GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (22-17-3, 47 Pts) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (14-21-9, 37 Pts), 7 PM, MSG

[McDuffz88]

Bo was another player Lindy hated. He has his warts but he sure looked like he was settling in to a bottom 6 role. Could have been held on to for cheap. I just don't understand the thought process on that one at all. He wasn't blocking anyone.

Exactly. It's a consistent pattern. Get in Ruffs doghouse and you're doomed. Sharangovich paid the price, Boqvist paid the price and now Holtz is paying the price. Like I said in the other board, I wouldn't be shocked if after this season Holtz demands a trade out of here.

 

[Bcap88]

Holtz and Nemec got good chemistry on the pp

 

[Patrik26]

Lindy sucks, that's a given, but it's also a bit disconcerting that the future of this franchise rests on the health of Jacks shoulders (literally).

 

[Bleedred]

It's really hard to score when you shoot high and wide half the time.

Agreed.

We missed the net a bunch on easy goals. Those don’t even count as shots on goal.

We could have easily been up 2-0 even with the stoppable goal against.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Exactly. It's a consistent pattern. Get in Ruffs doghouse and you're doomed. Sharangovich paid the price, Boqvist paid the price and now Holtz is paying the price. Like I said in the other board, I wouldn't be shocked if after this season Holtz demands a trade out of here.

If he does I sure as hell hope he thrives where he goes.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Vitek with a -.5 expected goals vs Elvis +1

 

[Killing Joke]

It was a very stoppable goal.

And then he almost made a legendary gaffe tripping behind the net a few minutes later.

This guy is inoperable anymore. Terminal.

Our management group is as incompetent as he is in net.

 

[Dylan9z9]

Is Toffoli's shooting coach Brian Rolston?

I think it's Stevie Wonder

 

[Mgd31]

Can somebody in the top 6 make a play?

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Exactly. It's a consistent pattern. Get in Ruffs doghouse and you're doomed. Sharangovich paid the price, Boqvist paid the price and now Holtz is paying the price. Like I said in the other board, I wouldn't be shocked if after this season Holtz demands a trade out of here.

Well if you want the star goalie, which we all do, it's either gonna be him or Casey gone

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Vitek with a -.5 expected goals vs Elvis +1

Elvis numbers are inflated by us missing 3 empty nets.

 

[HersheyBob27]

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Love it

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Well if you want the star goalie, which all do, it's either gonna be him or Casey gone

There is absolutely no star goalie available. There are like, 3 in the league and they are all locked up. Maybe 4, but Vas is starting to crack a bit.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Waxing nostalgic about jags, two of them I don't think are even playing NHL games right now and another is on his typical hot streak despite posting garbage underlying numbers.

 

[McDuffz88]

If he does I sure as hell hope he thrives where he goes.

He's going to for sure. He would go to a team that will give him top PP minutes and 1st/2nd line duties and he will become the 40 goal scorer he was drafted for. Just not for us. The fact he's pacing for over 20 goals playing 4th line minutes with barely any PP time is a recipe for him to explode once he gets a real opportunity.

 

[Bcap88]

Erika needs to bring the sweater puppies out for some good luck

 

[Bleedred]

Ruff needs to go, but it’s much more imperative we fire Rogalski first.

I’m confident this team mostly healthy and with an average goalie (or two) and better goalie coach will still be decent. I don’t even think Lindy could FUBAR that next year.

But Fitz needs to think long and hard and see what his predecessor went through.

He watched him keep a coach after a playoff miss that followed a playoff berth. And ultimately lost his job over it.

And I’m pretty sure that team had lower expectations.

We’re now at the highest expectations we’ve had in close to 15 years I would say.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

The price for a goalie during the TDL is going to be astronomic. I’d rather roll the dice in the summer.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

There is absolutely no star goalie available. There are like, 3 in the league and they are all locked up. Maybe 4, but Vas is starting to crack a bit.

There's 2 good goalies this year in the league, Demko/Helly (I still wouldn't want his long term deal), everyone else has sucked ass. Chances are they'll probably kick the can at Saros

 

[britdevil]

Erika needs to bring the sweater puppies out for some good luck

Least horny HF'er

 

[Emperoreddy]

Lindy sucks, that's a given, but it's also a bit disconcerting that the future of this franchise rests on the health of Jacks shoulders (literally).

He isn't out with a shoulder injury.......

 

[MadDevil]

Elvis numbers are inflated by us missing 3 empty nets.

We're just pumping up his numbers up so we have to give up more when we trade for him.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Erika needs to bring the sweater puppies out for some good luck

?????

 

[Devs3cups]

He's just a better player I think. And that is no knock on Luke.

They’re different. Luke’s mostly offense and skating. Nemec is more complete and 2-way. They complement each other very well.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Who should go 1st, Lindy or VTec?