GDT: 3/27/18 - Weathering the storm - Devils vs Hurricanes 7PM MSG

[Emperoreddy]

The was win number 40 BTW. First time since 2012

 

[MadDevil]

It's Noesen! It's Noesen!

I do love how excited Steve gets on big goals.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Chico thinks Hall is the most dynamic Devil ever.

Hall is 11 points away from Patty’s single season high. 6 games remain.

 

[Bcap88]

Chico thinks Hall is the most dynamic Devil ever.

Hall is 11 points away from Patty’s single season high. 6 games remain.

Tall task, I think he falls short. Unfortunately if he didn’t miss 5 games he breaks it easily

 

[BahlDeep]

Tall task, I think he falls short. Unfortunately if he didn’t miss 5 games he breaks it easily

If he didn't miss 5 games he would've had 100 pts

 

[SeidoN]

went to sleep 2-1 down, woke up to a win

I swear im a curse on this team

 

[NJDevs26]

I still can't get over Steve's double 'IT'S NOESEN' call He wants this too.

 

[Brooklyndevil]

I know the race is real tight, I just wish we could get Santini a few games and sit Moore. We can can really use help tonight from Toronto and Colorado.

 

[Camille the Eel]

From Colorado tonight we will get help.

Strange game. We'd be dominant in their end for several shifts and then sluggish and disorganized in our own end. We gave them huge amounts of ice to skate towards our end. Generally they were stronger in the neutral zone.

Man did we find creative ways to turn the puck over last night. At our blue line At their blue line. In our own damn end. Half a dozen to ten times we actually skated the puck backwards into our own end for them, when they'd have been offsides if they'd carried it in.

Once in the first period, one of our forwards actually made a drop pass in our own end with like three enemy forwards standing around the puck, resulting in their breaking down low like 3 on 1. The three guys were standing there and our fellow just skates away from it. "There guys. Merry Xmas." Another time Hischier passed it to one of their forwards, directly, in our end, leading to a a partial break. Then the 3d period, on the power play, Butcher's turnover nearly lost the game for us. He just turned and gave them the puck. "My compliments, here's the biscuit." Palmieri broke up the two on one, but really Stahl should have shot the puck, he had Kinkaid wrong footed and desperately trying to come across and a side of the net open.

Maybe ten or twenty times also I can remember us just fumbling pucks away in center ice or at their blue line. Trying to make elegant plays and wham their defenseman would just take puck while we were diddling around with it.

I don't remember another game all year as marked for those kinds of plays.

 

[JimEIV]

Chico thinks Hall is the most dynamic Devil ever.

Hall is 11 points away from Patty’s single season high. 6 games remain.

Kind of silly thing for Chico to say. A forward playing in NJ from 1994 to 2010 wasn't allowed to be "dynamic". And forget about Defensemen. It's the reason people like Gomez and Niedermayer always but heads with either Lemaire or Burns.

 

[Nubmer6]

From Colorado tonight we will get help.

Strange game. We'd be dominant in their end for several shifts and then sluggish and disorganized in our own end. We gave them huge amounts of ice to skate towards our end. Generally they were stronger in the neutral zone.

Man did we find creative ways to turn the puck over last night. At our blue line At their blue line. In our own damn end. Half a dozen to ten times we actually skated the puck backwards into our own end for them, when they'd have been offsides if they'd carried it in.

Once in the first period, one of our forwards actually made a drop pass in our own end with like three enemy forwards standing around the puck, resulting in their breaking down low like 3 on 1. The three guys were standing there and our fellow just skates away from it. "There guys. Merry Xmas." Another time Hischier passed it to one of their forwards, directly, in our end, leading to a a partial break. Then the 3d period, on the power play, Butcher's turnover nearly lost the game for us. He just turned and gave them the puck. "My compliments, here's the biscuit." Palmieri broke up the two on one, but really Stahl should have shot the puck, he had Kinkaid wrong footed and desperately trying to come across and a side of the net open.

Maybe ten or twenty times also I can remember us just fumbling pucks away in center ice or at their blue line. Trying to make elegant plays and wham their defenseman would just take puck while we were diddling around with it.

I don't remember another game all year as marked for those kinds of plays.

I don't think I can' remember a game where we gave up more egregious turnovers in our own zone. It was as if we were feeding their forwards the puck all night long. We're lucky they're relatively inept offensively.

 

[JimEIV]

I don't think I can' remember a game where we gave up more egregious turnovers in our own zone. It was as if we were feeding their forwards the puck all night long. We're lucky they're relatively inept offensively.

Team was checking to see if Kinkaid's luck ran out or not

 

[My3Sons]

@My3Sons should repent!!!




Anyway...it's late and I have work tomorrow so enjoy the win and root HARD for the Leafs to take care of business against Florida tomorrow night.

