GDT: Buffalo Sabres (5-8-2) vs. Your New Jersey Devils (6-5-2), 7 PM, MSG+
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Who was that guy anyway?
And why couldn't he be more like you? A True paragon of righteousness.
Thank you for the kind words but being as humble as I am, I cannot explain to you how amazing I truly am.
They haven't officially posted about it recently that I've seen so don't 100% quote me on that but the dates I posted make sense if they were just switching the old games to the rescheduled dates.
Darkauron
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Lovejoy still must be reaping the rewards from our church of lovejoy. He hasnt aged a day in the Zajac video. Praise be to Lovejoy!!!!!!!!
ninetyeight
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Sami had an awful game, but sitting players down for mistakes is what coaches like Hynes do. Sami’s a pro and knows how he played, you gotta give players a chance to bounce back and not bury them from one mistake.
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Richer's Ghost
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Too tight - spread 'em out a little more. The net is way behind them out of the picture however - very accurate.
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Jersey Fan 12
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Kulikov was basically doing double duty every time he was on the ice with Vatanen. It is like a power play for the opposition any time the opponent is in the Devils' end.
For all the complaints about the PK, the game Sunday turned whenever Sami was on the ice and the Devils would get hemmed in their own end.
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Would agree if Sunday was an aberration. Saw way too much of the same in the past.
If Ty Smith wasn't playing as well as he is, I'd say the Devils might need Sami's skill set. At this stage even Will Butcher would be a better option; though to this point Matt Tennyson has performed far better in the sixth D role.
AfroThunder396
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Sami's defense has always been mediocre at best. He's too small to win battles, while he can have speed I wouldn't call him a good skater especially when it comes to stopping and starting, and he spends a lot of time chasing. He makes his money breaking out and working the point in the offensive zone, that's what I want him to focus on doing.
Certainly a huge improvement over Tennyson and Carrick but I think any hopes we had of him getting back to his 2018/2019 level are pretty much gone. He is not going to turn into Scott Stevens at this point in his career. Let him play on the 3rd pair and get his 15-20 points and I'll be thrilled.
Certainly a huge improvement over Tennyson and Carrick but I think any hopes we had of him getting back to his 2018/2019 level are pretty much gone. He is not going to turn into Scott Stevens at this point in his career. Let him play on the 3rd pair and get his 15-20 points and I'll be thrilled.
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I think we need to give Vatanen a few more games to settle in before evaluating.
Emperoreddy
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Wanting to scratch Vats 3 games into his return is a baffling take. Especilaly when the other options are Butcher, Tennyson, and Carrick
ninetyeight
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He’s definitely inconsistent, at times he looks like a first pair defender and the next like he has no business even being in the league. Fortunately he doesn’t have to play those top4 minutes any more and I think (hope) he’ll be alright in a third pairing role.
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I do think Butcher is better than Vatanen, but I'm not sure he is for this team and the scheme Ruff wants. Limited physical tools (skating). So I have zero issue keeping Vatanen in there. He's an NHL caliber defender and fine on the bottom pairing.
I've always thought Vatanen was overrated around here though. The Vatanen > Severson takes were laughable a while back.
I've always thought Vatanen was overrated around here though. The Vatanen > Severson takes were laughable a while back.
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Zacha on the first line makes me cringe. If Gusev and him switched I'd be in full agreement with those lines.
Zacha's got the hot hand right now. I'm fine with him staying there a while.
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He’s still not playing well at 5v5 which is what lines are. Neither he nor Gusev have been all that good at 5v5 but Gusev has shown more in the past.
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oh brother. he hasn’t been playing well as a 3c but trying him on wing is fine. it’s only “1st line” because amanda wrote in hischier as the 1C. they will probably still play the second most to hughes line.
everyone complained about zacha when he wasn’t putting up points. he’s putting up points now and everyone’s trying to rip apart his splits even as his role is changing from a center to a wing. let’s give the guy (and ourselves) a break
everyone complained about zacha when he wasn’t putting up points. he’s putting up points now and everyone’s trying to rip apart his splits even as his role is changing from a center to a wing. let’s give the guy (and ourselves) a break
Jersey Man
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Really liking the defensive pairings tonight. Can't remember the last time I've thought this during a season.
Darkauron
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See the last few games. Theyve been the sameWait you want to put the guy was the best 5v5 producer on the team last season in a position where he’ll actually have a good chance to produce? lol What a dumbass
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