Devils 2017-18 team discussion (player news and notes) - Offseason part XI

[devilsblood]

Devils playing two televised preseason games at the same time, how inconsiderate! The organization stacking the one team just so people won't watch Hischier! Idiots!

They had no way to hide him.

I'm just glad I can finally watch him play.

I shouldn't count my chickens, watch them blackout the PEI game.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Gross saying there will not be a local blackout on the PEI game on the network.

 

[Zippy316]

So just to put into one post..... This is the Islanders remaining group in camp:

Lee-Tavares-Eberle
Ladd-Barzal-Bailey
Beau-Nelson-Ho-Sang
Kulemin-Cizikas-Clutterbuck
Chimera-Gionta-Bernie

Leddy - Boychuk
DeHaan - Hickey
Seidenberg - Pulock
Pelech - Mayfield

And this is what the Devils are sending to go play them in Brooklyn.

Devs Fs vs. Isles:

Kearns, Gibbons, Blandisi, Hayes, Pietila, McLeod, Noesen, Wood, Lappin, Rooney, Speers, Cangelosi, Thomson, Baddock

Devs D vs. Isles:

Kapla, Dyblenko, Loov, Severson, Strait, Jacobs, White, Moore

 

[Emperoreddy]

So basically **** MSG and go watch the PEI game instead.

 

[Zippy316]

So basically **** MSG and go watch the PEI game instead.

Mueller is missing in that group, I'm assuming he's going to Brooklyn though.

 

[Brooklyndevil]

Devils are still carrying a lot of players because of the split-squad games Monday, but we will probably see a 20-25 player cut the following day. I'd imagine McLeod survives that cut, gets another game on Wednesday with better competition and linemates, and then they make the judgement call.

Just for some fun, I'd imagine the cuts will be:

Definites:

G: Ken Appleby, MacKenzie Blackwood, Scott Wedgewood
D: Tim Erixon, Josh Jacobs, Viktor Loov, Jacob MacDonald, Brian Strait, Colton White
F: Brandon Baddock, Nathan Bastian, Austin Cangelosi, Brian Gibbons, Brandon Gignac, Bracken Kearns, Ryan Kujawinski, Jan Mandat, Kevin Rooney, Ben Thomson

Debatable, but likely cut (keep one forward if Boyle isn't back yet to run 5 lines):

D: Michael Kapla, Yaroslav Dyblenko
F: Blake Pietila, Nick Lappin, Blake Speers, John Quenneville

That would leave the Devils with the following group and needing to cut two players.

Hall - Johansson - Palmieri
Bratt - Zacha - Stafford
Henrique - Hischier - Noesen
Blandisi - Boyle - Hayes
Wood - Coleman - McLeod

Greene - Severson
Moore - Lovejoy
Mueller - Santini
Butcher - Prout

Schneider
Kinkaid

JQ is definitely still in the running. He looks jacked and it showed along boards. He won quite a few battle along the wall last night. Plus he's one a few Devils who doesn't hesitate to pull the trigger. Hynes had him at the half wall on most on their power-plays.

 

[Zippy316]

JQ is definitely still in the running. He looks jacked and it showed along boards. He won quite a few battle along the wall last night. Plus he's one a few Devils who doesn't hesitate to pull the trigger. Hynes had him at the half wall on most on their power-plays.

He would be next in line for me after McLeod.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Mueller is missing in that group, I'm assuming he's going to Brooklyn though.

According to Chris Ryan, Mueller will be going to PEI too lol

 

[Emperoreddy]

You know what is going to happen. We are going to expect a blow out in Brooklyn and a good game in PEI.

So we will get crushed by Ottawa and somehow beat the Isles

 

[devilsblood]

Quite possible that all of:

McLeod
Q
Bratt
Speers
Butch
Lappin
Pietilla
Coleman

will not be in NJ once the season settles in. This is a good thing.

 

[devilsblood]

You know what is going to happen. We are going to expect a blow out in Brooklyn and a good game in PEI.

So we will get crushed by Ottawa and somehow beat the Isles

While we all watch PEI, Wood and Mcleod will have dazzling efforts in Brooklyn.

 

[JimEIV]

Personally think Quenneville is way ahead of Mcleod.

 

[Blender]

Personally think Quenneville is way ahead of Mcleod.

He is, and he was drafted two years earlier than McLeod so he should be. Still, he's been a bit up and down this preseason.

 

[devilsblood]

Personally think Quenneville is way ahead of Mcleod.

But are they competing for a spot?

Maybe they see Q as getting minutes as a RW?

I see it more Q vs Blender, or maybe even Q vs Wood. But I see Wood as a lock, and Blender having had the better preseason so far.

I think Q get's squeezed via #'s, but will certainly get a oppurtunity at some point this season.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Quite a few guys having decent camps are going to get squeezed to Bingo because of guys with better camps and simple numbers.

I don't think JQ has been bad at all, but you got guys like Bratt and Blender simply having outstanding camps.

Same with McLeod. I think he has been fine, better last night for sure. He has things he still needs to improve on, but it is hard to find an open spot for him right now. Even more so when Boyle and eventually Zajac return.

There really isn't any player I'm down on so far in this camp.

 

[R8Devs]

I rather do
Hall-Zacha-Palmieri
Johansson-Hischier-Stafford
Bratt-Henrique-Noesen
Wood-Blandisi-XXXX

but lines probably a change a period or two into the first game so what does it matter really lol

call me nostradamus

 

[Emperoreddy]

call me nostradamus

Those lines!!!

 

[Darkauron]

I like those lines for sure. Puts pressure on Henrique to play better too

 

[Cheddabombs]

Those lines!!!

Yesss, the Mr. Poopy Butthole meme carries on!

Those lines made me change my pants, let's put it that way

 

[Emperoreddy]

I mean it has been a long time since we could roll a top 6 with that much talent.

 

[devilsblood]

I mean it has been a long time since we could roll a top 6 with that much talent.

Two #1's and a #6. That's like maybe most talent ever for us.

 

[HenriquesJawLine]

They are beautiful

1. Per coach John Hynes, here are the top three lines against the Senators:

Taylor Hall-Pavel Zacha-Kyle Palmieri

Marcus Johansson-Nico Hischier-Drew Stafford

Jesper Bratt-Adam Henrique-John Quenneville

 

[Zippy316]

They are beautiful

1. Per coach John Hynes, here are the top three lines against the Senators:

Taylor Hall-Pavel Zacha-Kyle Palmieri

Marcus Johansson-Nico Hischier-Drew Stafford

Jesper Bratt-Adam Henrique-John Quenneville

That could very well be the top nine to start the year.

Some combination of Blandisi, Wood, Boyle, Coleman, Noesen, Hayes, or Lappin for the fourth line.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I'll guess Wood-Blender-Noesen.

Then Blemder-Boyle-Noesen.

 

[JimEIV]

Has there been any word on Boyle's time line for a return? Or any type of schedule at all?