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

[None Shall Pass]

How do these buffoons announcing this game not see Nico clearly stepping on the puck on those Barkov replays? He fell. Jesus Christ

 

[Emperoreddy]

We have only come back when trailing in the third once this year.

 

[guitarguyvic]

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

Yeah Fitz should be on the phone with Bettman right now letting him we’re gonna to forfeit the game because the result is a foregone conclusion, according to an HF boards poster.

 

[Blender]

 

[JK3]

You know we’re getting a Haula garbage time goal haha.

 

[Bleedred]

We're just really flat

Like beyond flat

We're not really doing anything bad, but we're doing nothing good

If it's not one of our worst games of the year (second Flyers game or the Islanders loss) it's definitely one of the most lifeless, uninterested games of the year.

 

[NJDevs26]

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.

If they fall out of a playoff spot or onto the bubble all bets are off at that point

 

[MauDevils]

Remember when we were fast?

 

[Mgd31]

We have only come back when trailing in the third once this year.

I mean most of the time teams don't and we haven't found ourselves in a lot of those scenarios this year.

 

[Mirka the Turka]

The problem is Hischier and Bratt have completely disappeared

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

My point was that when you start losing, now matter how it happened, it wears on you. Things compound on themselves. Losing the Philly game, on its own, isn’t a problem. The fact that they couldn’t score and lost their 4th in a row, was indicative of a pattern. A pattern of losing. When that ball gets rolling (like the winning streak) it’s hard to stop.

They need a spark.

@Bleedred thinks it’s Blackwood but I’m not sure

But in 3/5 of their L5 they're gonna be the better team, the Isles game is legit the last time they played awful and didn't deserve to win like tonight. But yeah, it doesn't matter when it's been this long.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

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

With Jesper's pity assist to keep up his point per game pace.

 

[NjDevsRR]

@Cheddabombs

 

[BostonDevil]

You know we’re getting a Haula garbage time goal haha.

I’d take any goal at this point

 

[SJinNewJersey]

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

 

[MauDevils]

The problem is Hischier and Bratt have completely disappeared

And our best player has to have an absolute boat anchor on his line.

 

[Bleedred]

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.

That was more on Shero than the owners

And if you remember, the owners then ATE the rest of Shero's multiple year extension, which was only halfway through its first year when he was canned.

That contract may even still be running through this year if they gave him a 4 year deal.

 

[Emperoreddy]

We aren't scoring again tonight. They have already given up.

Team is mentally weak and in full death spiral mode

 

[MartyOwns]

guys it’s ok, we’re only 6 points off the league league

 

[johnny pierogi]

it's time to send the team bowling together or something. we got a real trashy place here in warren county they could come to. food is great but i wouldnt put the shoes on

 

[jkrdevil]

If they fall out of a playoff spot or onto the bubble all bets are off at that point

That is probably what it will take to fall back on the bubble. Going back to that year, they played last place hockey for about two and half months and never actually fell out of a spot. And we have a larger cushion this year. But if we end up on the bubble after this start the season is a disaster.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

You know we’re getting a Haula garbage time goal haha.

He's definitely squeezing the stick but to his credit he's one of the few forwards playing a complete game.

 

[Bleedred]

We aren't scoring again tonight. They have already given up.

Team is mentally weak and in full death spiral mode

I would definitely say we've given up tonight

Team looks like it's ready for a burger and fries and a couple cold ones on Saturday night on the town.

 

[MartyOwns]

i’m honestly ready to give blackwood a start. why the hell not?

 

[glenwo2]