GDT: You'll Shoot Yer Eye Out, Kid! Sabres @ Devils, 7 PM, MSG+

[Call Me Al]

pick up a point, turn the page and come out hard against washington and get a commanding 3 pt lead with 2 games in hand on the division

 

[Wingman77]

If you watched the entire game you would not want Palms on the ice in OT.

Forget how Palmieri played throughout the course of the game prior, this isn't the first time Hynes has done this in OT and it is still difficult understanding the thought process behind the decision.

Faceoff wins are even more imperative in OT because of the open ice the team that won the faceoff has to work with to control the play until they turn it over. At times, that is all it takes in OT is to win a faceoff, control the puck/gain the zone with said open ice, and put one in without giving the puck up (far easier to hold posession in OT with less pressure from the opposing team as well)

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Forget how Palmieri played throughout the course of the game prior, this isn't the first time Hynes has done this in OT and it is still difficult understanding the thought process behind the decision.

Faceoff wins are even more imperative in OT because of the open ice the team that won the faceoff has to work with to control the play until they turn it over. At times, that is all it takes in OT is to win a faceoff, control the puck/gain the zone with said open ice, and put one in without giving the puck up (far easier to hold posession in OT with less pressure from the opposing team as well)

Yeah I just don't get it. OT faceoffs are critical plays. Easily the most important draws in a hockey game. Sometimes you never get the puck back if you lose one. Why the hell are we using a winger to take the opening faceoff and then a crucial defensive zone draw? This seems indefensible. Zacha has won a respectable 48% of draws and played a nice game, yet he doesn't see a second of OT?

 

[Blender]

Well it's the next day, and I'm still pissed off that we got robbed of a game winning goal.

 

[Devils Dominion]

There was not enough conclusive evidence to overturn the call on the ice of a goal.

You know they would not overturn it if the home team scored in MSG or Pitts.

 

[Blender]

Zajac used to play against the best players in the league and get the better of them every night. Now Zajac plays against them and they get the better of him. Forget his terrible offense for a second, his defensive game has been much worse this season.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Well it's the next day, and I'm still pissed off that we got robbed of a game winning goal.

I usually get over sports related stuff in a few hours but I woke up and literally my first thought was "man that's some BS." lol...Guarantee Hall finishes with 29 goals now and he gets robbed of a 30 goal season.

 

[glenwo2]

It's almost like they tied it not too long after that.

He's got a curse on us for passing on him as an assistant haha.

That's funny but if you think about it, it's not really all that funny because IT'S TRUE!


Oh well. At least the Out-of-town Scoreboard was nice to us with Columbus losing, the Rags getting only one point(but with no ROW since they lost in the shootout), and the Isles losing in regulation.

 

[glenwo2]

Oh forget about it, Zacha would be in Kalamazoo or whatever ECHL team we use.

Kalamazoo?

Zacha would be where Ponikarovski is : OUTER SPACE.

That's where Hynes would launch him.

 

[glenwo2]

The Offsides and Goalie Interference should not be reviewable. Video review should be left to controversial goals( High stick, puck wasn't covered but blown dead, did the goalie slide into the net...). I honestly feel it is being miss used and lacks consistency. If a goal was good yesterday, it should be good today and there are too much interpretation. If a review takes more than 20s the call on Ice should stand. After that the bs meter goes way up.

If Robbie Ftorek was our head coach when that decision was made, he would've thrown TWO benches onto the ice. THAT WAS BULLS--T.

 

[Blender]

If Robbie Ftorek was our head coach when that decision was made, he would've thrown TWO benches onto the ice. THAT WAS BULLS--T.

He would have dismantled the boards in front of the bench and thrown them as well.

 

[glenwo2]

Nobody mad at Vatanen for taking a stupid penalty costing the tying goal? WHat about his cutesy playing with the puck and losing it, or holding it for 30 seconds and not passing or shooting when he had chances? I'm not impressed with his high risk, low reward plays let alone blowing the lead.

Someone needs to tell him to KISS off. Keep It Simple STUPID.

Only thing I will get on him for. Everyone was SCREAMING at him to shoot and he didn't.

 

[VaxjoDevil]

To go against the grain I am not particularly upset about losing one point to a team I don't give two f*** about.

I think the non goal was the correct call. There can be a discussion if he had possession, I mean did he really? That the ability to challenge on an offside is the lamest rule in hockey is another matter.

 

[severian]

To go against the grain I am not particularly upset about losing one point to a team I don't give two **** about.

I think the non goal was the correct call. There can be a discussion if he had possession, I mean did he really? That the ability to challenge on an offside is the lamest rule in hockey is another matter.

Imagine a similar rule in the NFL. Lol.

 

[DevilWithin]

If there is not enough evidence for the call how can they even over turn the goal? It is not conclusive. :/

 

[devilsblood]

To go against the grain I am not particularly upset about losing one point to a team I don't give two **** about.

I think the non goal was the correct call. There can be a discussion if he had possession, I mean did he really? That the ability to challenge on an offside is the lamest rule in hockey is another matter.

What makes it lame is, before they began to replay them, who ever considered it?

In other sports the demand for the replay is obvious. Was it a homerun, was he out bounds, etc. These questions forced those leagues to implement replay.

This was not the case in regards to offsides. It was if they just wanted to be like the other sports and have more stuff to review.

 

[Blender]

What makes it lame is, before they began to replay them, who ever considered it?

In other sports the demand for the replay is obvious. Was it a homerun, was he out bounds, etc. These questions forced those leagues to implement replay.

This was not the case in regards to offsides. It was if they just wanted to be like the other sports and have more stuff to review.

The offside review was motivated by that one goal where Duchene was 3 feet offside.

 

[severian]

The offside review was motivated by that one goal where Duchene was 3 feet offside.

I've never seen that before. That wasn't 3 feet offside. More like 8. Yikes.

 

[devilsblood]

Ha, I had never seen that play. Trotz's reaction is pretty funny. I can see myself demanding a replay there.

 

[VaxjoDevil]

What makes it lame is, before they began to replay them, who ever considered it?

In other sports the demand for the replay is obvious. Was it a homerun, was he out bounds, etc. These questions forced those leagues to implement replay.

This was not the case in regards to offsides. It was if they just wanted to be like the other sports and have more stuff to review.

Coaches standing there looking down on their iPads to watch replays, with refs hanging around like "ok when are you done watching, are you going to challenge?" is just crazy. A challenge should be made right away, say give them max 10 seconds.

 

[NJDevs26]

That's so bad it's hilarious. Duchene's skate was basically at the faceoff circle before he controlled the puck. You can't even debate the puck following him in the zone either although at some point it caught up with him after he got in the zone.

 

[Blender]

Ha, I had never seen that play. Trotz's reaction is pretty funny. I can see myself demanding a replay there.

It was a horrible missed call. I don't think calling back goals that might have been 1 mm offside is the correct solution to a blown call like that though...

 

[devilsblood]

Jim was just talking about how the NHL overreacts to stuff. And that is a good example. One play, due to legit horrible officiating, leads to replay of what is an otherwise non issue.

 

[JrFischer54]

Man no woods in overtime is criminal.

Put your best offensive and fastest players out there to get that extra point.

 

[BomaLightDevils]

Coaches standing there looking down on their iPads to watch replays, with refs hanging around like "ok when are you done watching, are you going to challenge?" is just crazy. A challenge should be made right away, say give them max 10 seconds.

It's pathetic what it is, but I agree let them make a decision right away.