GDT: The Drive for Five: Islanders @ Devils, 7 PM, MSG+

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Zippy316

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The best move might be to just retain Maroon.

It's possible, but his complete lack of lateral mobility seems to be a killer for the way the Devils want to play. It's hard for his linemates to hawk the puck when all a player has to do to get rid of Maroon is make one quick lateral move.

I'd be very interested in Neal/Perron because they're playing the same style in Vegas. Should be a seamless transition.
 

Devils Dominion

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I think I know what you are saying...

Is it just me or does he seem to play uninspired hockey for good long stretches?

Yep, you hit the nail on the head.

It doesn't appear he's giving it 100% every shift, maybe part of that is due to the lack of foot speed but I think he could show better effort.

I like other parts of his game though.
 
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JimEIV

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Yep, you hit the nail on the head.

It doesn't appear he's giving it 100% every shift, maybe part of that is due to the lack of foot speed but I think he could show better effort.

I like other parts of his game though.
Completely agree on every point.
 

VaxjoDevil

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Maroon could never be the guy who operates on "moving his feet", this is what Boyle is trying to do and it just looks awkward. He should play limited, physical minutes and on the pp. He is strong on the puck, weak and cute with the puck is sometimes, actually quite often, a weakness with this team (result is those maddening non-clearances). I like what he has given this team so far, but he is slightly overused in terms of minutes I think.
 

glenwo2

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Isles fan coming in peace. Just wanted to say congrats on just about locking up a well earned playoff spot. The devils to me look like a team that can surprise the big boys when the dance starts. Fast, gritty and support the puck well with a goalie or two that can stand on his head. As far as the Isles, think they have some interesting pieces with (2) 80 point centers and with some "competent GM moves" this off season will be back in the hunt. Anyway, enjoy the ride, would be nice to see you all beat Beantown or Tampa or whomever you get.....( how about a trade for Coleman and Wood for like a 4th round pick in 2021?) could use the charity...


We haven't locked up anything as of yet. Right now our magic number is 6 points(any combination of us getting 6 points or the Panthers losing 6 points gets us in).
 

Nubmer6

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Hall does to our offense what a #1LD would do for our defense. Everyone got shuffled down a line and more properly lined up in roles. All of a sudden a guy forced to play top line minutes, gets to play against second or third pairing defenders.
Actually, I think Hischier did that more than Hall. Pushing Zajac into a checking line role instead of 1st line duties was huge.

I am enjoying it...it just bothers me when people say he's "carrying the team" though.
Sorry, but my opinion is that it's a good description of what he did. Forget about stats, but in the dog days of the season there were numerous times where we'd be down a goal and Hall shifted into another gear to spark the team. It was obvious he's desperate to get into the postseason, and even if he didn't score, he seemed to will it to happen on quite a few nights when we were flat or trailing.
 

NJDevs26

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Yep, you hit the nail on the head.

It doesn't appear he's giving it 100% every shift, maybe part of that is due to the lack of foot speed but I think he could show better effort.

I like other parts of his game though.

It's not effort, the guy's already been in and out of the lineup twice playing through an undisclosed injury. If anything worries me about Maroon it's that...his style of play ages pretty fast.
 

Tundra

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It's amazing to see what Hall can do when he's not weighed down by Zajac. He played exceptionally well last year, but wasn't rewarded with it point wise.
 
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