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I can only think that Holtz's benching and Johnsson's recall means Holtz is headed back to the A?? Or?
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I can only think that Holtz's benching and Johnsson's recall means Holtz is headed back to the A?? Or?
billingtons ghost
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That's not really true - we gave up chances, but Hayes missed the net multiple times, hit another post - they had a couple clear shots off of breakdowns in front. It could have been 5-1 Flyers at one point if they had a decent player on their team that could shoot outside of Konecny. Schmid was pretty good, but we were pretty lucky to escape there.
The whole first two periods we couldn't complete a pass - mainly because every pass we attempted was like 30 feet. The forwards flew the zone WAY too early just about every time we had the puck.
If not for Wood on the forecheck and Zetterlund/McLeod/Mercer crashing towards the net, we pretty much lose that game.
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Or it could mean Bastian won't be back any time soon. Johnsson fits better in that role playing with Wood and McLeod than Holtz does.
The whole team was sleep walking but for a brief moment in the third mercer and jack got us on the board. There’s gonna be games like this but sometimes you just need your best players to play there best in a critical moment and scratch out a couple goals
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Either the uniforms rubbing off on them or the flu in the locker room.
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Yo, Akira what is your offseason routine…
This Funking Guy!
Talk about unicorns, the dude once played for the Corpus Christi Ice Rays..
This Funking Guy!
Talk about unicorns, the dude once played for the Corpus Christi Ice Rays..
schmid averages over 3 gaa and has a 0.892 save percentage in the nhl. blackwood has better career stats. the sample size is still way too small for any conclusions.
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glenwo2
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Is that the Bleed signal I see in the sky?
glenwo2
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I wonder if Torts will ever find a reporter that asks him a NOT-DUMB question? lol
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Why we gotta be like Mets fans. I thought I left that drama behind!
NAHL. 2nd highest junior level in the US. Definitely guys in the NHL that played in the NA.
And it was only 2 games. Then found a spot in the USHL.
True. But we are on that trajectory of Schmid being the #2 next season.
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That goal doesn't happen without Wood getting heavy on the force check. It wasn't an unforced error on Farter Cart. Wood was the games 1st start for a reason.
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I was one of the outraged bk jersey haters...
But i have to say.... The full kit (pants socks etc) looks actually very good in retrospect!
I get the idea of looking at the whole body of work to keep perspective but as a young player once he turns that corner the stuff from before that isn’t all that relevant. It’s like Bratt Nico or Jack. Certain posters might say what happened three years ago somehow defines them now. They look like much different players at this point. Schmid looks nothing like thr goalie that got lit up on routine shots last season. I’m not sure those numbers are relevant but I agree this season is still a very small sample size. The issue is a modest one though. Can he replace Blackwood as a backup goalie? He probably gets to keep proving himself as long as he plays well so we will see. At least we know he can win games and even steal one against a low end team.
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Martin Brodeur has better career stats than either of them. Maybe we should just play him instead?
i am hopeful for schmid. i am pulling for him as a swiss and devils hockey fan. but the four starts and few extra minutes could be an unsustainable hot streak and his true ability most likely is somewhere between last seasons horror show and this seasons honeymoon. the final outcome for schmid can still be anywhere between ahl starter and nhl starter.
burning bridges for any goalie in the organization or potential goalie draft picks because of schmid is still way premature. as it was premature to neglect potential franchise goaltenders (knight, askarov, wallstedt, cossa) in previous drafts because we had blackwood. obviously knight instead of jack wouldn't look good. but askarov instead of holtz might today find a few more fans than before the 2020 draft.
sure. you goalies know best here.
All excellent points. Really good thoughts. You make an excellent point about investing a higher draft pick in a goalie. The team just seems to like the value goalie strategy for whatever reason. I know the staff liked Schmid a lot during the draft. He’s really developed nicely and overcome adversity and injury to do so. I’m thinking he will be closer to this year’s model the last years model when it’s all said and done. I agree with @Bleedred that Schmid and Daws are still best served by some more AHL apprenticeship. I guess we will see what happens once MBW returns.i am hopeful for schmid. i am pulling for him as a swiss and devils hockey fan. but the four starts and few extra minutes could be an unsustainable hot streak and his true ability most likely is somewhere between last seasons horror show and this seasons honeymoon. the final outcome for schmid can still be anywhere between ahl starter and nhl starter.
burning bridges for any goalie in the organization or potential goalie draft picks because of schmid is still way premature. as it was premature to neglect potential franchise goaltenders (knight, askarov, wallstedt, cossa) in previous drafts because we had blackwood. obviously knight instead of jack wouldn't look good. but askarov instead of holtz might today find a few more fans than before the 2020 draft.
sure. you goalies know best here.
