GDT: Devils vs. Jets - 7:00 PM MSG+

[New Jersey]

I agree, but it's more than just the number of goals. It is the timing.

Keith let up 4 the other night...a
****ty goal didn't come until it was 5-1... that is what I'm talking about. If
the first ****ty goal is the first of the game, or gives the opposition a lead going into the 3rd, those are devastating goals. They change the complexion of the game. Those are what Cory are giving up every game.

second wpg goal tonight was the single most deflating goal of this entire season, ainec.

 

[AveryQuietMan]

we couldve done better than grabner with that return.

and wouldnt have had to deal with the rags...

one deal sinks the shero ship.

 

[New Jersey]

we couldve done better than grabner with that return.

and wouldnt have had to deal with the rags...

one deal sinks the shero ship.

naaaaah more like a lou deal (cory) sinking the ship

rly impressive how lou’s total self-destruction is still being felt by the devils. it’s f***ing surreal.

 

[Sir Fenwick Corsi]

Both of them will pass us.

Our only chance could be a Philly implosion

Crazy as it seems, this actually may be the one way they find their way in if they play well enough down the stretch. Philly is having all sorts of trouble right now after being on a really hot run. They’re in trouble too.

 

[Emperoreddy]

we couldve done better than grabner with that return.

and wouldnt have had to deal with the rags...

one deal sinks the shero ship.

What? How does this make sense?

 

[Bleedred]

Couldn't agree more... but who do you go to on Saturday? With the **** stats we've seen from Cory over his last 10 games, when do you finally decide to go with the guy that racks in W's?

Cory is due for a 1-2 goal against game, since even the poor goalies (like Schneider has been for almost 2 years) have 1 goal against games/good streaks/even shutouts sometimes.

But I've been saying ''He's due to get on a run'' for the whole week now.

He's so due for a run that I figured he'd at least have a good game on accident by now. Like a good game as in, only 1 goal against, with 3 pucks hitting the post, one hideous giveaway by him on a poor puck handling gaffe where the shooter totally misses on an empty net and hits the glass and we dodge a devastating bullet and the one goal against being a nasty sulfur reeking puck that made it's way up from one of the refineries in Elizabeth that costs him a shutout. But on paper, it's a one goal on 28 shot game and a win.

I'm surprised he hasn't had a game like that just by complete luck, where he plays as bad as he has most nights, but those pucks instead hit the post and not the back of the nets.

By the way, I don't count post hits much, but he had a post shot beat him tonight from the Byrne Arena in the 3rd period where he looked bewildered. Same thing happened to Kinkaid late in the game against the Habs.

 

[AveryQuietMan]

naaaaah more like a lou deal (cory) sinking the ship

rly impressive how lou’s total self-destruction is still being felt by the devils

lou transcends.... lol

 

[JimEIV]

Oh and by the way...with 14 games remaining we broke the 200 goal mark for the first time in 5 years. 201 currently.

2012 was the last time we cracked the 200 mark with 216.

 

[New Jersey]

i blame lou for all of this.

i hope toronto loses in the first round. again.

 

[AveryQuietMan]

What? How does this make sense?

well why did we have to get grabner?

he might be a great instagram star for fitness. but he is an average player. not worth a 2nd and rykov.

we couldve landed a better player for that.

 

[Bleedred]

I agree, but it's more than just the number of goals. It is the timing.

Keith let up 4 the other night...a
****ty goal didn't come until it was 5-1... that is what I'm talking about. If
the first ****ty goal is the first of the game, or gives the opposition a lead going into the 3rd, those are devastating goals. They change the complexion of the game. Those are what Cory are giving up every game.

I thought the first goal Keith let in last game was stoppable. Didn't have a chance on any of the others.

The first goal was stoppable the way the first goal on Cory was stoppable tonight. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't very good either.

 

[Whaddagoal]

Crazy as it seems, this actually may be the one way they find their way in if they play well enough down the stretch. Philly is having all sorts of trouble right now after being on a really hot run. They’re in trouble too.

