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GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (31-21-6, 68 Pts) @ Nashville Predators (20-28-7, 47 Pts), 6 PM, MSG/NHL Network

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I have a bad feeling this will be another loss.

But hey, I think we'll look fast against these ancient humpty dumpties.

That'll probably be the only time in this entire road trip we look really fast. Maybe against Vegas we'll look a little fast.
 
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JK3 said:
He's had the same coach and assistant coach in Utica since he's been here. He's had McGill as the defensive assistant up here for the same time as well, the only difference is Keefe this season.

They've been in constant communication with him since he went down with what he needs to work on. We've been significantly better defensively since last year, less chance taking from the back end, a less complicated system compared to Ruff, we're getting help from the forwards as well. I'd think that would only make things easier for him to step into and just keep it simple. He did mention his injury hampered him early on but he's past that, I have no idea why he's been struggling.
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Didn’t Utica change coaches this season after thr bad start?
 
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I want this team to play like a top 5 team again. That means, score on your freaking 1000 golden chances. And that also means, stop giving up back breakers when you gain momentum. Players need to stop delegating and take the shots on their own. Be the man and score the goal.

Are there stats showing who is the worst team at converting their high danger chances for?

We generate a ton and refuse to convert, that is the image that is in my head.
 
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My3Sons said:
Didn’t Utica change coaches this season after thr bad start?
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Incorrect

They just finally brought in a head coach after the bad start. After several years of having no one (named Kevin Dineen) coach the team the last several years.
 
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JK3 said:
My bad, you're correct, Dineen was fired and the assistant Parent is the interim head coach now.
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In any event, Nemec showed up hurt and was predictably bad and was bad when sent down. It took a while but his play picked up in Utica after the new year. Now he’s called up and has for a few games when the entire team is pretty meh. I’m reluctant to just say they can’t develop a player based on that timeline. This certainly isn’t a good season for him but I’d give him another offseason to train and work with the NHL coaches on what’s expected and how to do it. Yesterday is a good example of an issue. He let a forward go back to the net uncovered. He wasn’t beaten or outskated. He just didn’t know what to do in that situation. He needs to play with much more discipline and smarts. That’s partly on him and partly on coaching. My biggest concern for him is his small area quickness. If he can improve his first step he is probably smart enough to learn to play better defense over time. Whether NJ wants to wait for that is a different question.
 
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HoliksGhost said:
We need some point separation ASAP 🤪
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I mean people called the missing the playoff talk doomerism, might not be so much after the next six game stretch. Six points up with everyone having a game or two in hand is not safe by any means, I know these other teams are mediocre slop but we’ve been that too for six weeks now with a brutal five game trip imminent.
 
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Dialamo said:
Tonight if we lose: We always lose to shit teams! Every other good team in the NHL beats the bad teams except us! We are throwing points away! Fire everyone.

Tonight if we win: Doesn't matter, Nashville sucks anyways we were expected to win this. Fire everyone.
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Much like the sunflower and sunshine cadre refrain - “it’s only one game”.
 
JK3 said:
It's probably MacDermid back in the lineup lol.
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Agreed. Get the guy with the good record back in the lineup. He may not be good at hockey but he’s good at winning and being big; 2 key attributes.

I know we are all onboard with this.
 
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