GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (30-19-6, 66 Pts, 3rd Met, W1, 4-4-2 in Last 10) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (31-17-6, 68 Pts, 2nd Pac, L2, 2-5-3 in Last 10)

[NjDevsRR]

Canes lose in Regulation

 

[Marv4Life]

Again, I'm not gonna talk about Fitzgerald/criticize him til after the deadline or if there's a newsworthy trade first.

Just figure it out. The snowball of suck keeps rollin' with dominance and might.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Anyone expecting this team to do anything without Nico are going to be disappointed. We are not built that way. He needs to be the C taking on the hard mins

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Canes lose in Regulation

Being 2 points behind them going into the break would be kinda insane with what's transpired since Christmas and them adding Rantanen. Being tied would be even funnier somehow if we win and they lose to Utah on Saturday afternoon

 

[Devs3cups]

Holy f*** lmfao

 

[guitarguyvic]

Anyone expecting this team to do anything without Nico are going to be disappointed. We are not built that way. He needs to be the C taking on the hard mins

AKA we are not built with depth? Yes I agree.

Not sure why people say things like this as if it's not a bad thing.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Anyone expecting this team to do anything without Nico are going to be disappointed. We are not built that way. He needs to be the C taking on the hard mins

They were mediocre with Nico for a few weeks too, that's the whole issue from the doomers point of view as well. But yes, they're even more cooked without him

 

[Forge]

Lol

 

[Devs3cups]

Anyone expecting this team to do anything without Nico are going to be disappointed. We are not built that way. He needs to be the C taking on the hard mins

I agree to a certain extent but they can give more than this. Tonight's game is not because Nico wasn't there.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

I'm almost certain you said this four weeks ago. Amazing.

Are you #VeryConcerned about Carolina? Rantanen not looking like a good fit so far and he’s a free agent. Traded their top scorer to get him. I fear they’re in deep trouble. Shutout again. A contender would not be toiling around .500 since late November.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

AKA we are not built with depth? Yes I agree.

Not sure why people say things like this as if it's not a bad thing.

I mean they have been destroyed by injuries post Christmas, most teams would go on a downslope like they have but pre to those injuries happening doesn't help their case either or allow them to get the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Mgd31]

Yeah, it's literally what we laugh at the Rangers about. You can't keep firing the coach without some movement on the roster/core. Keefe can't do much if his bottom 6 is virtually unplayable as it has been this whole year.

We talk about the bottom 6 and yes they aren’t very good. But the top line was on for every goal against again tonight. Oh and Timo xG Meier had 0 shots.

 

[britdevil]

 

[NjDevsRR]

AKA we are not built with depth? Yes I agree.

Not sure why people say things like this as if it's not a bad thing.

Its just reality. We currently are built where we need our 1C and 2C doing the heavy lifting. If one are out, they simply don’t have the pieces to overcome it.

Fitz should be able to find one or two upgrades but the point still remains. This team runs on Nico Jack combo. They need to be healthy to do anything.

Unfortunately their safety blanket was their D corps. With Siegs out, we have even more issues

 

[Devs3cups]

I mean they have been destroyed by injuries post Christmas, most teams would go on a downslope like they have but pre to those injuries happening doesn't help their case either or allow them to get the benefit of the doubt.

I definitely think the illness/virus absolutely impacted their play also. That was an unfortunate series of events.

The California trip still makes me kinda mad though.

 

[NjDevsRR]

I agree to a certain extent but they can give more than this. Tonight's game is not because Nico wasn't there.

Oh I agree. Im talking bigger picture

They were mediocre with Nico for a few weeks too, that's the whole issue from the doomers point of view as well. But yes, they're even more cooked without him

This doesn’t take away the obvious point I am making. This team runs on those two being healthy. Folks think that was bad, oho, just imagine the entire season with one of those guys out. We wouldn’t have 66 pts right now.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Columbus lost in OT. Carolina lost in regulation.

 

[Devs3cups]

Oh I agree. Im talking bigger picture

Bigger picture is they weren't playing good hockey at full strength. Sure the virus showed up after than and some injuries, but back from the break/the new year shouldn't have been as bad.

 

[MadDevil]

Anyone expecting this team to do anything without Nico are going to be disappointed. We are not built that way. He needs to be the C taking on the hard mins

Plus Haula hasn't been Haula this year, even when he's been healthy, so we basically have 1 good center right now. Which makes the decision to not bring in another center this offseason hurt even more. Granted, I don't know who that would have been, or if it would have even been feasible given the cap.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Bigger picture is they weren't playing good hockey at full strength. Sure the virus showed up after than and some injuries, but back from the break/the new year shouldn't have been as bad.

Yeah and they aren’t going to rebound from that/this stretch if Nico is out.

Only way this gets turned back is Nico and Jack being healthy and the team finding their game again.

We are not doing that with Jack Haula Dowling down the center

 

[JimEIV]

I'm eating peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon. That settles me down.

 

[Whaddagoal]

I don’t even know what the doomers want. Are some regulars not complaining enough or aren’t vitriolic enough?

Sorry, ranting doesn’t make me feel better.

I express my frustration through analysis and jokes. That’s all I got. My momma didn’t raise no whiner.

Keen Analysis: This game sucked dead donkey balls.

The only good thing was I skipped going to it, so I’m the real winner. SUCK IT @NjDevsRR , @Emperoreddy and the rest of the poor bastards who were there.

Our new jerseys definitely didn't seem to help this game. Every member has to return their jerseys back, this game was wack. @NjDevsRR

 

[Triumph]

Destroy the tape from tonight. Win on Saturday, everyone but Hughes, Haula, and Bratt gets a 2 week break, hopefully Nico returns, hopefully Luke finds a second wind, and the Devils figure out the neutral zone.

 

[devilsblood]

Anyone expecting this team to do anything without Nico are going to be disappointed. We are not built that way. He needs to be the C taking on the hard mins

Doesn't explain getting completely dominated tonight.

 

[Devs3cups]

Destroy the tape from tonight. Win on Saturday, everyone but Hughes, Haula, and Bratt gets a 2 week break, hopefully Nico returns, hopefully Luke finds a second wind, and the Devils figure out the neutral zone.

Would've loved Jack, Bratt and Haula to have had a break. At the same time, it keeps them active, no rust.