GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (18-10-2, 38 Pts) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (16-9-2, 34 Pts), 7 PM, ESPN+/Hulu

[JrFischer54]

i dont mind the game last night they should've won and if they play like that they will win more then they lose so thats not a worry. just need our stars to finish when they had a ton of chances to do it. me personally if its a team we might face in the playoffs i'm dressing mac and i'm letting him go out there and lay into bodies and be physical.

 

[glenwo2]

Just for those who continue claiming Stolarz is a bum. He’s been one of the better goalies in the league this season.

I would agree....if this team hadn't gotten shut out by the Wedgewoods and Blackwoods of the world before....

 

[JrFischer54]

Just for those who continue claiming Stolarz is a bum. He’s been one of the better goalies in the league this season.

i'm sure its known by many but last night first time i heard that guy was from jersey! is it that hard to get a jersey guy on this roster esp a position of need? having palm was really good

 

[NjDevsRR]

We dominated play against a quality opponent and this place lost their collective minds

 

[Captain3rdLine]

me personally if its a team we might face in the playoffs i'm dressing mac and i'm letting him go out there and lay into bodies and be physical.

MacDermid is not worth playing for his 1-2 hits per game

 

[Bleedred]

I would agree....if this team hadn't gotten shut out by the Wedgewoods and Blackwoods of the world before....

I wish the Markstrom’s of the world could shutout a team 1-0 while facing a third of the shots Blackwood did while getting a 1-0 shutout.

And not let in a zonker through the legs with 9 minutes left.

 

[Devs3cups]

We dominated play against a quality opponent and this place lost their collective minds

They definitely deserved better last night. Unfortunate result after a positive game.

I like Keefe.

 

[HoliksGhost]

We dominated play against a quality opponent and this place lost their collective minds

I stopped looking at this site once it was tied… disappointed yes, but we have a good team. A handful of players just need to be more consistent.

 

[HoliksGhost]

This is just asinine with regard to tonight. You're ok with that goal because he made a save on Matthews later because of his "overall performance"?

1 goal in regulation, no matter how it went, is a very winnable game.

 

[JK3]

Yeah we should have won in regulation but Keefe's deployment in OT has been dreadful. We have a ton of fast and skilled forwards and we're throwing Palat out there lmao. He should never see the ice especially if Pesce or Dougie are on the ice, cmon dude.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Yeah we should have won in regulation but Keefe's deployment in OT has been dreadful. We have a ton of fast and skilled forwards and we're throwing Palat out there lmao. He should never see the ice especially if Pesce or Dougie are on the ice, cmon dude.

If there has to be a frustrating coach quirk, I will take this one. 3 v 3 is not an essential part to making a good team.

 

[JK3]

If there has to be a frustrating coach quirk, I will take this one. 3 v 3 is not an essential part to making a good team.

We're leaving points on the table.

 

[NjDevsRR]

We're leaving points on the table.

3 v 3 is 0.1% of the season. I will take that than all the other horrible coaching traits we have seen over the years. Its not gong to prevent them from being a good team at 5 v 5 which is what matters most.


Edit: For what it’s worth. They had their fair amount of chances to win these OT games. They didn’t beat the goalie.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Also. @JK3 Grinch GDT time??

 

[Bleedred]

Yeah, if there’s one thing Keefe deserves heat for it’s who he uses in 3 on 3.

We’ve been one of the best 3 on 3 teams in the league over the last 2 years, and Lindy wasn’t regularly using Siegenthaler and defensive defensemen. He probably was using Palat, but Palat went from 33 to 40 over this past offseason.

 

[JK3]

Also. @JK3 Grinch GDT time??

Not yet, I have a decent one for tomorrow though.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Yeah, if there’s one thing Keefe deserves heat for it’s who he uses in 3 on 3.

We’ve been one of the best 3 on 3 teams in the league over the last 2 years, and Lindy wasn’t regularly using Siegenthaler and defensive defensemen. He probably was using Palat, but Palat went from 33 to 40 over this past offseason.

Leafs fans said that was a big weakness of his which I can definitely see why now but like @NjDevsRR said it's whatever, 3v3 is a crapshoot. If he can play the right guys then we win 75-80% of those OT games because of our skill is tailor made for that format