Post-Game Talk: Blackwood shines in another Devils defeat

[NJDevs26]

The kid's shining debut is the only reason we're getting a brief PGT for the night-tomorrow morning, since there's another game tomorrow.

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[Whaddagoal]

That flex/split save was indeed amazing....

 

[zharkenby]

Really disappointed, obviously I have low expectations for the season... but to not get Blackwood a win with the game he had is embarrassing.

Penalty shot goal and another he had no chance on. He was perfect tonight, probably best goaltending performance by one of ours I’ve seen in a while

 

[mtnet]

That split save really was killer, the kid is huge

 

[Whaddagoal]

Really disappointed, obviously I have low expectations for the season... but to not get Blackwood a win with the game he had is embarrassing.

Penalty shot goal and another he had no chance on. He was perfect tonight, probably best goaltending performance by one of ours I’ve seen in a while

This goalie performance took me back, I feel like we haven't had a dominant performance like that since beginning of season. And we still f***ing lost. Go figure.

 

[Bleedred]

I'm not ready to knight Blackwood yet, not even close, but this was the first time we've gotten even a respectable start from a non-Kinkaid goalie this year, and it was a very good one.

We were outplayed badly tonight. Perhaps all the PP's they had skewed the shots, but we looked lost.

I saw that tweet embedded from Cordell in the other thread, where it basically said we were dead at even strength too. That definitely seems to be congruent with what I watched tonight.

 

[zharkenby]

This goalie performance took me back, I feel like we haven't had a dominant performance like that since beginning of season. And we still ****ing lost. Go figure.

I hope he plays again Sunday. He deserves another shot

 

[Whaddagoal]

I hope he plays again Sunday. He deserves another shot

He's definitely gonna get more games after tonight.... KK will have to up his game again, some competition can't hurt.

BTW, welcome aboard!.... (the fail train)

 

[Whaddagoal]

I'm not ready to knight Blackwood yet, not even close, but this was the first time we've gotten even a respectable start from a non-Kinkaid goalie this year, and it was a very good one.

We were outplayed badly tonight. Perhaps all the PP's they had skewed the shots, but we looked lost.

I saw that tweet embedded from Cordell in the other thread, where it basically said we were dead at even strength too. That definitely seems to be congruent with what I watched tonight.

Yeah that was about right. End of 2nd and into the 3rd they had some life, so basically like a 1 period game. PP failed us miserably as usual.

 

[NJDevs26]

 

[Bleedred]

PP failed us miserably as usual.

#Kowalskysucks

Been saying it since 2012 when I had to settle for watching Albany during the NHL lockout.

I also always said NO whenever it was suggested that he'd take over as interim, be it for DeBoer or Hynes.

I'd rather have the N. Bench back.

 

[Whaddagoal]

#Kowalskysucks

Been saying it since 2012 when I had to settle for watching Albany during the NHL lockout.

I also always said NO whenever it was suggested that he'd take over as interim, be it for DeBoer or Hynes.

I'd rather have the N. Bench back.

But that 6 on 5..........

Would you take Ward back?

 

[zharkenby]

He's definitely gonna get more games after tonight.... KK will have to up his game again, some competition can't hurt.

BTW, welcome aboard!.... (the fail train)

Thank you, I’ll try not to get too negative!

 

[Bleedred]

But that 6 on 5..........

Would you take Ward back?

Over Kowalsky? YES! I would take Adam Oates over Kowalsky at this point and Oates SUCKS!

Kowalsky is just an ebola outbreak of a coach at this level.

By the way, did we ever find out why Ward wasn't brought back? We never heard he was fired. We heard Clowe left to go take a head coaching position where he was from in Newfoundland. And last year was the last year on Clowe's playing contract here as well. We never got word of why Ward wasn't brought back.

Perhaps his contract was up and Ray decided to let him talk to other teams and the Flames offer was better? It just doesn't seem like Ray would dismiss a coach after a season where he presided over a too 10 power play and we made the playoffs. That's the kind of move he would make after a season like this or 16-17.

 

[Whaddagoal]

Over Kowalsky? YES! I would take Adam Oates over Kowalsky at this point and Oates SUCKS!

Kowalsky is just an ebola outbreak of a coach at this level.

By the way, did we ever find out why Ward wasn't brought back? We never heard he was fired. We heard Clowe left to go take a head coaching position where he was from in Newfoundland. And last year was the last year on Clowe's playing contract here as well. We never got word of why Ward wasn't brought back.

Perhaps his contract was up and Ray decided to let him talk to other teams and the Flames offer was better? It just doesn't seem like Ray would dismiss a coach after a season where he presided over a too 10 power play and we made the playoffs. That's the kind of move he would make after a season like this or 16-17.

Haha, yes Oates too.

Probably just mutual agreement. Shero probably felt Hynes was the guy making it happen here. Now, it maybe doesn't look that way fully.

I didn't watch enough of AHL team to have take on Kowalski TBH, but this PP is horrible.

For me, now in retro, I feel we should have never let J.Moore go. Haha. And to boot, I didn't even realize he was listed at 6'2" even when he was on this team for a few years, he never seemed like a big dude when playing, but it looks like he was something useful for us (more than we realized).

 

[Bleedred]

Haha, yes Oates too.

Probably just mutual agreement. Shero probably felt Hynes was the guy making it happen here. Now, it maybe doesn't look that way fully.

I didn't watch enough of AHL team to have take on Kowalski TBH, but this PP is horrible.

For me, now in retro, I feel we should have never let J.Moore go. Haha. And to boot, I didn't even realize he was listed at 6'2" even when he was on this team for a few years, he never seemed like a big dude when playing, but it looks like he was something useful for us (more than we realized).

You had me until Moore! I think Moore is probably not even better than hardly anyone on the current D.

I'm not even sure if he's better than Santini or Lovejoy at this point.

 

[BahlDeep]

That might be a top 10 save so far this year

 

[Whaddagoal]

You had me until Moore! I think Moore is probably not even better than hardly anyone on the current D.

I'm not even sure if he's better than Santini or Lovejoy at this point.

Heh, you know you miss that smooth skating.... Hynes definitely does. He can't be that bad...

 

[crashline]

No matter what sort of goaltending we get, nor whether the forwards can figure out where the opposition net is again, we'll continue to live and die according to the fortunes of our hapless blueline.

Which is kind of why the season remainder is basically one long, predictable drinking game.

 

[haak84]

First Red Bull's on me. Great game. Shame he didn't get a W.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Blackwood is far from being an nhl regular or backup but this performance tonight was awesome to see. He can be a big piece for us in the future. Alot of goalies dont really come around till mid 20's if they have nhl chops and Blackwood just turned 22 this month so he still has plenty of time to develop. Last season in the ahl wasnt to good for him but he jas rebounded nicely this year down there. And to think some of our fans on herr were writing him off already lol.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Figures we finally get some solid goaltending and then we can't score more than a damn goal. Mojo getting hurt sucks too since he's been good lately.

Blackwood earned another start at least and thankfully didn't sh!t his pants when he saw the puck like Cory does and Keith has been doing lately. Well spoken kid too, he deserved a win.

 

[OmNomNom]

we've won 5 of the last 21 games

 

[Bleedred]

we've won 5 of the last 21 games

It's kind of hard to see us even winning more than 5 of our next 21.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

It's kind of hard to see us even winning more than 5 of our next 21.

If the team had only 16 wins in 54 games, Shero would be on the hot seat