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I'm still fuming. Holy shit. This one has got me pissed off lol.
GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (18-10-2, 38 Pts) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (16-9-2, 34 Pts), 7 PM, ESPN+/Hulu
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NJDevs26
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That hit wasn’t even half as dirty as the one on Kovacevic tbh, and we had the power play and well…
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I haven't complained about Keefe once this season but gimme a f***ing break with this response.
So many of the losses have got me really pissed this year lol. The Flames and Sharks for getting shutout and like 5/6 of those periods not creating jack shit. Both Caps losses for not even looking like they belonged against them. The Blues game for the refs. I couldn’t even get all that pissed at the Avs loss. You could see it coming after they couldn’t get out of the 1st with a goal. Tonight felt like a loss was going to come when they couldn’t score but then they eventually got the lead and never should’ve lost it
Emperoreddy
Show Me What You Got!
You are going to lose games you should have won and won games you deserved to lose.
It's frustrating but probably ends up a game we forget even happened in a month
It's frustrating but probably ends up a game we forget even happened in a month
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I’m really struggling with this one. I can usually rationalize L’s pretty well. This one stings a lot and feels like a game that can get us in a little skid here.
We had a higher xG on the PK than Toronto had at 5v5 through 2 periods. This is a BAD loss
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It’s a bad loss cause the result sucks, but they definitely played a solid game, so that’s encouraging.
This was a game where the PP really couldn’t afford to ghost. They couldn’t get things to go 5v5 and then on top of that the PP drops one of their biggest stinkers of the year. At least in some of the games where they didn’t score they’d at least have A PP where they look good. They pretty much looked like shit on all the PPs today. The only one they managed something and created a scramble resulted in them scoring the other way
billingtons ghost
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It's always going to be the same old story.
Other team goons it up, we don't know how to respond.
The Patches hit flipped the game. We came out next period with alligator arms, couldn't control the puck. Matthews threw people around, no response. Kovacevic victim of a brutal hit... Wtf constitutes a major? That was 20x worse than the Bernier hit.
I'm not saying we need goons.
I'm saying we need to learn how to adapt and get our energy back when it happens..
Better we need to be the team playing on the edge of what's legal and initiate the shenanigans.
Other team goons it up, we don't know how to respond.
The Patches hit flipped the game. We came out next period with alligator arms, couldn't control the puck. Matthews threw people around, no response. Kovacevic victim of a brutal hit... Wtf constitutes a major? That was 20x worse than the Bernier hit.
I'm not saying we need goons.
I'm saying we need to learn how to adapt and get our energy back when it happens..
Better we need to be the team playing on the edge of what's legal and initiate the shenanigans.
PizzaAndPucks
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They scored a goal 5 on 5. They were fine. The problem was Stolarz being the best player on the ice tonight and the Devils having way too many players going ghost on offense. They top 6 has been underwhelming the last 2 games. That doesn't bode well with our bottom 6 not contributing enough and not getting the occasional goal from defensmen other than Dougie.
You're not going to win many games when you score 1 goal, regardless of how many chances you give up. He gave up a shitty goal at a bad time. It sucks, and given how much they outplayed Toronto it's even more frustrating, but it happens. It is kind of weird how since November it seems like they get shutout every 4 or 5 games though. They got shutout by Calgary, after scoring 12 goals the previous two games, then scored 12 in their next 3 games, got shutout by San Jose, then put up 10 against Florida the next 2, then shutout by Tampa, then 12 goals in their next 3 again, shutout by St. Louis, scored 18 goals in their next 4, then shutout by Colorado and only 1 tonight.
Better Call Sal
Salnalysis
Nichols has asked one or two dumb questions in each of the last few post game pressers, and you can tell Keefe is bothered by it. 
Dylan9z9
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Better Call Sal
Salnalysis
There’s a reason why the coach is emphasizing the positives and not dwelling on the result. Because 9/10 times, this effort results in 2 points.
Of course it’s frustrating how it played out, but if we get an insurance marker at any point, it’s probably a win. That’s the lesson to take out of this one.
I don’t foresee us having a finishing problem for a prolonged period of time.
Of course it’s frustrating how it played out, but if we get an insurance marker at any point, it’s probably a win. That’s the lesson to take out of this one.
I don’t foresee us having a finishing problem for a prolonged period of time.
Clam Jensen
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The only thing that really bothered me, was this is the first game the other team was physical and there wasn’t really a response. The effort was clearly there and if I looked at the deserve-to-win-o-meter and xG I’d probably want to take a long walk off a short pier, but they did dominate.
Oh the other thing that bothered me was Markstrom. I never wanted him due to his propensity for being either really hot or cold, and he’s let in way too many softies for my liking.
