GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (27-17-6, 60 Pts) @ Montreal Canadiens (24-20-4, 52 Pts), 7 PM, MSGSN2

[NjDevsRR]

Classic Mirka. Sneaking in here to say Devils don’t block shots and Jack isn’t doing anything. Then nothing when both of those happen.

 

[Bcap88]

It’s no coincidence that timo’s best linemate has been Mercer

I think that’s the pair you roll with

Meier Mercer dowling was kinda ass at 5 on 5

Meier Mercer noesen was real good

 

[NjDevsRR]

Funny (not) how no calls were made on Nico getting crosschecked in ribs and head

 

[Dialamo]

Classic Mirka. Sneaking in here to say Devils don’t block shots and Jack isn’t doing anything. Then nothing when both of those happen.

Ya the 3 stooges of doom are nowhere to be found after a Devils win. Probably logging on back on to their main accounts to post on the Rags board.

 

[Devils731]

A little annoyed that the Habs score their 3rd goal off a cross check that knocks Hischier out of the game.

Not even that they missed the initial call but that there was no soft makeup call afterwards.

And no Meier didn’t commit any interference on the game winner so that’s not a makeup.

 

[Better Call Sal]

day by day, by day

amen

Thank you, Greg. That was interesting too!

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

HAULA STIRS THE DRINK

Palat-Jack-Bratt
Meier-Haula-Noesen
Cotter-Dowling-Mercer
Halonen-Lazar-Bastian

If Jack's finger is bad, I'll probably put Huala back on Jack's line.

Hughes Huala Bratt
Meier Mercer Noesen
Cotter Dowling Palat
Tatar Lazar Bastian

 

[NjDevsRR]

Id give Tatar a star of the game. That one shift was incredible.

 

[Zippy316]

If Jack's finger is bad, I'll probably put Huala back on Jack's line.

Hughes Huala Bratt
Meier Mercer Noesen
Cotter Dowling Palat
Tatar Lazar Bastian

I would go with this:

Palat - Hughes - Bratt
Meier - Dowling - Mercer
Cotter - Haula - Noesen
Tatar - Lazar - Bastian

Or if you want more balance, I feel like Tatar has earned a promotion and could work well with Hughes and Palat.

Palat - Hughes - Tatar
Noesen - Haula - Bratt
Meier - Dowling - Mercer
Cotter - Lazar - Bastian

 

[PWiz30]

Thanks folks.

My DVR cut out about 5 mins into the 3rd so I guess that happened something after.

Sucks. Hopefully day-to-day stays day-to-day.

It caused the turnover he made that led to the 3-2 goal late in the second period.

 

[Bcap88]

This team is f***ing good when it wants to be

That’s the most frustrating part.

 

[Bleedred]

Hear me out

If we can win the next three games, that’s five in a row.

That would really boost morale. Both within the fanbase and probably all around.

And it would also make good on the pretty bad stretch before that.

If there’s any time to win 5 in a row it’s right now. Flyers, Flyers, Sabres, Pens. That’s probably the last four consecutive weak opponents we’ll face for the remainder of the year.

If we win 5 in a row that gets us out of any kind of danger for a while. How about 6 in a row? I’d at least like to see us win 4 of these 5 before facing Vegas.

We’re not really in danger at this moment, but we also can’t afford another bad stretch right now. We can’t afford to stumble too much right now. We have some good breathing room all over again with 5 wins in a row and after that we have Vegas and we’re in Montreal again before the break. There’s a tremendous opportunity to feast on the next four opponents and get some wins.

 

[glenwo2]

Good to get that W .. really needed it. Carolina lost in OT, so we get a little closer.

I hate that Carolina is in this division.

I wish things were like they used to be with them in another division.

 

[HersheyBob27]

I would go with this:

Palat - Hughes - Bratt
Meier - Dowling - Mercer
Cotter - Haula - Noesen
Tatar - Lazar - Bastian

Or if you want more balance, I feel like Tatar has earned a promotion and could work well with Hughes and Palat.

