GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (5-3-1) @ Detroit Red Wings (3-3-0), 7 PM, MSGSN

[Emperoreddy]

Since I only caught parts if this, how did Luke and Pesce look?

Ok. Both definitely had rust. Luke had two really dumb dumb mistakes in the 1st but settled down.

Pesce was more then fine. See no reason to worry about either of them going forward. Especially once they get their reps in

 

[Devs3cups]

Isles and Ducks next and then it’s an always tough Western Canada trip. Would LOVE if they can find a way to win the next 2 prior to the trip

Western Canada trip can be a huge momentum trip. In 2022-2023, I feel like that's when things really popped off for us.

 

[Whaddagoal]

To be fair, that's a lot of failure for a game they dominated....

Well if everyone played well but goalie, you basically get this outcome. Mercer and PK was a single fail but it involved again, the goalie unable to make a save when they needed it most

So goalie is the fail for a game the core group dominated.

 

[NjDevsRR]

Marsktrom was bad, bad penalties by Dillon and Mercer late in the 3rd, Talbot was very good.

Team overall looked very good tonight I thought. Couldn't find a way to at least get a point and in certain ways hot themselves in the foot.

Hopefully they carry that good play into tomorrow

I lost my championship, womp. 2nd place tho

 

[Mgd31]

Since I only caught parts if this, how did Luke and Pesce look?

They were the worst D pair on the ice, but kind of expected it to be

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

What the hell was Jack Hughes doing there at the end when they had the power play and he was skating up ice and started motioning to the bench. It was like he was looking for them to pull the goalie so they could be up 6-4 on the ice. What does he think he is a player coach now too? This guy needs to grow up and show some maturity.

I think some of that is still him having Lindy brain, remember the thing in LA last year where he had turn back and tell the 6th attacker to come on because they were playing with no goalie and 5 skaters? I just think these guys are still getting used to having an actual coach on the bench ngl lol

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Since I only caught parts if this, how did Luke and Pesce look?

Pesce pretty solid (as expected)
Luke not so much (also as expected)

 

[Dylan9z9]

One of those minuses is the empty net goal.

It seemed more then one was an empty net goal the way he was playing

 

[Bankers Box]

Devils looked good bc the DRW are a pretty bad team.

Losing to mediocre teams like them is a bad sign.

 

[My3Sons]

One of those minuses is the empty net goal.

that's fair. Just a tough game to lose. They easily outplayed Detroit.

 

[Mirka the Turka]

Markstrom sucks

 

[Emperoreddy]

I would have liked PP2 to have gotten a stoppage with the goalie pulled so maybe they could call a time out and get PP1 back out before that final PP finished.

I don't think that complete unit saw any 6 on 4 time.

 

[theoptimist]

What the hell was Jack Hughes doing there at the end when they had the power play and he was skating up ice and started motioning to the bench. It was like he was looking for them to pull the goalie so they could be up 6-4 on the ice. What does he think he is a player coach now too? This guy needs to grow up and show some maturity.

New McDavid deke

 

[Devs3cups]

I really don't have an issue with Dillon defending himself there and it was crazy by the refs it wasn't even.

Team needs to learn to stick up for themselves physically.

That Mercer penalty was totally brain dead dumb and he directly deserves some of the blame for this lose. Zero excuse

I have a pretty big issue with it. I understand it in principle, but you know the refs are always going to call the retaliation.

 

[Maine Fan]

Hopefully they carry that good play into tomorrow

I lost my championship, womp. 2nd place tho

Sorry to hear.

 

[Killing Joke]

They were the better faster team the entire night. You can see it on the stat sheet. You can see it with your eyes.

Detroit sucks. Against actual good teams we look slow.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

If the Devils get twice as many good chances as the other team they will win most of those nights.

The past few years the Devils gave up tons of good chances, they didn’t tonight.

This looked nothing like last year.

This game was reminiscent of pretty much every loss during the Covid year and the 2021-22 season.

Some fans used to have a win-o-meter that was supposed to show the percentage of times a team should win based on the statistics from the game. Many of the losses should have been wins according to the win-o-meter.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

I have a pretty big issue with it. I understand it in principle, but you know the refs are always going to call the retaliation.

almost always. They didn't call an extra against Tuch for that big hit on whoever it was

Just one example, but this team just always gets screwed over

 

[Emperoreddy]

I have a pretty big issue with it. I understand it in principle, but you know the refs are always going to call the retaliation.

I don't see how they call roughing there. Dillion waited, and they both dropped the gloves.

The way the refs called it, it made no sense. And it was absurd the wings didn't get the initial call on top of it.

That's easily should have been two each for roughing and 5 for fighting or just two fighting penalties.

 

[Hisch13r]

FITZ has a lot of pressure on himself, but I don't think he will get fired for not firing a goalie coach. Keefe made the decision if he wanted to keep some of the existing coaches so he kept the goalie coach. Tonight the Devils lost 1 maybe 2 points because of a bad goal by Markstrom. I have not been impressed with either Markstrom or Allen, but it is early. These goalie stand alone getting themselves going.


Go Devils

I mean he will get fired for not firing a goalie coach if that goalie coach is a reason why the goalies suck again and the team sucks

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Well if everyone played well but goalie, you basically get this outcome. Mercer and PK was a single fail but it involved again, the goalie unable to make a save when they needed it most

So goalie is the fail for a game the core group dominated.

Core group including the Luke pizza party?

Kovi was terrible too. And I am really concerned about Dougie, particularly in the defensive zone. And Dillon, man did he has a few absolute brain dead moments...

 

[JrFischer54]

Isles and Ducks next and then it’s an always tough Western Canada trip. Would LOVE if they can find a way to win the next 2 prior to the trip

If the skaters play like this devils will win majority of their games.

 

[Hisch13r]

Devils looked good bc the DRW are a pretty bad team.

Losing to mediocre teams like them is a bad sign.

Don't let some people see this. Apparently the quality of opponent doesn't matter.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Core group including the Luke pizza party?

Kovi was terrible too. And I am really concerned about Dougie, particularly in the defensive zone. And Dillon, man did he has a few absolute brain dead moments...

Dougie was fine tonight?

 

[Devs3cups]

I don't see how they call roughing there. Dillion waited, and they both dropped the gloves.

The way the refs called it, it made no sense. And it was absurd the wings didn't get the initial call on top of it.

That's easily should have been two each for roughing and 5 for fighting or just two fighting penalties.

Bottom line, it unfortunately cost us.