GDT: That Ain't The Friggin' Christmas Star Gris: Stars @ Devils, 7 PM, MSG+

[JK3]

 

[StvBroDan]

I ****ing hated him when he was on the rags lol

Of Course he was a Rag.

 

[NJDevils17]

This team works their tails off. Gotta give Hynes credit for that.

 

[Bleedred]

Dallas is still a disaster on the back end

They're okay, but Lehtonen is trash (that first goal by Santini stunk) and Bishop, unlike Cory, doesn't look like he's bounced back from his poor season last year. It's still early though, but it's not like he became meh upon arrival in Dallas. He wasn't as good as Vasilevskiy or very good at all on TB last year, and even though it was only like 8 games or whatever, he didn't even play as good with LA as Budaj did before they got him.

 

[StvBroDan]

First round is on this guy

Time to believe in the boys

Some will never fully believe.

 

[Blender]

Of Course he was a Rag.

I liked him as a player even as a Rag. He was a great story being this giant guy that was a fighter/13th forward the first few years in the league, who worked his ass off to get quick enough so he could produce and play more minutes. It's obviously lead to a solid career for the guy.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

thought Zacha played really well

You can see he has the confidence back IMO

 

[Bleedred]

The Boyle storyline is the most feel good story about this season. He almost seems like he's going for a career high in points.

 

[Blender]

No coincidence Boyle went from 6 points in 09-10, to 35 points in 10-11.

 

[VaxjoDevil]

For being a bad coach Hynes is really good.

 

[tr83]

Hats off to Zajac. 22 min of ice time and Jamie Benn doesn't get on the scoresheet

 

[The 29th Pick]

I liked him as a player even as a Rag. He was a great story being this giant guy that was a fighter/13th forward the first few years in the league, who worked his ass off to get quick enough so he could produce and play more minutes. It's obviously lead to a solid career for the guy.

I liked him back then too because he was and is a hard worker, no flash, no attitude, does the dirty stuff...not really the ranger M.O.

 

[DerekDevils30]

So happy for the guys. It wasn't pretty but what do you expect with all the injuries. The effort was impressive and to be able to bounce back and win on back to back nights and 3 in 4 is remarkable.

Who else wants a bottom 6 of..

Coleman-Zajac-Gibbons
Wood-Boyle-Noesen

Those lines will grind you to death!

Now rest up and let's hope for full health next week just in time for Rico's return

 

[OmNomNom]

Is there crow to eat for doubting hynes yet? I forget who i bet with, but has hynes been.... adjusting his team's strategy on the fly...????

 

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

Good God, I can never root for anyone on the Devils but holy crap if Boyle scores on the Rangers I will cheer him on as well as the remainder of his career.

You guys are doing well! Good luck the rest of the way

 

[OmNomNom]

Hats off to Zajac. 22 min of ice time and Jamie Benn doesn't get on the scoresheet

Consistently underrated just because he doesn't finish

Blah blah blah overpaid blah blah lack of finish stone hands

 

[OmNomNom]

Good God, I can never root for anyone on the Devils but holy crap if Boyle scores on the Rangers I will cheer him on as well as the remainder of his career.

You guys are doing well! Good luck the rest of the way

Stop trying to jinx us

 

[Ripshot 43]

Theres an observation I've made

Butcher is better this year than Severson ever has been. That's not really a knock on Severson, but Butcher is a future #1 Dman to be honest with you.

The Drunks thread is thataway Sir....

 

[JK3]

Haha Sal with the shit eating grin.

 

[Bleedred]

For being a bad coach Hynes is really good.

BIG assist to him for starting Cory tonight.

I'd say he looks back to normal. He's had a fantastic season so far, and the team is actually scoring some goals for him, unlike prior seasons.

 

[tr83]

For being a bad coach Hynes is really good.

Slow down chief. Let's wait 30 games and see if he can't avoid doing dumb things

 

[JimEIV]

It's hard to watch Salvador today and remember how tough of a Defenseman he was.

 

[JimEIV]

For some reason after tonight's win I'm even more disappointed with the Montreal loss.

 

[JimEIV]

For being a bad coach Hynes is really good.

Pfft.

 

[EnglishDevil]

Hats off to Zajac. 22 min of ice time and Jamie Benn doesn't get on the scoresheet

That Coleman - Zajac - Gibbons line has looked incredible. Zajac always does better with an energetic grinder type player on his line, Coleman is a perfect fit in that regard. They should stay together going forward as a bottom six shutdown line for sure. When we're healthy i'd like to see:

Hall - Hischier - Bratt
Johansson - Zacha - Palmieri
Coleman - Zajac - Gibbons
Wood - Boyle - Noesen
Stafford & Hayes as extra(s).

Hopefully Zacha can build on his last couple of performances and establish himself as a viable option at #2C.