Palat - Hughes - Tatar
Noesen - Haula - Bratt
Meier - Dowling - Mercer
Cotter - Lazar - Bastian

More like cotter has earned a demotion

 

[DerekDevils30]

Hear me out

If we can win the next three games, that’s five in a row.

That would really boost morale. Both within the fanbase and probably all around.

And it would also make good on the pretty bad stretch before that.

If there’s any time to win 5 in a row it’s right now. Flyers, Flyers, Sabres, Pens. That’s probably the last four consecutive weak opponents we’ll face for the remainder of the year.

If we win 5 in a row that gets us out of any kind of danger for a while. How about 6 in a row? I’d at least like to see us win 4 of these 5 before facing Vegas.

We’re not really in danger at this moment, but we also can’t afford another bad stretch right now. We can’t afford to stumble too much right now. We have some good breathing room all over again with 5 wins in a row and after that we have Vegas and we’re in Montreal again before the break. There’s a tremendous opportunity to feast on the next four opponents and get some wins.

And the beauty of this upcoming week is no back to backs. Games on Monday, Wednesday, Sunday. The more lax schedule couldn’t have come at a better time given the Nico and Jack injuries.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

This team is f***ing good when it wants to be

That’s the most frustrating part.

When they play for each other for sure. Problem is I see big gaps in when certain players are willing to put in that extra effort and try to make a difference on any given shift. Lots of just trying to give the puck to certain players and chip and change to not screw up instead. Mercer, Cotter, Haula, Bastian, and now even Lazar seem to have a lot of shifts where you're looking for that jump, that drive to fight through a check to get to the loose puck and I'm just not seeing it like we did early in the year. We need our lunch bucket guys to start grinding out more good shifts and shift after shift.

 

[Devs3cups]

Very solid game tonight. Well deserved result. Habs were opportunistic, but I thought we were the better team overall.

Team needs to rest up.

LGD!!!

 

[Bcap88]

When they play for each other for sure. Problem is I see big gaps in when certain players are willing to put in that extra effort and try to make a difference on any given shift. Lots of just trying to give the puck to certain players and chip and change to not screw up instead. Mercer, Cotter, Haula, Bastian, and now even Lazar seem to have a lot of shifts where you're looking for that jump, that drive to fight through a check to get to the loose puck and I'm just not seeing it like we did early in the year. We need our lunch bucket guys to start grinding out more good shifts and shift after shift.

100 percent agree

They played a great maybe 45 minutes today and controlled a lot of the play. 15 minutes of the game were dog shit and almost cost them. They need to lock in

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Sam Kasan just did his best Slipknot impression with that goal call. I am dead

Goodnight, Montreal? Whatis that?

 

[Better Call Sal]

 

[Better Call Sal]

Sam Kasan just did his best Slipknot impression with that goal call. I am dead

Lmao, no kidding. He cracks me up when he gets on a call for a game because his goal calls are just yelling.

I thoroughly enjoyed Dano just letting his bias take over in the end.

 

[ninetyeight]

That's a great win, even if MTL stole a point. They are super dangerous offensively, have been on a heater recently and have a great goalie. Allen is not the best, he probably ain't gonna steal you games you should have lost, but he's good enough to give them a chance to win. I just hope Nico is back soon, he's the mvp of this team. I'm hopeful it's nothing major as he did take a shift and didn't leave right away. The team looks good again, the injuries and depth is hurting us a bit, hopefully Fitz makes some cheap additions at the tdl.

 

[Clam Jensen]

Big win! 2 in a row is a streak so hope they keep it going. Do not want anyone playing in the 4 nations, just rest up.

 

[Brooklyndevil]

Looks like something got caught on mathesons stick as Nico got cross checked by anderson

When it comes to the Devils, day too day scares me.

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

Hopefully the team just keep it rolling...Just Digs in and gives the goaltending the boost it needs to get more "W's"....