The idea that you could've watched the three goaltenders the Devils used last year and come to the conclusion that Blackwood is the one we should've kept is completely unsupportable by anything at all except fond memories of 4 years ago.
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The idea that you could've watched the three goaltenders the Devils used last year and come to the conclusion that Blackwood is the one we should've kept is completely unsupportable by anything at all except fond memories of 4 years ago.
I can absolutely guarantee if we had signed Quick this offseason, he would not sporting a .928 save percentage.
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I don’t think that’s true.
He sucks, Vitek probably sucks and too soon to tell with Schmid.
It’s not worth arguing over at this point, but I’m done with Vitek. Historically you can’t come back from the type of playoffs Vitek had unless they send you away.
I’d give Schmid the next two games at least. The Rangers are only hoping Lindy’s dumbass throws him in on Saturday, as they would have swept us if the change wasn’t made.
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Devils running a counter attack style system in the neutral zone defense and playing soft man to man in the defensive zone would probably look great, both on paper and on the ice.
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He was actually fairly decent last year, he just got hurt incessantly (as usual) and that was the end.
People really don’t comprehend how much Vanecek and Schmid (to a lesser extent) suck. We once again have the worst goaltending in the NHL.
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Show me statistically and analytically that he was way worse rather than your subjective opinion.
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We all know Vitek will get the next game.
The Rangers are hoping he gets their game though. They aren’t sweating him at all after we basically took the series from them just by making a goalie change.
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If you think the recent struggles are because of goalies, you aren't watching.
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Just want to say that Bratt should be a bit better than he is. (1.5 points per is still solid)
However, at the same time, he's not a Defenseman nor is he playing Goaltender for this team.
The latter is the True Culprit here.
If our Goaltenders are unable to make timely saves when things break down, we're not going anywhere as a team this season.
And the attention then should be shifted behind the bench at Lindy.
However, at the same time, he's not a Defenseman nor is he playing Goaltender for this team.
The latter is the True Culprit here.
If our Goaltenders are unable to make timely saves when things break down, we're not going anywhere as a team this season.
And the attention then should be shifted behind the bench at Lindy.
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He’s better than Vanecek, but he’s not a regular NHL goalie that a contender should be running out every night. He’s just not. Maybe in a few years.
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Btw, there is a good chance Nico is back for the Rangers game.
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I mean, when you’re a sub .900 goalie two seasons in a row and can’t stay healthy, it’s tough to argue he would be the best option to keep.
I’m not saying Vitek or Schmid are better now because they’ve both started out poorly, but Blackwood’s ship sailed here. I’m not one to hate on him either.
Thank you for letting me go to bed on a high note.
We've been bad, but the revisionist history about last season is absurd
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Expected goals probably did like this chance a lot for Winnipeg but probably not as much as some of the stuff attempts the Devils made where the puck was 1 inch from the goalie, the goalie was already in full butterfly, and there was almost no chance the puck would go in.
The Rangers have gone to a 1 - 3 - 1 trap under Laviolette. That’s certainly helping them. Keeping it simple stupid.
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It’s truly astonishing stuff. I don’t know how they’re winning, though I remember the two wins we gave them.
Old cavemen will tell you “it’s because they’re a veteran team that knows how to win” but they really didn’t know how to win enough to make the playoffs last year. Younger and better versions of those
veterans that know how to win didn’t do a damn thing to help them win a single playoff series between 2019 and 2022.
For what it’s worth they had the second toughest remaining strength of schedule coming into tonight. We had the 9th.
It's way too early to jump to that conclusion.
He played really well last year, crushed it in the playoffs...
Even vs. Canes he was not the reason why we lost.
He deserves to get a hack at playing on a regular basis to be given a fair assessment.
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