Devils 2017-18 team discussion (player news and notes) II - Let's Overreact
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SpeakingOfTheDevils
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I'd be intrigued by a Zacha-Zajac-Bratt line. A defensively responsible line (three good sticks), with two offensively skilled wingers.
Of course, this assumes the staff will trim Henrique's minutes/role to where it belongs...
njdevils1982
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so he's a foot and mouth painter?
also, close to 20 games in the team's on pace to top the 00/01 team
wow
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Much rather move Henrique than Zacha. We won't, but we really should. He's lost his role on this team I'm afraid. Henrique could get us decent defensive help.
And I know I'll regret saying this. As pretty much the original Lovejoy basher on this board I will say, he USE to be a very dependable bottom pairing defenseman. Now he was flat out awful last year and cost us games, but maybe there's a chance that that was a fluke year since he hasn't been THAT bad this year. Again, I'm sure he'll just reverse to his awful self, but that's what we got to hope for.
And I know I'll regret saying this. As pretty much the original Lovejoy basher on this board I will say, he USE to be a very dependable bottom pairing defenseman. Now he was flat out awful last year and cost us games, but maybe there's a chance that that was a fluke year since he hasn't been THAT bad this year. Again, I'm sure he'll just reverse to his awful self, but that's what we got to hope for.
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Boyle's reaction.
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It just doesn’t seem like that standard is being held equally to the whole roster.
Henrique would be waived if he was given this same standard.
SteveCangialosi123
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Poor Pavel. I thought he was gonna break out this season. Let's hope he gets really pissed off and makes the changes they want him to make.
Zacha can't play his way back in from the press box. So communications, IMO, mean either Bingo or trade.
This could get ugly now that Hynes has gone public with Zacha's agent being a participant in the discussion. It's one thing to involve the agent. It's another to go public with it.
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Zacha needed to step up his last game. I thought he would...then he continued to be overly passive. We want some fire from him.
He's just getting a much lesser role. Last year he was an everyday player playing big minutes. Tough minutes.
This year he's been playing here and there, not many minutes, not getting tough assignments. He's fresher and playing easier matchups, that will help a player be more effective.
agree. We have so many guys playing that uptempo aggressive style, and that's what the team wants, so I think Hynes is trying to change Zacha's approach.
Yes Rico is not a guy who bring a high energy level, but maybe because he is a vet Hynes doesn't expect to change his style. And maybe Rico get's minutes because they want to keep his trade value high.
Perhaps he's trying to get through to Zacha while he is still in his formative stage.
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Why would they sleep on an 11-4-3 team?
Wpg has a few scoring lines, is huge, offensive active defensemen and a hot goalie.
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There's the whole quote from Hynes on Zacha.
For his sake I hope he gets in soon or goes down to Bing to play. I was very very vocal on how I thought Zacha would take that next big step in his career this season, so to see this is really disheartening.
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