Devils 2017-18 team discussion (player news and notes) III

[NJDevs26]

I don’t get why everyone **** all over this segment. It was meant to be some harmless fun.

I get nobody wants to see fluff while the team is losing, especially with a role player but good grief this is the kind of stuff you guys were crying for years to have - more access, more personality.

 

[NJDevils17]

It’d be great if we could get two lines going with Hall-Nico-Bratt and Wood-Zacha-Palmieri. Zajac in a 3C role with two gritty guys is where he will excel. He just needs guys with off the chart compete level. We excelled with secondary scoring earlier so at some point we need to get that back.

 

[Csonked Out]

I missed the game last night as I was at a transplant eval with my wife. How did Mueller look in his 1st game back?

 

[Call Me Al]

he looked fine. no real noticeable mistakes and some solid d plays but didnt really stand out either way

 

[Call Me Al]

which all things considered was a successful return

 

[OmNomNom]

I missed the game last night as I was at a transplant eval with my wife. How did Mueller look in his 1st game back?

hows the wife? unless the eval is for you in which case, how are you?

 

[Csonked Out]

hows the wife? unless the eval is for you in which case, how are you?

oh she's fine. She has been dealing with Kidney disease for 5 years now and either needs dialysis or a transplant. We are in the process of final testing for me to donate one of mine to her so she can avoid dialysis. I should know in about 3 weeks if I got final approval to give her mine and surgery would be scheduled for march or early april. I was just annoyed I had to miss the game last night because of it.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Hall got fined for his board last night? Is that common for boarding penalties?



I didn't think it warranted anything further, but it obviously wasn't a smart play. Just surprised.

 

[njdevil26]

Whatever... as long as he's not suspended.

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

It’d be great if we could get two lines going with Hall-Nico-Bratt and Wood-Zacha-Palmieri. Zajac in a 3C role with two gritty guys is where he will excel. He just needs guys with off the chart compete level. We excelled with secondary scoring earlier so at some point we need to get that back.

When (if...) we get fully healthy, I'd go with Johansson-Zajac-Noesen. Johansson is the puck carrier, Noesen has the compete level, and Zajac can just settle in and do his two-way thing.

Of course, this assumes 9-13-63 and 44-37-21 stick together, but especially after the latter's performance last night, I have no reason to assume otherwise.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Practice starting, no Cory or Mojo as of now.

 

[Davegarri]

I'm pretty sure that means in the future Hall will be considered a repeat offender which sucks.

It was definitely completely uncalled for, I didn't really think it was that bad, I've seen plenty worse hits against us go unpunished.

 

[njdevil26]

I doubt we see Mojo for a while... but I would like an actual update on him.

 

[NjDevsRR]

I doubt we see Mojo for a while... but I would like an actual update on him.

Live look:

 

[Cheddabombs]

Glad that Bratt is okay and he's practicing today, was definitely scared a bit after that hit. If one of the big three, especially Hall, goes down or they break them up it's a big blow.

 

[JrFischer54]

I get nobody wants to see fluff while the team is losing, especially with a role player but good grief this is the kind of stuff you guys were crying for years to have - more access, more personality.

i said the exact same thing last night during it. i thought it was a great pr piece and gave people some insight to the players personalities. my guess people hated it because it didn't have a "star" like hall/nico/bratt in it.

 

[Call Me Al]

yea it was fun people are way too uptight if you're complaining about that

 

[Darkauron]

Hynes yelling at them for their shitty effort in power play practice. Well no shit

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

I doubt we see Mojo for a while... but I would like an actual update on him.

Two concussions in half a season is pretty damn brutal. I think he's going to be out for a while.

If there were to be an update now, it'd likely be "out indefinitely."

 

[Cheddabombs]

"Skill"

Zajac:

 

[Better Call Sal]

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

Zajac (retained) for JvR. Small picks either way if necessary

No I dont want to move Zajac I think he serves a purpose but I would for an improvement

Hall-Hischier-Bratt
Johansson-Zacha-JvR
Wood-Boyle-Palmieri
Gibbons-Coleman-Noesen

Obviously that is when healthy so lets not attack me on that. Just give input on what you think about this scenario as written.

I wouldnt doubt JvR resigning but even if he didnt Zajac was expendable and we rid ourselves of a contract

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Hall got fined for his board last night? Is that common for boarding penalties?



I didn't think it warranted anything further, but it obviously wasn't a smart play. Just surprised.

Lol such a nothing play. This league is run by chimpanzees throwing darts.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

But I heard there were no issues with the power play.

 

[Ech0]