GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (14-7-2, 30 Pts) vs. Nashville Predators (7-11-3, 17 Pts), 7 PM, MSGSN

[Clam Jensen]

Bowers back in for Foote, Cotter back up to the 3rd line.

Love my fantasy TE1 getting back in.

 

[devilsfan950003]

Bowers back in for Foote, Cotter back up to the 3rd line.

Good swap. Bowers played well the last time he played. Showed speed and solid forechecking. Foote, not so much.

Put Cotter back on the third line and let him fix what's wrong. If they put Cotter on the 4th line, I'd rather them swap Tatar and leave Foote in the press box.

 

[Hisch13r]

Good swap. Bowers played well the last time he played. Showed speed and solid forechecking. Foote, not so much.

Put Cotter back on the third line and let him fix what's wrong. If they put Cotter on the 4th line, I'd rather them swap Tatar and leave Foote in the press box.

I mean I don’t expect Cotter to fix what’s wrong on the 3rd line considering in 170 minutes with Haula they’ve been crushed and in 123 minutes away from him Cotter’s been crushing. Hopefully 3 games of weak competition can get them going

I’ve been saying to put him back up with Jack-Bratt but they’re obviously not going to budge on Palat even though they’re worse at both ends of the ice with him

 

[Jersey Fresh]

No reason they shouldn’t win the next three - not that we haven’t seen this team chronically play down to their opponents.

Some tough games for divisional rivals too - would be nice to squash those games in hand.

 

[theoptimist]

No reason they shouldn’t win the next three - not that we haven’t seen this teammate chronically play down to their opponents.

Some tough games for divisional rivals too - would be nice to squash those games in hand.

Given our history of not winning against NSH at home, I'm mentally prepared for tonight's game

 

[TheBeerNerd]

It's OK. The bald man can't hurt us anymore.

At least not when we play Nashville. Minnesota is a different story.

 

[Hisch13r]

No reason they shouldn’t win the next three - not that we haven’t seen this team chronically play down to their opponents.

Some tough games for divisional rivals too - would be nice to squash those games in hand.

Yeah like sure it could happen as anyone can beat anyone but they should win these games handedly.

 

[Triumph]

I mean I don’t expect Cotter to fix what’s wrong on the 3rd line considering in 170 minutes with Haula they’ve been crushed and in 123 minutes away from him Cotter’s been crushing. Hopefully 3 games of weak competition can get them going

I’ve been saying to put him back up with Jack-Bratt but they’re obviously not going to budge on Palat even though they’re worse at both ends of the ice with him

In 29 minutes with Haula, Palat has an xG of 30%. Some of that is obviously makeshift lines after icing and whatever, but I don't see what would make you think Palat could work there.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Bowers back in for Foote, Cotter back up to the 3rd line.

i’m glad the coaches saw what we all saw.

 

[mdj12784]

Win… OR ELSE!

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

Night time come and we want a win at home.

 

[HoliksGhost]

We have won 4 of 5 playoff type games.

 

[Devils731]

This is must win. If the Devils can’t beat this team then they should start exploring trade options for everyone 24 and older and reset the rebuild built around Casey.

 

[Hisch13r]

Rewatching some 22-23 stuff. I really loved that shoulder patch. Also the way Jack and Dougie were skating right up to the Ranger fans after scoring at the Garden is still some of the most baller shit ever

 

[Bleedred]

I've said countless times I get 1996-2004 Rangers vibes with what Nashville is doing right now.

But they also remind me of WCW circa 1994/1995, when they had a bunch of aging stars come over from the WWF.

45 year old Ric Flair, 40-something year old Macho Man, 68 year old Hulk Hogan. That's exactly the vibes I get from Stamkos, Marchessault and O'Reilly.

I wouldn't really consider Josi to be their 35 year old Sting, because 35 in hockey is like 40-something in the wrestling world. I'm trying to think of another old guy who had much relevance in the 90s who stuck around WCW the entire time.

Saros or Forsberg are probably their Sting, who was still Surfer Sting and not Crow Sting.

I know Flair was just barely out of the company for 1.5 years and was pretty nearly a career WCW/NWA guy until he was old (like Sting) and WCW was done, but he had that brief WWF run in 91-92.

I'm pretty sure Eric Bischoff in 1994 was a smarter business man than Barry Trotz is right now. Trotz as the general manager for Nashville seems like one of the more old boys club GM jobs in the league right now.

