GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (12-7-2, 26 Pts) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (14-4-0, 28 Pts), 7 PM, MSGSN

[Maine Fan]

Keefe is having an impact on the NJ Devils

 

[MasterofGrond]

big win against a good team

jack is f***ing ON one right now

 

[Alex NJD]

Feels like Timo is on the cusp of breaking out. 6 goals on 43 shots and 13 points in his first 15 games. 1 goal on 22 shots and 1 point in 7 games since. He's snake bitten but he's still shooting at the same rate and his teammates haven't really finished. He's due for a hot streak since Nico had one and now Jack and Jesper are on one

 

[NjDevsRR]

The boys have Markstrom 500 shirts

 

[Emperoreddy]

Keefe is having an impact on the NJ Devils

He has this team playing an actual structured system and they are getting rewarded for it

 

[Devils731]

Still feels like he is just scratching the surface

I was referring back to the half jokes about Luke being better than Quinn and Jack and how that seems at least possible with Luke’s recent play.

Which seems crazy to type because Quinn and Jack play at superstar levels. It’s almost impossible to be at levels higher than them, only a few people on the planet do.

But I think it’s at least possible Luke may do it now.

 

[JimEIV]

I switched to yacht rock and I'm getting down Bozz Scaggs

 

[Bcap88]

He has this team playing an actual structured system and they are getting rewarded for it

Once they get comfortable in the system it should open up a little more offensively for them once they get confidence in it

 

[jkrdevil]

He has this team playing an actual structured system and they are getting rewarded for it

The movement on the PP is better as well. I don’t think Bratt would have ever drifted into the slot like that in the past.

Being good on special teams allows more patience 5v5.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Avs beat the Caps in regulation on a game winner from Miles and Miles of Wood. You love to see it!

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

Jesper’s mom is adorable.

 

[Saugus]

I don’t have any problems with Markstrom’s game tonight.

His positioning wasn’t great on the second goal, but he made some tough saves on other high danger chances and gave the team a chance to win. Against a good team, that’s all you can ask.

 

[None Shall Pass]

I'd buy one of those Markstrom 500 shirts so fast

 

[Devils731]

The movement on the PP is better as well. I don’t think Bratt would have ever drifted into the slot like that in the past.

Being good on special teams allows more patience 5v5.

It seems silly because the Devils had this movement the season their PP started at 50% for a bunch of games…and then it just stopped.

So they’ve brought back all that movement and the PP looks good again.

I think the pieces doing all the movement are even better and having Noesen as the net guy helps but the movement philosophy was there and then abandoned in the past and nobody ever said why at the time.

 

[Bcap88]

Win Saturday is huge and I think it starts to snowball into an extended winning streak

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

The movement on the PP is better as well. I don’t think Bratt would have ever drifted into the slot like that in the past.

Being good on special teams allows more patience 5v5.

Colliton had Patrick Kane in Chicago as a coach, I'm sure he tells those guys to watch tape on him on the powerplay especially Jack since that was Jack's comparable through his draft year even though I didn't see it, I saw Jack as a way better Barzal and even 17-18 Barzal would do the stuff they're doing right now on the powerplay. For a team that pummeled us on the special teams, it's a pretty good sight to see them owning Carolina there even if it was a B2B

 

[jkrdevil]

It seems silly because the Devils had this movement the season their PP started at 50% for a bunch of games…and then it just stopped.

So they’ve brought back all that movement and the PP looks good again.

I think the pieces doing all the movement are even better and having Noesen as the net guy helps but the movement philosophy was there and then abandoned in the past and nobody ever said why at the time.

They didn’t have this much movement at the start of last year. Jack just went psycho mode with play making. And then he got injured and wasn’t the same player (and Dougie got hurt killing the second unit).

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

I don’t have any problems with Markstrom’s game tonight.

His positioning wasn’t great on the second goal, but he made some tough saves on other high danger chances and gave the team a chance to win. Against a good team, that’s all you can ask.

Unlike the rest of this board, I'm not changing my tune based on the outcome of a game. Had they lost this game, that softy is exactly the type of goal that is just unacceptable

They didn’t have this much movement at the start of last year. Jack just went psycho mode with play making. And then he got injured and wasn’t the same player (and Dougie got hurt killing the second unit).

huh? yes they did. We were all talking about how much movement they had lol

 

[Emperoreddy]

Win Saturday is huge and I think it starts to snowball into an extended winning streak

Only thing missing here so far. We have beaten good teams. We have had a good 10+ game stretch.

Let's win more then 3 in a row now

 

[Cheddabombs]

Missed this one too unfortunately but great win! That's a strong team over there so to win in regulation is big.

 

[JimEIV]

I just booked a flight to San Juan Puerto Rico for Monday morning. Why not?

The Spanish rwj commercial I just watched pushed me over the edge...mofongo Monday!

 

[PWiz30]

Two things. One, as soft as the second goal was, credit to Markstrom for making some timely saves while it was tied. Two, they held the Canes to 2 shots in the last 9:25 after Dougie's goal.

 

[Patrik26]

I switched to yacht rock and I'm getting down Bozz Scaggs

I've seen these guys/gals a couple times and they're a fun show.

 

[jkrdevil]

Unlike the rest of this board, I'm not changing my tune based on the outcome of a game. Had they lost this game, that softy is exactly the type of goal that is just unacceptable



huh? yes they did. We were all talking about how much movement they had lol

I’m talking about skating movement rather than puck movement.

 

[Devils731]

They didn’t have this much movement at the start of last year. Jack just went psycho mode with play making. And then he got injured and wasn’t the same player (and Dougie got hurt killing the second unit).

I’m going to disagree, Jack would circle the whole ice and the other players would rotate and move with him, similar to this year.

This year engages Bratt with movement more but philosophically, they are both PPs based on movement, which is unusual.

The Devils abandoned the movement style PP before, despite the success, and it made no sense then. The Devils best players are built for movement so it’s great that they’re back on that idea.