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I just want to take the drama out of this ASAP so I can wsrch the remainder before the playoffs stress free
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Haha he learned from the best! He'll tell you I learned from him though.
I can't even bear to hate a team enough to want them relocated though. I'm not that vile haha.
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This is how bad my eyes are getting.....And his career numbers vs. SJS:
Code:San Jose Sharks 12 4 6 2 36 395 359 .909 3.13
....Not that stellar...........
I saw .909 and thought it was .989 and that these were Martin Jones numbers against us.
I think they're like a .950 against us though haha.
We did beat him 2-0 (maybe 3-0 with an empty netter, but I'm not sure we've scored an empty net goal in the last 3 years?) a couple years ago. Kinkaid got the shutout, while DSP scored one of the goals. I swear we only had like 13 shots or something too.
And of course Kinkaid has a career .933 against the Sharks. Maybe somebody on the team should have checked Hockey Reference before choosing starters.
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Not gonna happen. It's going to come down to the last game or two.
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Any updates on Miles Wood? I feel he is an important part of this team.
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(pacmanghost x) sad again
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(pacmanghost x) sad again
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Which is interesting considering the teams lack of killer instinct is often mentioned whenever they give up a 3rd period goal in a close game.
There are plenty of excuses we can come up with for last night... ultimately however it’s a crucial game and we didn’t show up again. I wouldn’t care if we just lost the game, but we didn’t even show up. This has happened to many times this year...
I think it was more like back to back game, on the road, deep into a road trip, and we had no legs in the first period. Against a deep, desperate and rested club. Then we got behind quick.
The big chance to get back in it was when Zajac couldn't finish on the 2 on 1 about six minutes after we fell behind. Then we're down 2 to zip on a tip in.
I don't think it was failing to show up.
And frankly, we're good but not that good. We are just about where we ought to be in the standings.
If only 92 points would get us in. That's doable and probably where we'll end up. But I fear that 94 or 95 points will be more what it takes. And we haven't had a 7 - 3 streak since the very start of the season I think. Realistically it's us or Florida.
Pretty low rent for a Devils fan to go after a team for relocation rumors (baseless by the way) and mock them for rangers fans being in their building when thats exactly what every other fans base does to us. Be better than that.
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How about not comparing a team that’s made the playoffs 5 times in 25 years to a team that won the Stanley Cup 3 times since that team first made the playoffs, just because we’re a small market team or whatever the rationale is. We’ve been to the finals as many times as that team has been to the playoffs. Think about that.
I’m not in support of them relocating like he is, but your reasoning isn’t good enough either. Because we’re small market? Because we were almost moved 23 years ago?
And the Rangers play 10 miles from us and 1000 miles from Sunrise, self explanatory why they invade our building. They also predate our team by like 50-something or 60 years? If you were alive in the early 70’s or before that and liked hockey in New Jersey, you were probably a Rangers fan.
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I’m glad we lost 4-2 and not 2-1 in regulation.
It might make Hynes rethink that strategy of Zajac and Hall next game. If we lost 2-1, it might fool him into thinking we did a good job defensively. The fact that we got destroyed defensively and allowed 4 actual goals might be for the best.
It might make Hynes rethink that strategy of Zajac and Hall next game. If we lost 2-1, it might fool him into thinking we did a good job defensively. The fact that we got destroyed defensively and allowed 4 actual goals might be for the best.
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Games against teams that apply the type of physicality and pressure the Ducks displayed are not something this team's system is designed to uphold against and we've struggled each of the 3 seasons under Hynes in such types of games, even worse to the previous two seasons when we didn't have the skill we do this year.
The system is largely designed around speed and being able to do things quicker (not talking about just skating here) than other teams, but when other teams are matching that coupled in with that high pressure and intensity, the team isn't too prepared system wise to react in such situations and why we constantly see us making mistakes or throwing the puck around aimlessly against teams that attack us like this.
Teams that succeed have situations in their system designed for these types of games. We haven't seen much to show us that this is the case.
The system is largely designed around speed and being able to do things quicker (not talking about just skating here) than other teams, but when other teams are matching that coupled in with that high pressure and intensity, the team isn't too prepared system wise to react in such situations and why we constantly see us making mistakes or throwing the puck around aimlessly against teams that attack us like this.
Teams that succeed have situations in their system designed for these types of games. We haven't seen much to show us that this is the case.
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Ducks were more physical, chippy, rested and on their game.
Hynes should started Cory, not that Kink was bad but you play both goalies in back to back.
My main concern from last night are injuries, especially to Wood.
Hynes should started Cory, not that Kink was bad but you play both goalies in back to back.
My main concern from last night are injuries, especially to Wood.
Devils Dominion
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The Panthers are not relocating, there is no evidence of that except speculation of people and fans who look at attendance numbers and see empty seats on TV and come on message boards and mock them by saying "Quebec!". Sound familiar?
If you don't think that the Devils and their fan base are UNFAIRLY targeted by trolls both in the region and nationally (and Canada) for being relocation targets and for having the Rangers take over their building because of what they see on TV and the perceptions they have, then I guess I don't know what to do for you.
But as someone who has been enraged and frustrated for a long time having to hear people talk about the Devils inability to sellout games, the Devils possibly moving, the Rangers fans taking over the Devils building etc over my many years as a Devils fan, I would not take those same cheap shots at another fan base.
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disappointing game just because of the results around us. i think in a vacuum every one of us would have taken 3-1 to start this road trip but the fact that we aren't gaining any kind of cushion makes it hard to enjoy
I agree In any other season we’d be basically a lock to make it at this point... too many teams close to each other. But they took more shots in the first then we did all game. Absolute no show and waste of an effort from kinkaid. Also I wouldn’t go anywhere near Cory Tuesday. Just me
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I'm still embarrassed at our team for that 5on3. Yikes that was bad.
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