 

[Bleedred]

Trotz is the one of the weirder GM hirings. Maybe we'll see Buffalo do the same thing this coming offseason with Lindy lol. There's been dual GM/head coaches before, so it's not the weirdest thing to see, but it kind of makes less sense than Marty being our GM. Marty at least worked for 3 years after retiring as Doug Armstron'g assistant GM for St. Louis right out of retirement and has done other things in our front office.

Trotz goes from a head coach in the league for almost 25 years, surprisingly gets fired by Lou after one barely playoff miss, takes the year off after being heavily courted by Winnipeg, who wanted to change the name of the city to Trotz. As well as probably a bunch of other teams as head coach.

Then he randomly ends up the replacement to David Poile effective the end of the year? Because he was their first head coach? Kind of reminds me of Edmonton with MacTavish.

By the way, I obviously don't think Marty being GM here would be acceptable under any circumstances, but he wouldn't be quite as green in the front office as Trotz was.

 

[glenwo2]

I've said countless times I get 1996-2004 Rangers vibes with what Nashville is doing right now.

But they also remind me of WCW circa 1994/1995, when they had a bunch of aging stars come over from the WWF.

45 year old Ric Flair, 40-something year old Macho Man, 68 year old Hulk Hogan. That's exactly the vibes I get from Stamkos, Marchessault and O'Reilly.

I wouldn't really consider Josi to be their 35 year old Sting, because 35 in hockey is like 40-something in the wrestling world. I'm trying to think of another old guy who had much relevance in the 90s who stuck around WCW the entire time.

Saros or Forsberg are probably their Sting, who was still Surfer Sting and not Crow Sting.

I know Flair was just barely out of the company for 1.5 years and was pretty nearly a career WCW/NWA guy until he was old (like Sting) and WCW was done, but he had that brief WWF run in 91-92.

I'm pretty sure Eric Bischoff in 1994 was a smarter business man than Barry Trotz is right now. Trotz as the general manager for Nashville seems like one of the more old boys club GM jobs in the league right now.

And he loves each and every one of you people..... (do you get the reference?)

 

[Bleedred]

And he loves each and every one of you people..... (do you get the reference?)

I actually don't even blame Bischoff for destroying WCW (Russo was doing that while Bischoff briefly left the company) but I find it absurd that the name of his podcast is ''83 weeks''. Which represents the 83 straight weeks that Nitro beat out Raw in the ratings.

Not sure if that's him still playing heel, but how do you celebrate kicking a company's ass for 83 weeks in a row in ratings when that company would go on to take over the ratings war after those 83 weeks and ultimately put your company out of business in under 3 years?

 

[BostonDevil]

All the historical data points to a loss tonight...



"I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion... If everyone thinks one thing, then I say, bet the other way."

- Ricky Roma

 

[Bleedred]

All the historical data points to a loss tonight...



"I subscribe to the law of contrary public opinion... If everyone thinks one thing, then I say, bet the other way."

- Ricky Roma

We haven't beaten them in Newark in just about 10 years.

We are beyond due for a home win over them,

This is becoming the strangest thing since the Sharks only having one win in Buffalo in 25 years.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Since people are predicting a lose. Good time to warn folks.

The over the top sky is falling shit, especially if you are a poster who chooses to not post while the team is winning, is not going to be tolerated.

Attempts to hijack the thread will get you tossed out.

 

[Clam Jensen]

Since people are predicting a lose. Good time to warn folks.

The over the top sky is falling shit, especially if you are a poster who chooses to not post while the team is winning, is not going to be tolerated.

Attempts to hijack the thread will get you tossed out.

Look I hear what you’re saying, but Jack is a soft perimeter player, Nico is one concussion away from medically retiring, and Luke needs to stop playing so much defense and focus on just putting up points.

 

[Cheddabombs]

I'll cherish this game and the rest of the games until December 6th. At which point I will be burrowing into my hobbit room to play Path of Exile 2, and will be doing nothing else.

Go Devils!

 

[HoliksGhost]

Don’t worry about my cap - Lou

 

[My3Sons]

A gif I made from that game.

I couldn't believe how she continued to do it throughout the course of the night.

That broadcast still resonates with me. What a great moment for a disrespected afterthought of a franchise.