It was a silly comment about transmissions since I was having fun after a huge win.

 

[Camille the Eel]

I don't think I can' remember a game where we gave up more egregious turnovers in our own zone. It was as if we were feeding their forwards the puck all night long. We're lucky they're relatively inept offensively.

We also got dominated in the neutral zone. You seldom win a game that has the profile this one had for us.

It felt like mental tiredness as much as physical for our side. A lot of the mistakes were purely bad, lazy choices.

Extraordinarily important win. Where a week a go I thought maybe 95 points would get us in, I'm now thinking 97 or 98 may be needed. That's like no margin for error.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Zacha with 3 points in 3 game since coming back, that's been huge. He's played really well too. I like Stonehands but he needed to be bumped down to the 3rd line and we needed the 2nd line center to produce. Hoping Zacha can keep this up down the stretch!

 

[Burner Account]

Mueller in Lovejoy out has been huge

 

[njdevil26]

What is the fully healthy lineup with Maroon only day to day and Mojo back soon?

Hall-Hischier-Grabner
Johansson-Zacha-Palmieri
Wood-Zajac-Noesen
Maroon-Boyle-Coleman

Gibbons, Bratt, Stafford, Hayes

Just guessing Bratt sits. He got benched last night as Hall was triple shifted. Hayes will never see the ice again. Stafford is bad. Gibbons is the "tough call." Good penalty killer but hasn't been scoring since he came back.

 

[Better Call Sal]

I think it'd be either Gibbons or Wood if Mojo gets to 100%. I wouldn't be shocked if it'd be Wood because he hasn't been producing as much in the past month and Gibbons provides very solid PK play. Bratt is definitely going to be the next in line to sit when Maroon is back up and running.

 

[Burner Account]

Ray has given us some impressive forward depth. We are actually talking about scratching talented players.

 

[Cheddabombs]

What is the fully healthy lineup with Maroon only day to day and Mojo back soon?

Hall-Hischier-Grabner
Johansson-Zacha-Palmieri
Wood-Zajac-Noesen
Maroon-Boyle-Coleman

Gibbons, Bratt, Stafford, Hayes

Just guessing Bratt sits. He got benched last night as Hall was triple shifted. Hayes will never see the ice again. Stafford is bad. Gibbons is the "tough call." Good penalty killer but hasn't been scoring since he came back.

I love Boyle and realize he probably won't be scratched but that 4th line would be much better with Coleman at center and Gibbons on the wing.

So much depth. But we actually need to get to the point of being fully healthy first.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

What is the fully healthy lineup with Maroon only day to day and Mojo back soon?

Hall-Hischier-Grabner
Johansson-Zacha-Palmieri
Wood-Zajac-Noesen
Maroon-Boyle-Coleman

Gibbons, Bratt, Stafford, Hayes

Just guessing Bratt sits. He got benched last night as Hall was triple shifted. Hayes will never see the ice again. Stafford is bad. Gibbons is the "tough call." Good penalty killer but hasn't been scoring since he came back.

I think I'd go:

Hall-Nico-Palmieri
Maroon-Zacha-Wood
Johansson-Zajac-Noesen
Grabner-Coleman-Gibbons

 

[devilsblood]

Ray has given us some impressive forward depth. We are actually talking about scratching talented players.

no doubt.

And when a guy like Maroon misses some games it goes practically unnoticed.

 

[FooteBahl]

I think it'd be either Gibbons or Wood if Mojo gets to 100%. I wouldn't be shocked if it'd be Wood because he hasn't been producing as much in the past month and Gibbons provides very solid PK play. Bratt is definitely going to be the next in line to sit when Maroon is back up and running.

I hate the thought of sitting Wood. Come playoff time he would be a nightmare for the opposition if he can control his emotions. His size/speed and ability to deliver a big hit will be clutch in the playoffs...if we make them.

 

[devilsblood]

I think I'd go:

Hall-Nico-Palmieri
Maroon-Zacha-Wood
Johansson-Zajac-Noesen
Grabner-Coleman-Gibbons

Don't want the skill guy with Zajac.

I think Coleman Zajac Noesen, or Gibbons Zajac Noesen brought out the best in Zajac this year.

But I can't even draw up a full lineup. There are just too many guys, I'm too conflicted.

 

[Nubmer6]

We also got dominated in the neutral zone. You seldom win a game that has the profile this one had for us.

It felt like mental tiredness as much as physical for our side. A lot of the mistakes were purely bad, lazy choices.

I actually feel like the Canes always play us hard.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember hearing years ago that the Carolina fans, and thus the players (presumably) consider us one of their arch-rivals. Most of us Devils fans, however, think of the Canes as an afterthought, which creates a discrepancy in intensity levels and makes it a hard game for us.