GDT: Wild vs. Devils 3/10 8 PM

[Bleedred]

I thought we were blaming the bad early PK on Salvador lol

Wasn't Greene also playing the wrong side? That was stupid.

I don't think it was all Salvador, but it seemed to take him getting injured just to make some damn changes and fix things.

 

[NJDevs26]

And like I figured Lou with the presser...not a happy camper.

 

[glenwo2]

So the only worthwhile note in this game is that after 100000 years, Zubrus scores a goal.


Depressing.

 

[NJDevs26]

Lou pooh-poohed TG's question about the team looking at the standings and said they were ready to play...um okay?

 

[Bleedred]

Can we waive Havlat and Ryder? Or one of them?

Maybe get someone from Albany up in their place.

It's not like their chances of getting work next year haven't already been put in the toilet.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Lou pooh-poohed TG's question about the team looking at the standings and said they were ready to play...um okay?

What else was he going to say. Lou isn't throwing bus under the bus in a presser.

 

[Bleedred]

Lou pooh-poohed TG's question about the team looking at the standings and said they were ready to play...um okay?

I thought they were ready to play. They looked good in the 1st.

Then they just never bothered coming out for the 2nd for some reason.

 

[SeidoN]

lol

 

[Emperoreddy]

lol

Preparing for his new job next year haha.

 

[Bleedred]

lol

Looks like he's watching the Blues game on the monitor?

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I thought they were ready to play. They looked good in the 1st.

Then they just never bothered coming out for the 2nd for some reason.

Very good actually. The first period was one of the best periods they played in a while. It just came against the best team they've played in a while. And it showed. It was too predictable that they would run out of gas quickly and really needed to bury those early chances and then just kind of hang on. They basically hung with them for one period by overachieving, then played back down to the level of what they are, while Minny played to the level of what they are. The score didn't really reflect the effort level IMO, but rather the gap between the two teams. One is good and one isn't.

 

[SeidoN]

Looks like he's watching the Blues game on the monitor?

says FOX WILD in the corner

 

[Emperoreddy]

Looks like he's watching the Blues game on the monitor?

If you zoom in you can see the Fox:Wild logo on the screen he is looking at.

Edit. Also the jersey colors give it away. Blues are home yet the home team on the screen is definitely not wearing blue.

Imagine he was just glancing over duringn a stoppage though.

 

[nugg]

I kind of expect a post ceremony game hangover tonight.

Looks like you called it

 

[Tundra]

This is what the last month's going to look like, we'll get housed against teams that need the game more and show enough pride to play against teams that are on our level or below it. This is what the end of 2011 was like after the Ottawa losses eliminated us.

against quality teams this team is just going to look inferior. Can't really blame the players.

 

[NJDevs26]

If you zoom in you can see the Fox:Wild logo on the screen he is looking at.

Edit. Also the jersey colors give it away. Blues are home yet the home team on the screen is definitely not wearing blue.

Imagine he was just glancing over duringn a stoppage though.

He's scouting possible playoff opponents

 

[SeidoN]

He's scouting possible playoff opponents

I dunno man we would have to play alot better to make the Finals

 

[Bleedred]

says FOX WILD in the corner

If you zoom in you can see the Fox:Wild logo on the screen he is looking at.

Edit. Also the jersey colors give it away. Blues are home yet the home team on the screen is definitely not wearing blue.

Imagine he was just glancing over duringn a stoppage though.

Haha yup. I zoomed in and did see the jersey colors.

 

[Bleedred]

So relieved to see Lou giving the post game presser. Had a bad feeling it was gonna be Oates.

Never posting the Schneider t shirt picture again. Thought it might become a fixture in the future.

Never wearing it during a game again either.

 

[JimEIV]

So the only worthwhile note in this game is that after 100000 years, Zubrus scores a goal.


Depressing.

Another worthwhile note: In a 6-2 loss, Severson, Merrill and Gelinas were not a minus (+/-).

Considering only 1 goal in an 8 goal game was a PP goal not being a minus for half of the defense seems nearly impossible...

Even more incredible, Merrill led all Devil players in TOI with 23:05(only Suter played more for either team 25:43) and was not a minus in that game.

 

[217 Forever]

against quality teams this team is just going to look inferior. Can't really blame the players.

Last 4 road games against quality teams (Chi/Nash/Mtl/Min) and we are 0-4, two of them by blowout.

Just another reminder of how far we really are from being any kind of threat. I think most fans understand this, I just fear that Lou sees all the wins against mediocre teams and thinks we aren't that far away.

 

[Devils Dominion]

An expected loss that will hopefully improve our draft positioning.

 

[glenwo2]

An expected loss that will hopefully improve our draft positioning.

Aahh yes. The old "silver lining in a cloud" thing.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Aahh yes. The old "silver lining in a cloud" thing.

If losing now gives us Zacha rather than Crouse, all good.

 

[JimEIV]

I'm not saying that this is a good team, but if the Devils capitalize on 1 or 2 of those first period chances the result would've been completely different...Last night Dubnyk made key saves and his team fed off of that.

But if the Devils take a lead and go into their shell, they negate Minnesota's speed, our defense isn't scrambling and you have a different game.