Definitely on the upswing.
Good for them, close to the last five-seven years they've been an afterthought compared to the other two NY area teams and they're more fun to watch than both now and are better.
ninetyeight
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But but their elite prospects page doesn't say that, so how on earth is one suppose to know that?
Improvement in the D core has been huge. Seigenthaler is showing last year wasn’t a fluke, Marino is looking like a fantastic pickup and Dougie Hamilton is doing what a healthy Dougie Hamilton does. Is this a 120 point team? No. But stacking these points early will definitely have them in the divisional race for awhile and I won’t be shocked to see them sneak into a WC spot.
Pierre from Orleans
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They are an exceptionally good young team that is well coached.
Not sure why it's surprising.
Not sure why it's surprising.
Whaddagoal
The Sheldon Keefe Era Begins
Last season we lost Hughes, hamilton, wood, and three of our goalies to significant injuries for significant amount of our season. I think we played 6 or 7 goaltenders last season.
You have no clue.
The goalie carousel looks like it’s about to happen again though.
The real Nico Hischier has finally arrived.
He’s the engine that’s driving this train.
He’s been a top 5 player in the league this year.
He’s the engine that’s driving this train.
He’s been a top 5 player in the league this year.
Jerzey Devil
Jerzey-Duz-It
George: “Why do I have to put a jacket on when it gets cold outside. Makes no sense”.
RickyLafleur
Fall of Pierre
glenwo2
JESPER BRATWURST
No it's not.The goalie carousel looks like it’s about to happen again though.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the way the Devils are playing "D", I think Akira will have an easier time of it during his run with the Devils this time around as opposed to the tire fire he was thrown into his first go-around with the team.
Why are threads like this even allowed
goonybird
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Marino for Ty Smith
Severson down to 3rd line
Subban to ESPN
Dougie is healthy
Hughes and Hischier are playing at the same time
Vanecek doesn't stink
Brunette and McGill in for Recchi and Nasreddine
Tatar getting points
McLeod getting points
Wood is healthy
Zacha out for Haula
Palat in for Andreas Johnsson
Real f***ing mystery my dude
Will they continue at this pace? no. but yea they're an ok team
Severson down to 3rd line
Subban to ESPN
Dougie is healthy
Hughes and Hischier are playing at the same time
Vanecek doesn't stink
Brunette and McGill in for Recchi and Nasreddine
Tatar getting points
McLeod getting points
Wood is healthy
Zacha out for Haula
Palat in for Andreas Johnsson
Real f***ing mystery my dude
Will they continue at this pace? no. but yea they're an ok team
i am probably the biggest nico supporter on the board and i really hope, this is the real nico. but it could also be a hot streak.
so far this season he was incredible. if he can stay healthy and keep this up, the devils and him will get opportunities to prove it with some hardware.
I approve of these threads. More of them please.
Hmmm, in a sport where getting shots and prevent shots helps to score more and get scored on less, the Devils are top notch. It is completely sustainable.
And I hope for their sake the goaltending injuries are minor and they too aren't derailed by key players being out like Buffalo is. It's new to see a Devil team and have to invent something to bag on them that isn't based in the Dead Puck Era. It'll have to be Tyson Nash-esque - they skill it up. A lot. Fun team to watch, wish them continued success.
Maybe but doesn’t change the fact that a mere 14 games into the season and we’re already rolling with 3 and 4 on the depth chart.
AfroThunder396
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Jack Hughes has been like the 6th best skater on the roster this season and yet he's somehow still at a point per game through sheer swagger lol
wgknestrick
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What a coachable moment in your understanding of hockey.
I certainly wouldn't call (by far) the best team with respect to quantity of quality shots for and against unsustainable. Maybe if you spent less time "watching games" for studying the game?
NJD have tons of talented players near their prime ages (or even younger). If anything as other posters have noted, their record shows underperforming. This team with just above average goaltending is scary, but it is their weakest link.
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The Haula Effect: Haula's 10th season in 7th (!) team and his teams have never missed the playoffs.
If we need another useless record, that could probably be one.
If we need another useless record, that could probably be one.
tarheelhockey
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Hughes, Hischier, Bratt is a pretty good core for the forward group. Hamilton, Marino, Siegenthaler, Severson is a pretty good core of defense.
They remind me a lot of where the Canes were in 2019. You have a bunch of young players with no hype, making the jump into their prime simultaneously. The missing element is goaltending… when that slides into place, suddenly you go from losing 3-4 a lot to winning 3-2 a lot. Next thing you know it’s playoffs, and contenders get nervous seeing you as their matchup. Then the stars get better reps and it’s like “of course this team is a contender, they’re loaded!”. Pretty natural growth cycle for a team coming out of a rebuild.
They remind me a lot of where the Canes were in 2019. You have a bunch of young players with no hype, making the jump into their prime simultaneously. The missing element is goaltending… when that slides into place, suddenly you go from losing 3-4 a lot to winning 3-2 a lot. Next thing you know it’s playoffs, and contenders get nervous seeing you as their matchup. Then the stars get better reps and it’s like “of course this team is a contender, they’re loaded!”. Pretty natural growth cycle for a team coming out of a rebuild.