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I actually don't disagree with you on this might just be a hot streak for Schmid. In fact, it is unsustainable, as nobody sustains a .949% long term.
But the only guy that we'd be burning a bridge over for him is a guy that has NUKED his own bridge due to his own pathetic, never-ending play for a long time now.
I think it's imperative one of Schmid/Daws is the backup next year, as they'll be MUCH cheaper than the other in-house option, even if they don't perform any better.
Unless we go the UFA route or try to find another decent-ish goalie through trade.
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horrible game by the team but at least they were able to beat a bad opponent. would look a lot different against a capable team, hopefully they take something from that.
also glad they switched the lines back. these should be the top two lines going forward - everyone was producing and then after one down game they switched them and never looked back, im not sure why. the team played considerably worse with those lines than they did before they were jumbled.
also, small sample or not schmid looks much better than last year and much better than blackwood has in years. im comfortable rolling with him as the backup until he gives us a reason to doubt him that isn’t based on last season. he looks confident, tracks the puck well and makes all the saves we need him to and then some
also glad they switched the lines back. these should be the top two lines going forward - everyone was producing and then after one down game they switched them and never looked back, im not sure why. the team played considerably worse with those lines than they did before they were jumbled.
also, small sample or not schmid looks much better than last year and much better than blackwood has in years. im comfortable rolling with him as the backup until he gives us a reason to doubt him that isn’t based on last season. he looks confident, tracks the puck well and makes all the saves we need him to and then some
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I don't think Schmid was as bad as he played last year in the NHL (but was any goalie really as bad behind that team tho?) and he's not really as good as he's played this year.
Consider it the percentages evening out.
Market correction.
) and he's not really as good as he's played this year.Consider it the percentages evening out.
Market correction.
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yeah i don’t think he’s “best goalie in the nhl” level good but he had an adjustment period and then really strong numbers at every level, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that he could be a goalie here
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For those wondering what Akira was thinking in the final moments when instead of covering the puck, he elected to attempt to play it (and looked like he was trying to pull a Marty) :
With 15.2 seconds remaining in the third period of the Devils’ 3-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday, Akira Schmid snatched the puck with his glove, slammed it on the ice in front of him, then ripped it from his own crease.
As the Devils tried to scrape out their 20th victory of the season, Schmid’s mind raced with one anxious thought:
“Just survive,” he said. “You’ve got to survive somehow. That’s all you can do.”
He wasn’t gunning for a rare goalie score, nor was he trying to dish it out to a teammate. Schmid was strategically trying to kill the clock and finally put the Devils’ ugly night to rest
“No, I was trying to clear it,” Schmid said after the victory. “I can see how you would think that, but I just put it down, tried to clear it. I saw the defensemen both had pressure on them so I didn’t want to put it in a bad spot. It’s a risky play, so I didn’t really think about it.”
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Well there you have it.
I think the safer play would've been to cover the puck up and force a faceoff but I digress.
With 15.2 seconds remaining in the third period of the Devils’ 3-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday, Akira Schmid snatched the puck with his glove, slammed it on the ice in front of him, then ripped it from his own crease.
As the Devils tried to scrape out their 20th victory of the season, Schmid’s mind raced with one anxious thought:
“Just survive,” he said. “You’ve got to survive somehow. That’s all you can do.”
He wasn’t gunning for a rare goalie score, nor was he trying to dish it out to a teammate. Schmid was strategically trying to kill the clock and finally put the Devils’ ugly night to rest
“No, I was trying to clear it,” Schmid said after the victory. “I can see how you would think that, but I just put it down, tried to clear it. I saw the defensemen both had pressure on them so I didn’t want to put it in a bad spot. It’s a risky play, so I didn’t really think about it.”
Devils’ gutsy win over Flyers further shows growth from last season: ‘We’re never out of a game’
Despite being out shot and out hustled, the New Jersey Devils still defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, on Saturday.
www.nj.com
Well there you have it.
I think the safer play would've been to cover the puck up and force a faceoff but I digress.
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BTW, I need to say this :
I mean this is GOD-AWFUL to look back on.
Why the hell would the Devils marketing department do this?
The Devils reverse retro Jerseys were hideous and they played like the Rockies and Scouts against Philly.
I mean this is GOD-AWFUL to look back on.
Why the hell would the Devils marketing department do this?
The Devils reverse retro Jerseys were hideous and they played like the Rockies and Scouts against Philly.
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