GDT: Your New Jersey Devils vs. New York Islanders, 7 PM, MSGSN/MSGSN2

[MasterofGrond]

Letting in good chances is sort of fine if you stop the easy ones

Oops

 

[Devs3cups]

A good goalie doesn’t stop every breakdown chance

But he definitely stops at least one of them holy shit

 

[Nocashstyle]

The D had 2 bad breakdowns tonight and of course both ended up in the back of the net.

That’s the thing. All teams have breakdowns, but the other team is always converting at a much higher rate and getting saves the other way.

 

[Billdo]

No way management will ride Ruff all season if this team is on the verge of missing the playoffs

They just extended him. I don't think they'll fire him yet, the injuries will buy him another season.

 

[IDEKWTM]

With an average goalie this game is tied at worst.

With Marty's shadow, this game is tied

 

[Devs3cups]

That’s the thing. All teams have breakdowns, but the other team is always converting at a much higher rate and getting saves the other way.

100%.

 

[IDEKWTM]

What was the slogan of the 76'ers?

Trust the process or some shit like this???

 

[Billdo]

With an average goalie this game is tied at worst.

Bingo

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Up 2-1, Dougie has a chance to make it 3-1. Islanders make a big defensive play and this team folds like a whoopee cushion.

 

[Forge]

I know Friedman said we are still kicking the doors on a goalie, but given history we are certainly getting closer to a "why bother" point unless its a multi year thing.

 

[JrFischer54]

Unless Fitz and the analysts are the reason for it (aka not wanting Schmid to get roasted when the team has been shit for most of the season)

If that’s the case then Fitz needs to be fired for going into this season without even a backup to be able to play

 

[BostonDevil]

Who’s the answer in net? Gibson? What else it there?

 

[Bleedred]

Vitek is finished here after the joke of a playoffs last year.

He got a chance to try and show he wasn’t, but he failed.

No coming back from that on this team. He’ll never have a good season here again.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Get a goalie in the next couple weeks and this team makes the playoffs I guarantee it

 

[Homedresser]

No way management will ride Ruff all season if this team is on the verge of missing the playoffs

verge of missing the playoffs? In November?

 

[Devs3cups]

Up 2-1, Dougie has a chance to make it 3-1. Islanders make a big defensive play and this team folds like a whoopee cushion.

This team folds cause they have 0 f***ing confidence in their goalie. When they're rolling, they're rolling and then a deflating goal where you need a save and boom.

 

[jkrdevil]

what is it, like 75% of the teams in playoff position at thanksgiving are in the playoffs at the end of the season over the last 20 years?

Lose tonight and lose Thursday against Flyers they may be reaching the “they’re f***ed without a long winning streak point”. Not only are you losing games, you are losing to teams you are chasing and losing head to head opportunities.

 

[IDEKWTM]

That shot would have somehow went through Vitek's ass

 

[NjDevsRR]

I know Friedman said we are still kicking the doors on a goalie, but given history we are certainly getting closer to a "why bother" point unless its a multi year thing.

We are 4 pts from 3rd in the division with 2 games in hand. It’s not a normal year, all teams are still in it

 

[My3Sons]

The defense has been fine tonight. You guys are just so used and will accept mediocre ass goaltending I swear.

The goalie and defense have both struggled

 

[MB3]

the team is unwatchable without a goalie. full stop.

this was an issue in the playoffs last year and it wasn't even addressed a tiny bit in the offseason. organizational failure that starts with Fitzgerald.

 

[Devs3cups]

Who’s the answer in net? Gibson? What else it there?

All Hail Akira.

 

[IDEKWTM]

verge of missing the playoffs? In November?

IF!!!

The goalie and defense have both struggled

Our 3rd line grinder has been terrible

 

[Bleedred]

Get a goalie in the next couple weeks and this team makes the playoffs I guarantee it

The options out there aren’t actually better than Vitek, but I do think they could be here.

Once again, I just think there’s no saving Vitek here. Nobody has any confidence playing in front of him anymore, especially the guys that were here last year.

Vitek is gonna give you horrific goaltending the remainder of his time here.

 

[denverdevil]

PP, get one back here. Dig out.