GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (28-17-6, 62 Pts) @ Philadelphia Flyers (22-22-6, 50 Pts), 7 PM, MSGSN

[Bleedred]

You can’t play without centers and that period showed it. If you are relying on big minutes from Curtis Lazar you are f***ed.

Maybe a save would be nice.

The guy can stop a beachball. He just gives it right to the person closest to him.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

You can’t play without centers and that period showed it. If you are relying on big minutes from Curtis Lazar you are f***ed.

Not to mention, he took the first penalty and would've been taking the draw at the slightest.

 

[Comparison Ford]

they might as well spread wealth and put Hughes, Meier and Bratt on 3 different lines for 2nd period and see what happens.

Palat - Hughes - Cotter
Bratt - Lazar - Noesen
Meier - Dowling - Mercer

Tatar - Halonen - Bastian (dont play this line lmao)

 

[BostonDevil]

I mean he did make a big trade just 2 years ago in season

He definitely did. That was 1

 

[DerekDevils30]

I understand people are frustrated because the team is coming off a slump and all but everyone needs to temper expectations if Nico is out for awhile. Jack being hurt on top of that isn’t good plus Haula remains out. Operating with 0.5 of your top 9 centres won’t be pretty for any team in this league

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Maybe a save would be nice.

The guy can stop a beachball. He just gives it right to the person closest to him.

He made the same amount of saves than Ersson did on a 4 minute powerplay, team just is shot right now mentally and physically.

 

[Emperoreddy]

After what the last break did to us?

Or maybe you're thinking like a cartoon amnesia thing where someone gets hit in the head a second time and remembers everything

This js two weeks vs 3 days when the team is banged up and our top players are all hurt. We need it

 

[Shakir ONeal]

That second goal may be the worst against us all year

 

[MadDevil]

When your 2 top C’s, who are elite players, are injured, you’re gonna have a bad time.

Which, let's be honest, is kind of predictable based on their history.

 

[BostonDevil]

Outside of all the trades he's made in season, i agree

Want to go through the list?

Timo.....

 

[jkrdevil]

Maybe a save would be nice.

The guy can stop a beachball. He just gives it right to the person closest to him.

Yea. But let’s be honest without Nico, Haula, Markstrom and half of Jack the Flyers are probably the better team. This is a 2015-16 Devils type lineup.

 

[Bleedred]

If we give up another soon then get Allen out of there and put Poulter in.

You can call it resting Allen in a throwaway game or you can call it auditioning another guy.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Yea. But let’s be honest without Nico, Haula, Markstrom and half of Jack the Flyers are probably the better team. This is a 2015-16 Devils type lineup.

could not agree more. I would say Konecny and Bratt are about same level and the rest of the flyers forward lineup I would take

 

[Bleedred]

Yea. But let’s be honest without Nico, Haula, Markstrom and half of Jack the Flyers are probably the better team. This is a 2015-16 Devils type lineup.

Yeah, our forward depth sucks. And that was even before guys started getting injured.

 

[longislanddevil]

Looks like we are skating in quicksand out there. Flyers are working way harder. Hopefully Keefe wakes them up during intermission because that was a rancid first period.

 

[Emperoreddy]

This game is probably cooked since this is a stingy Torts team. Going to be trying tk score on 6 goalies rest of the night

 

[Bleedred]

He made the same amount of saves than Ersson did on a 4 minute powerplay, team just is shot right now mentally and physically.

Both goals were bad.

Second goal was somehow worse than the first.

He stinks as a starting goaltender. He proved that after they got rid of Elliott. That’s why Binnington is a thing.

 

[Maine Fan]

Do something exciting NJ Devils when you come in for the second period.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Reporting live from Philly:


WOOF

 

[njdevils1982]

boy do torts-coached teams have a certain style

whos gonna pull off a michigan tonight?

 

[Bleedred]

I hate to get like this, but we may actually lose out until Vegas. I just hope it’s not all in regulation.

I thought we had a chance at 4-5 in a row. Looks like that’s stopping at 2.

 

[Devs3cups]

Which, let's be honest, is kind of predictable based on their history.

I mean Nico got cheap shotted in the ribs and Jack got his finger cut with a slash. Not sure that fits into the “always injured” stuff. Doesn’t seem right.

 

[longislanddevil]

I know Pesce had a rough first period but he’s been excellent overall. Allen, on the other hand….you just never know what you are going to get….hence, why he’s a backup.

Mercer is easily the most maddening Devil for me.

 

[dgibb10]

I hate to get like this, but we may actually lose out until Vegas. I just hope it’s not all in regulation.

I thought we had a chance at 4-5 in a row. Looks like that’s stopping at 2.

You do this literally any time we have a bad period

 

[BostonDevil]

Yea. But let’s be honest without Nico, Haula, Markstrom and half of Jack the Flyers are probably the better team. This is a 2015-16 Devils type lineup.

They've lost to too many garbage teams this year with full, heathy, rosters. It may be an excuse tonight but really more of a trend through the whole season that continues.


Rachel says that they just need to "crispen up" so I guess I shouldn't be worried