GDT: Rush GDT: New Jersey Yukons vs. Colorado Bumbles

[Better Call Sal]

VS.

Devils Lineup:
Hall-Hischier-Bratt
Zacha-Zajac-Johansson
Gibbons-Coleman-Stafford
Wood-Boyle-Noesen

Greene-Vatanen
Moore-Severson
Butcher-Lovejoy

Avalanche Lineup:
Andrighetto-MacKinnon-Rantanen
Jost-Kerfoot-Compher
Nieto-Soderberg-Comeau
Bourque-Toninato-Yakupov

Girard-Johnson
Zadorov-Barberio
Lindholm-Barrie

Varlamov/Bernier

LET'S GO DEVILS!

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[kidkosher]

Alright, this could make it as a theme. need more rudolf gifs here!

 

[Blender]

First game I won't catch live. Will have to watch it later.

 

[Incharge1976]

Alright, this could make it as a theme. need more rudolf gifs here!

 

[OmNomNom]

this is adorable

 

[Darkauron]

 

[njdevil26]

Johansson and Vatanen are IN.

Santini is out (WTF)

 

[Darkauron]

Johansson and Vatanen are IN.

Santini is out (WTF)

Lovejoy is too good to sit now

 

[Better Call Sal]

He will return another day.

 

[Bologna 1]

Wonderful deployment, so overnight santini goes from top pair to being the odd man out, while Lovejoy stays in. This is exactly the garbage that pissed people off last season. Is it a complete travesty? No - but god I hope it's not an extended thing bc now it becomes the perfect chance to give santini a bit more sheltered minutes with butcher and let him continue developing into what we see flashes of - a top four shutdown dman who can also skate and move the puck.

 

[mtnet]

Pepsi Center, the land of misfit toys

Here's hoping a few bumbles bounce...into the opposition's net

Lovejoy you're in tonight..."but coach, I want to be a dentist"

 

[R8Devs]

Wonderful deployment, let's make santini the odd man out and keep lovejoy in. Is it a complete travesty? No. But, It's like people say so often, there are so many times where it's like what is going thru the minds of some of these guys who are considered among the best in the world (talking coaches and GM's)? See it so often around the league.

if lovejoy had played the role Santini had while playing as Santini did people here would be calling for Lovejoy's and Hynes' head here. it's not a bad thing take a game or two off and get inserted in the third pairing and build from there.

 

[JK3]

Ah crap was just going to post a GDT. Oh well keep running with Rudolf stuff haha.

Johansson in with Zajac and Zacha

Santini out and Vatanen paired with Greene

Cory gets the start.

 

[Bologna 1]

if lovejoy had played the role Santini had while playing as Santini did people here would be calling for Lovejoy's and Hynes' head here. it's not a bad thing take a game or two off and get inserted in the third pairing and build from there.

I don't disagree, so long as this doesn't become a Lovejoy is a mainstay in the lineup deal.

 

[Cult of Hynes]

Santini could use a rest and time to regroup after how bad he's played.

If him being out of the lineup lasts longer than two games there's a problem.

 

[Comparison Ford]

Long season boys. Santini's one of my favorites, but a sit here and there isn't the worst thing.

Also, Butcher-Lovejoy has been pretty solid.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Ah crap was just going to post a GDT. Oh well keep running with Rudolf stuff haha.

Johansson in with Zajac and Zacha

Santini out and Vatanen paired with Greene

Cory gets the start.

My bad! I figured I was saving people some hassle.

 

[JK3]

Lead the way Bratt and Rudolf!

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Lovejoy hasn't been worse than Santini this year, doesn't bother me much. I assume he'll get in tomorrow because of the back to back. Butcher-LJ has been fine, no real reason to break it up.

 

[Blender]

Regardless of usage, Santini was putrid last game and could use the rest.

 

[JK3]

My bad! I figured I was saving people some hassle.

No worries, it was just a generic template one.

 

[DeVols]

I think we all should remember how well our young players have responded after being sat this season. As The Taxman said, if it's more than a couple games, it's probably an issue. But Lovejoy being in this game could actually be a step in the right direction for Santini.

 

[ThePrideofStockholm]

LGD!!

 

[njdevils1982]

5 #1 overall picks in tonights game

 

[EnglishDevil]

I'm a vocal Lovejoy critic but even I have no problem with them sitting Santini for a game, he's been put in a tough position up until this point and understandably struggled as a result. Give the kid a breather and reintegrate him tomorrow in a sheltered third pairing role to help regain some confidence.

They asked him to do too much too soon and pairing him with Greene was noticeably detrimental to his game. He'll bounce back, just pair him with a puck mover (Butcher) and deploy them against weaker competiton with more favourable zone starts.