GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (21-7-2) vs. Florida Panthers (14-13-4), 7:30 PM, MSG

[Captain3rdLine]

agree to disagree. There was a guy on him, he's at the end of the period. No need to try to skate it into trouble by some crazy pivot. He did the right thing.

The guy wasn’t quite there yet and there was a ton of space. He doesn’t need some crazy pivot or anything crazy at all. One stride to the middle and stuff can open up. Brendan Smith could’ve done it. The guy closer on the boards is probably immediately more open. Maybe someone is back and open through the middle. Not suggesting he should’ve done anything risky whatsoever. He should be handle a little bit of pressure from one guy for a couple seconds with lots of space.

Regardless we’re talking about one play where I think he could’ve found a better play but it’s theme I keep seeing lately.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Smith leading the rush...

 

[sddev]

Holy shit !

 

[Emperoreddy]

They aren't beating Carolina so it's going to be 6 in a row

 

[MadDevil]

Oh good lord

 

[Mgd31]

Smith trying to do a self pass to himself in the offensive zone

 

[FinnishDevil]

bennyhill.mp3

 

[Blender]

Bratt has 6 points in the last 11 games. Really not good enough for a guy who wants top end AAV.

 

[JK3]

Holy crap I thought that was going in.

 

[None Shall Pass]

Jesper Bratt

 

[BostonDevil]

Haula-Hughes-Holtz

Mercer - Hughes -Holtz

 

[Blender]

 

[MadDevil]

Holy crap I thought that was going in.

Would've been hilarious if it went in off Haula

 

[Capt Nico Poo]

At least Smith has a pulse

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

I care. I’ve cared for too long to stop now.

It's the same shit every year. I've got better things to do in my life than get mad at a sports team. If they turn it around and do well, I'll cheer for them. If they go back to their old selves, it's whatever.

 

[Bleedred]

We desperately need a goal. Get out there Haula.

I'm so done

I don't care if he's up to 10 goals by the end of the season. Move on after this year.

I doubt he's getting 15, that's almost not realistic anymore. 14 goals over 50 games?

9 more in 50-51 games? That's a bit more realistic.

I don't know, I think maybe he gets 6-7, depending on how many games he plays. He could get 8-9, but I do think it remains in the single digits.

Him not scoring wouldn't be as big of a deal if he weren't put in ''Scoring situations'' and playing with Hughes and on the power play are both ''Scoring situations''.

 

[JK3]

Would've been hilarious if it went in off Haula

At least he would have put a puck in the net.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Perhaps it's time Dougie gets a night off.

 

[FinnishDevil]

At least Smith has a pulse

This has the same energy as Pierre Dorions "were a team" quote.

 

[johnny pierogi]

i've had more satisfaction making a BM after major surgery

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Can we get a goal to make it interesting?

 

[Killing Joke]

This team ain’t going nowhere if they can’t even stick up for their captain being targeted by a bunch of idiots

 

[Richer's Ghost]

i've had more satisfaction making a BM after major surgery

If you know, you know

 

[jkrdevil]

I'm getting there

He probably shouldn't have been brought back this year, no matter how great the start was. I'm not gonna sit here and say it changed my mind.

I do think he'll be done away with if it starts looking like we're falling out of a playoff spot, but we have a ways to go for that. I don't anticipate a Fire Lindy WARNING any earlier than about 3 weeks from now (unless the streak goes 10 or 12), but I think losing out through Christmas will trigger a Fire Lindy WATCH.

I don't think Fitz wants to let some other team come and scoop up Bruno and they WILL in the offseason if he doesn't act.

Lindy is probably safe unless the listless play continues into February (not saying the losing streak, but say a two month stretch like Jan-Feb of 2018). Then again this is the same ownership group that picked up Haynes’ option and hung the mission accomplished banner during that stretch.

 

[NJDevs26]

Can we get a goal to make it interesting?

You’ll get a Brendan Smith goal with a minute left after its 4-1 and like it