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

[Bleedred]

The bigger problem right now is the penalty kills seems to be in a free fall.

Getting clears has been a problem for the last few games for sure. Thus causing fewer chances to get a change.

I’m not sure if we’re really allowing more opportunities when a team gets on the power play against us, but we certainly are struggling to get clears and changes and are getting stuck out there just defending in our end a short handed a lot.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

The bigger problem right now is the penalty kills seems to be in a free fall.

The biggest problem is everything is in a freefall.

 

[Better Call Sal]

 

[glenwo2]

Never thought I'd see the day. As a guy who gets invested in players a whole lot, I know it must not be easy to come to this conclusion.

Yeah it sucks but I also remember that I didn't become a Devils FAN just because of one player.

I became one because of the Devils TEAM.

So if one player (a player I'm a fan of) isn't getting it done and helping the TEAM win, then it's time to bite the bullet and move on (that is if he does not accept Fitz's offer)

 

[MadDevil]

1 point in this run of games has predictably turned this place into a looney bin.

I mean to be fair, no good team has ever lost 5 in a row during the regular season before.

 

[glenwo2]

We really need Bratt to figure it out

If by "figure it out", you mean "take his head out of his ass", then yeah.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Our breakouts have been ass for a few weeks now, those east to west passes are all off the mark. No where near enough traffic to the net to clean up rebounds.

 

[NjDevsRR]

1 point in this run of games has predictably turned this place into a looney bin.

Missed opportunity against NYR DAL PHL

Next two games are huge and think we can outplay both of them. The tide has to swing back eventually.

 

[glenwo2]

I'm not sure what there is to figure out, this is what he does.

Elite when it's easy, invisible when it's hard. This has been his schtick for his entire career here.

Normally I'd disagree with you and tell you to go pound sand.....

...but this recent stretch isn't impressing me in the least.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Two wins in 8 games isn't good, you can't pretend it's good

 

[Devils090]

PP sucks, giving up untimely goals, losing games we shouldn’t….seems very familiar

 

[Bleedred]

1 point in this run of games has predictably turned this place into a looney bin.

I’m a little more worried for other reasons.

I think anyone can guess why.

 

[Devs3cups]

To further what @SteveCangialosi123 has posted. Look at those Corsi For, Shots For, Expected Goals For and Scoring Chances For rates during our "bad play" stretch.

Almost criminal to not get more than 1 point in our last 5 games.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

PP sucks, giving up untimely goals, losing games we shouldn’t….seems very familiar

Definitely getting big time last season vibes.

 

[MadDevil]

Two wins in 8 games isn't good, you can't pretend it's good

Who is saying it's good?

 

[Devilsfan118]

Normally I'd disagree with you and tell you to go pound sand.....

...but this recent stretch isn't impressing me in the least.

I'm definitely being too harsh, but damn it he needs to take over a game and put the team on his back now and then if he's truly an elite player deserving of a big fat contract

 

[Bleedred]

#FREEAKIRA

 

[Emperoreddy]

Missed opportunity against NYR DAL PHL

Next two games are huge and think we can outplay both of them. The tide has to swing back eventually.

Carolina has only lost once this month. We have to either be lucky or finally bring our A game to win that.

 

[Better Call Sal]

 

[NjDevsRR]

Carolina has only lost once this month. We have to either be lucky or finally bring our A game to win that.

I feel like we’ve played them well the last few years given the crappiness of our teams.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Definitely getting big time last season vibes.

It's the same exact story as last year, the year after, and the year after. They start well, then free fall by December.

We have been doing this shit when Hynes was still here.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Florida fans are drunk thinking he did that on purpose. Refs were garbage letting him get punched all night and honestly shame on the team not doing enough earlier and punching someone for it.

 

[NjDevsRR]

#FREEAKIRA

UWOTM8

 

[glenwo2]

It's the same exact story as last year, the year after, and the year after. They start well, then free fall by December.

We have been doing this shit when Hynes was still here.

ugh....

....is it remotely possible that maybe it wasn't *all* Hynes fault then? (I think I just threw up in my mouth)

 

[Devs3cups]

I feel like we’ve played them well the last few years given the crappiness of our teams.

Nahhhhhh, we can't beat a team that has 3 less wins than us on the season apparently. I think I won't even watch the game. JFC is this place annoying at times, as much as I love it.