GDT: ALRIGHTY THEN: Your New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 PM, MSG

[MartyOwns]

Dont understand why Yakovlev is out of the lineup. He was good last game

“i think you just answered your own question”-mueller

 

[DEVILS130]

No reason we should win this so I think we will win it

 

[MadDevil]

Dont understand why Yakovlev is out of the lineup. He was good last game

Because we must have an equal balance of left/right defensemen dammit!

 

[RNCDevil]

Play like you know you can boys. Let's win this game! Any bar, eating tips for Austin?

 

[tr83]

Coleman has been the most consistent Devil all year. Don't mess with what's not broken.

AMIRITE Hynes?

 

[BenedictGomez]

No reason we should win this so I think we will win it

Well, they better start winning soon or this season is over.

 

[NJDevs26]

Dont understand why Yakovlev is out of the lineup. He was good last game

Because they can't bear to A) scratch Butcher even though he probably should get scratched for a couple games, or B) scratch Lovejoy and play four LHD.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Also the food drive starts tonight, it says bring a minimum of 2 items but please bring at least 10 items. I hate how they lowered the number of items. You get 2 free tickets for a future game, the least ya can do is bring $10 worth of items.

 

[Maine Fan]

Tough game with Devils injuries.

I say put Cory Schneider in goal. He wins or gets shell shocked. Don't let Kinkaid lose any confidence.

Go Pats

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Tough game with Devils injuries.

I say put Cory Schneider in goal. He wins or gets shell shocked. Don't let Kinkaid lose any confidence.

Go Pats

You can’t play Cory when you need a win. He’s incapable of winning a game anymore.

 

[Devils Dominion]

If they go through the motions tonight after that horrid trip, at home in front of their fans, a major shakeup is necessary

 

[MartyOwns]

Coleman has been the most consistent Devil all year. Don't mess with what's not broken.

AMIRITE Hynes?

shhh do you want to get him scratched???

Tough game with Devils injuries.

I say put Cory Schneider in goal. He wins or gets shell shocked. Don't let Kinkaid lose any confidence.

Go Pats

i agree, this seems like a cory no brainer...said it after the last one

You can’t play Cory when you need a win. He’s incapable of winning a game anymore.

ah i see. when we will not need a win so cory can play? do you expect kinkaid to start every game for the rest of the year?

 

[Bleedred]

do you expect kinkaid to start every game for the rest of the year?

No. But there’s no reason not to play him in a non-back to back game, after he hasn’t played in 4 nights, where the other guy has looked barely serviceable since returning. And when he’s almost a lock to allow at least 3 goals, like his last 16 consecutive regular season games played.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Neither goalie has confidence right now. You have to keep alternating until one wins, then try and run with him.

Plus Kinkaid won against Pittsburgh a week ago, so that's as close to a "hot hand" as we have.

 

[MartyOwns]

No. But there’s no reason not to play him in a non-back to back game, after he hasn’t played in 4 nights, where the other guy has looked barely serviceable since returning. And when he’s almost a lock to allow at least 3 goals, like his last 16 consecutive regular season games played.

have you considered that if we play cory once a week (or whenever kinkaid has a bad game) we might be hindering his performance? keeping him in this endless cycle of losses? kinkaid can deal with that type of inconsistent schedule, perhaps cory can’t. the point is, we may as well at least put him in a position to succeed and give him an honest chance. we could do it now and see what he’s worth while people here are fantasizing about making the playoffs, or we can do it in a few months when even the most stubborn posters admit the season is a loss. may as well do it now

play him a few games in a row. he’s bound to win one of them and get this ridiculous monkey off of the entire teams’s backs.

 

[Better Call Sal]

have you considered that if we play cory once a week (or whenever kinkaid has a bad game) we might be hindering his performance? keeping him in this endless cycle of losses? kinkaid can deal with that type of inconsistent schedule, perhaps cory can’t. the point is, we may as well at least put him in a position to succeed and give him an honest chance. we could do it now and see what he’s worth while people here are fantasizing about making the playoffs, or we can do it in a few months when even the most stubborn posters admit the season is a loss. may as well do it now

play him a few games in a row. he’s bound to win one of them and get this ridiculous monkey off of the entire teams’s backs.

That actually makes a lot of sense, I can respect that. I just don't know how much of it is really this cycle of losses for Cory though. You'd have hoped maybe the playoff win would have been the monkey off his back, but I'm sure he's still in his own head after the surgery and all.

 

[bobilly45]

Tough game with Devils injuries.

I say put Cory Schneider in goal. He wins or gets shell shocked. Don't let Kinkaid lose any confidence.

Go Pats

Been reported hrs ago kk is starting.

 

[My3Sons]

Haters?

The guy has shown just about nothing for the past 2 years+. He deserves all the negativity thrown his way, especially this year.

No he’s a 21 year old. He’d be a college senior if he wasn’t playing hockey. He’s not truly an adult yet. He deserves negativity? Get some perspective.

 

[My3Sons]

Play like you know you can boys. Let's win this game! Any bar, eating tips for Austin?

Austin TX? Find the best BBQ and eat brisket and beef ribs.

 

[bobilly45]

Neither goalie has confidence right now. You have to keep alternating until one wins, then try and run with him.

Plus Kinkaid won against Pittsburgh a week ago, so that's as close to a "hot hand" as we have.

Cory has no confidence but that's mainly bc he hasn't had a win. Out of the last 3 games you really cant fault poor goaltending as the reason they lost (outside the Detroit game). Most of the goals were going in regardless of whos in net (Brodeur, hasek, etc) as we played 0 d.

Every goalies different in terms of confidence and how things affect them. For myself (and I'd say 50-75% of goalies), it doesnt matter the total number of goals let up, rather it's the bad goals. For instance if you let in 5, but had no chance on any, it's not a blow to the confidence level. Now if you let in 5, and after every one say "I should've had that" then you start to lose confidence.

For the other 25% or so, regardless of how the goals went in, you blame yourself and lose confidence that way. Most young goalies, or beginners are like this.

I dont think kk has lost any confidence, and you can tell that by the way he positions himself towards the top of his crease and comes out to challenge shooters. If a goalie has lost his confidence then they tend to play deeper in the crease and dont come out to challange shooters.

 

[MadDevil]

Kinkaid just beat Pittsburgh like a week ago, so it makes sense to play him. Plus we play 4 games in 6 days, so Cory will be getting another start soon anyway.

 

[Maine Fan]

You can’t play Cory when you need a win. He’s incapable of winning a game anymore.

I agree with you I was joking, it didn't come off well, sorry.

 

[Maine Fan]

Been reported hrs ago kk is starting.

I knew that when I posted, I was trying to make a joke that didn't come off well. Sorry

Go Devils

 

[MadDevil]

With the craziness of this board sometimes it's hard to tell who's joking.

 

[Maine Fan]

i agree, this seems like a cory no brainer...said it after the last one
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Actually I was trying to make a joke that didn't come off well. If we want a win or try for a win in a very tough game we need Kinkaid in net not Cory.

Go Devils