GDT: #15 Devils vs. Blues / 7:00 PM MSG+

[Zippy316]

I'd be intrigued by a JJ-Boucher pairing. Maybe that would even spark Tlusty into action.

I'm not sure about that.

Josefson, Boucher, and Tlusty seem like they need another guy on their line they can play through. I can't wait for Elias to come back for that reason, he should be that guy.

I would say keep Kalinin alongside Zajac-Palmieri and have Elias with Josefson and Tlusty and see where that gets you.

I meant four lines that literally have the bare-bones capability to score

Guys like Farnham, O'Neill, even Gio.. they just cannot score. Let alone consistently. I'm saying we're too thin at forward to keep rolling out guys that can't put the puck in the net. Give Matteau and Boucher those spots.

I like Farnham. He skates hard, is physical, seems to possess some skill, and always looks to shoot the puck. Ideally, he's not on your fourth line. But considering some of the other players we are icing that do absolutely nothing like O'Neill, I would much rather prefer Farnham.

 

[Classic Devil]

Worst thing about O'Neill is that we just showed the league that he is a turd and no one will pick him up on waivers.

That's not necessarily a negative; might be a nice weapon for Albany.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

again, just ridiculous.

who cares how much guys are paid when we're a zillion dollars under the cap?

Ruutu is an NHL player. Gionta is not.

I think Ruutu and Gionta probably aren't far off from each other at this point. But there's no comparison between Ruutu and O'Neill/Farnham.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

That's not necessarily a negative; might be a nice weapon for Albany.

Yeah, I think he's a good AHL player but just can't translate to the NHL. He can probably help Albany if he's sent down.

 

[glenwo2]

Not getting goals from the bottom six or our defense is starting to worry me.

Meh. We're not playoff-bound this year so I'm not sweating it.


If they don't get it done, then I fully trust in Shero to find us players who would.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Skimming through last nights game on my DVR and they showed our locker room.

Another sign of the new age