With a little luck from the hockey Gods, we just need FLA to have a couple of tough losses and we win a few of our own. CBJ is already right with us, so we'll interchange spots with them potentially either way, but Florida has to catch up. With their games in hand, its possible, but if we merely squeak out another few wins in short term, and if they lose a game or two, the spacing will look a bit better again.

Just need Florida to stop winning (in addition to winning a few of our own)!!

 

[Emperoreddy]

i blame lou for all of this.

i hope toronto loses in the first round. again.

This doesn’t make sense either. Lou has little to nothing to do with the current team.

 

[New Jersey]

This doesn’t make sense either. Lou has little to nothing to do with the current team.

lol you can’t win around here.

i should have been more specific and said “#1 goalie that we thought was good that we traded for and now he looks horrendous”

 

[New Jersey]

Oh and by the way...with 14 games remaining we broke the 200 goal mark for the first time in 5 years. 201 currently.

2012 was the last time we cracked the 200 mark with 216.

amazing. speaks volumes about our inability to prevent goals nowadays.

 

[Emperoreddy]

well why did we have to get grabner?

he might be a great instagram star for fitness. but he is an average player. not worth a 2nd and rykov.

we couldve landed a better player for that.

Like who? Who is better that went for this or less? How much do you know about Rykov anyway ?

 

[Emperoreddy]

lol you can’t win around here.

i should have been more specific and said “#1 goalie that we thought was good that we traded for and now he looks horrendous”

So we would be fine if we didn’t trade for him? How do you know we don’t kick a bust like Domi with that pick, or that any of the many things that happened later on to build this current team into even having a playoff chance even happens?

 

[New Jersey]

we can’t score enough to overcome giving up more goals than we should.

i’m not good at hockey and am no scientist but that’s probably not a recipe for success.

 

[Capt Nico Poo]

Annoyed that Cory, our legitimate superstar, or alleged at least, isnt providing the saves when they are needed. These last 5 games have been really tough to bear, as we've lost 4/5 virtually by one goal. We are not receiving that extra effort other teams are getting. Bums out to lose at this point by such a tiny margin. We are still in the playoffs, we can still win our ways on our own to the big dance. We need Cory and our other big guns to step up. Especially goal tending, we've lost so many games due to mediocre goal tending this season.

 

[JimEIV]

amazing. speaks volumes about our inability to prevent goals nowadays.

Fast, attacking and supportive. Can't draw it on board but it looks great on a Tee or the cover of a game program.

 

[Whaddagoal]

Like who? Who is better that went for this or less? How much do you know house Rykov?

This trade may look bad by seasons end, but I think it was still worth the risk to take it. If Grabner can get hot for a 3 or 4 games span remaining this regular season, that goal production might be enough to get us over the hump of primary scoring production only and give us a breathing cushion.

If team makes playoffs its a different ballgame and anything goes. He might be the guy who scores big goals, who the hell knows.. But if he ends up pointless, we'll be lamenting that wasted potential.... no doubt about it.

 

[JimEIV]

This doesn’t make sense either. Lou has little to nothing to do with the current team.

He gave Cory that stupid contract.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

The Grabner trade was fine. It’s just unfortunate that he’s been as useful as a filled diaper. That isn’t Shero’s fault though.

 

[New Jersey]

So we would be fine if we didn’t trade for him? How do you know we don’t kick a bust like Domi with that pick, or that any of the many things that happened later on to build this current team into even having a playoff chance even happens?

this is just my opinion, but after these last few years do i really have to play this revisionist history game to try and feel better? as in, “well idk if the ‘what if?’ would provide a better outcome so i’ll just fester in mediocrity.”

all i know is the team is on five years of no playoffs, tied for their longest streak since moving to jersey, and currently imploding.

again, i’m no scientist.

 

[Whaddagoal]

Fast, attacking and supportive. Can't draw it on board but it looks great on a Tee or the cover of a game program.

It definitely looks like they forgot the Supportive part of the tactic, at least, defensively "supportive". Haha.

Its more like Fast and attacking, and "don't play sound defense" t-shirt.

Surely you liked "Swarm it up" better, or whatever that 2012 slogan was? At least THEY got the defense right...