I didn't say he sucked. All I'm saying that I rather trade Henrique than send Zacha down
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I didn't say he sucked. All I'm saying that I rather trade Henrique than send Zacha down
Emperoreddy
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Nice to be able to start putting last year comparisons to bed. The wheels had come off by this point last season.
billingtons ghost
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Last night was nice - hell, scoring 7 is amazing...but we're not out of the woods yet. By all accounts on the Blackhawks board, Chicago is a complete trainwreck this season. Even Toews is getting flack.
(Edit: btw, not to do the 'my fanbase is better than yours thing, but...' they are on like pg15/post400 from last night and I think we typically drive up to 1500 posts on the gdts... maybe they are fat and lazy from sipping champagne from cups and we're hungry?)
Nice that we got a couple wins in our pockets against teams that have always been tough for us not too far in the past... but we aren't playing great hockey yet - so I'm hesitant to get too optimistic about this.
On the bright side, if you'd have shown me Palmieri, Henrique and Mojo's point totals at this point, I would have thought we wouldn't have 5 wins.
The secondary scoring from unexpected sources thus far has been really really encouraging.
(Edit: btw, not to do the 'my fanbase is better than yours thing, but...' they are on like pg15/post400 from last night and I think we typically drive up to 1500 posts on the gdts... maybe they are fat and lazy from sipping champagne from cups and we're hungry?)
Nice that we got a couple wins in our pockets against teams that have always been tough for us not too far in the past... but we aren't playing great hockey yet - so I'm hesitant to get too optimistic about this.
On the bright side, if you'd have shown me Palmieri, Henrique and Mojo's point totals at this point, I would have thought we wouldn't have 5 wins.
The secondary scoring from unexpected sources thus far has been really really encouraging.
tr83
Nope, still embarassed
SpeakingOfTheDevils
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How about we just keep Henrique and Zacha?
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Where are all the people who said Wood should be in Ahl?!?!
It's so quiet here when people don't bash Wood!!!
It's so quiet here when people don't bash Wood!!!
njdevils1982
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i wood have to say the same thing
nhl app kept waking me up though last night
(had to be up at 330 am ....dont feel bad for me i left work at 130 pm and have been enjoying beers since)
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One of the most entertaining games i have seen. Cant remember when was the last time we had a team that refused to lose. Imo last time that was, Jamie was our captain and he had not gotten nick name crankypants yet. I watched the highlights of the game twice, just to savor it.
circling back on last night, aside from the obvious stuff.....
i thought butcher held his own with less sheltered deployment than he usually gets (the entire group of five d were solid over the final 40)
the little play(s) by bratt/hischier leading up to wood's hat-trick tally were magic
i thought for sure that kane goal in the dying seconds of the second would spell bad things for the third
zacha looked good
coleman is a fricken workhorse out there on pucks
i thought butcher held his own with less sheltered deployment than he usually gets (the entire group of five d were solid over the final 40)
the little play(s) by bratt/hischier leading up to wood's hat-trick tally were magic
i thought for sure that kane goal in the dying seconds of the second would spell bad things for the third
zacha looked good
coleman is a fricken workhorse out there on pucks
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Are you serious? It was one game. What are you going to say on Friday if wood plays an atrocious game Thursday and literally costs the team a goal. Stop it.
Emperoreddy
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Um - to be fair - he's had a very good season and has clearly demonstrated that he is one of our most dynamic players since he was first called up. It isn't 'just one game' as he had a two goal game against the Rags and has been around the net a ton this year. Just because he isn't a first rounder or completely surprising as a 6th rounder doesn't mean he shouldn't be afforded the same amount of gaffs as Nico, or Butcher or Jesper, or Severson or any of our young players.
I can point to a number of players that have cost us more goals and more games, so maybe it is time for you to stop your narrative instead.
The guy above is not a fan of him. I think he's decent, good for a 3rd or 4th line.
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Forgot the sarcasm face? He hasn't had the Rico hate nor touched even the Severson-should-be-better... but he's #3 whipping boy since Lovejoy isn't playing.
Emperoreddy
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The vast majority of this board has not been trashing Wood this season
We could, but he's the most expandable asset that can fetch us something good
If you think Henrique has been just fine these last 8-10 games then you are doing a huge disservice to him. He has contributed zilch lately. He is a better player than that and needs to do better.
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He’s been astronomically better this year. It’s almost unbelievable how much he’s improved. I’ve been happy with him from the start of the season.
Really thought he needed some AHL time to start the season, in order to improve this much.
I can’t even emphasize how much he’s improved this season.
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The team also had the majority of its losses during that span, so you can probably say the same for everyone.
I don't understand this narrative that Henrique has been particularly bad when in the big picture, he has been one of the better defensive players on the team and he is on pace for an average point total by his standards.
He had a fantastic start. But he has played some uninspiring hockey for the last two weeks. How is this wrong? Its not.
He is better than this. Idc about his point production. I care about the effort. It hasn’t been there lately. He almost looks like he is playing injured these past few games. Maybe he is but that would be the only excuse for his lackluster play. Zajac cannot come back sooner because that will take a lot of pressure off Henrique and maybe force him on the 3rd line where he will flourish in my opinion.
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I am one who is harder on Wood. He has indeed improved his game tremendously which is amazing. I will keep calling him out on games where I see it. I thought he was bad on Saturday night with many egregious plays but my God what a game he had last night. If he can find some consistency and improve the little things then he will be one tremendous player for us. He is trending upwards.
Also he has learned when to use his speed and when not to. That was key. He can now slow the game down and setup plays.
Just wait until Mcleod joins the roster. My goodness, DAT SPEED.
Also he has learned when to use his speed and when not to. That was key. He can now slow the game down and setup plays.
Just wait until Mcleod joins the roster. My goodness, DAT SPEED.
Adam Henrique is the same player he's been for the last 2+ years, when his lazy, soft, no good ass scored 50 goals over that span on a dogshit offense. I don't know why people are expecting him to suddenly find consistency.
Wit the Devils getting better forwards for the last few years his style and game is slowly become expendable. That is why we are pushing/wanting him to be better. If not then he will probably be gone soon or not re-signed at the end of his contract.
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