GDT: Canadians @ Devils - 7:00 PM - MSG+2

[devilsblood]

The physical therapists and trainers that worked on Jack’s shoulder deserve some props

Remember when we all thought he might get through this year but then need post season surgery to fix it for real?

 

[Hisch13r]

4.1 xGA, only allowed 2. Daws had a strong game.

Once again, the theory that he sucks on back to backs can be put away for a while. He looked fine against TML and looked good today.

lol His first back to back was bad but his last 2 have been his strongest games of the last 6

 

[Emperoreddy]

24 goals on the year with plenty of time to get 6 more. Jack is having a season

 

[Rydev]

24 goals on the year with plenty of time to get 6 more. Jack is having a season

I had a feeling hed be around a 30 goal scorer during his prime, just by virtue of getting guys open and seeing space

But 24 in 46 at 20 with only ~15%sh?

I wasnt expecting this level of goal scoring

 

[devilsblood]

NatStat showing McLeod and Vesey with 40 minutes each tonight.

Ruff loves his grinders.

 

[TheUnseenHand]

Random thought: Can you put yourself offside in a shootout, or is that line not in play in a shootout? I would assume it's not, but never thought about it until now. I feel like that's something we would be the first team to do.

 

[Hisch13r]

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[Hisch13r]

Is Jack not committed to the team???

 

[devilsblood]

I know it's probably sacrilegious to say anything bad about Hughes ,but my god he needs to pass the puck. Especially in overtime when the entire ice behind him is empty, he's stickhandling one on two or three and giving up the puck a ton. He's amazing and everything but I'm tired of him trying to be a one man show... and as I say that.... what a shootout goal haha.

Early in this season when the team was floundering, it may have been when Bratt went out sick, but Hughes clearly started to play with more of an attack the net, shoot the puck mentality. And it's hard to argue it has not been good for his game.

Does he go overboard sometimes, maybe, he's 20, he's still in the learning phase.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Wow I am very relieved we won it. It felt like we lost it twice. First the Hofmann double post and then when both Hughes and Hamilton had to score on the shootout to keep us alive.

I don’t know why the game ended so close. It seems like we blew like a gadzillion chances to get that third goal. Vesey on that breakaway - just hesitating a second too long comes to mind.

So it would have been a bitter loss to swallow after surrendering a goalie pulled tying goal. The Severson icing preceding it was not a good play (plus a really bad turnover he had inside the 10 minute mark). And was it Nico who lost the faceoff dead clean on that tying play? You don’t see a cleaner faceoff loss than that.

This game shouldn’t have gone to OT.

Odd employment of the roster tonight by Ruff. He mostly played 2 lines. There were a lot of forwards who’s playing time was in the single numbers when I checked towards the end of the game.

 

[Devs3cups]

Is Jack not committed to the team???

Big Michigan U boys!!!

 

[Mgd31]

Bahl played well

 

[R8Devs]

lol this was funny in the game, you can hear severson scream f*** me when his pass goes off the lineman

 

[Devs3cups]

Early in this season when the team was floundering, it may have been when Bratt went out sick, but Hughes clearly started to play with more of an attack the net, shoot the puck mentality. And it's hard to argue it has not been good for his game.

Does he go overboard sometimes, maybe, he's 20, he's still in the learning phase.

He also feeds the puck plenty. Sometimes he wants to overdo it, but he's hungry. That's not something that has stuck out particularly to me.

 

[Devs3cups]

lol this was funny in the game, you can hear severson scream f*** me when his pass goes off the lineman

Seves was INCREDIBLY pissed there. Wow. Thankfully it ended well.

 

[Hisch13r]

Damon at nearly 31 minutes. Jack at nearly 25. Nico over 24

 

[Hisch13r]

lol He's back at it again

 

[Camille the Eel]

I love Hughes competitiveness. We need more of that. We won’t start to win more consistently until we develop an absolute hatred for losing. In the end that’s what it’s going to take for this club to take the next step.

 

[Better Call Sal]

It definitely felt like we spent a lot of time trying to find Jack his hat trick goal from the end of the second onward.

Overall, nice to see the boys battle back from some adversity. The key will be learning not to get there in the first place and capitalizing on the chances when you have them.

 

[devilsblood]

lol He's back at it again

Is that a banana in his pocket?

 

[Hisch13r]

47 shots over the last 10 games with 7 goals

 

[Hisch13r]

I love Hughes competitiveness. We need more of that. We won’t start to win more consistently until we develop an absolute hatred for losing. In the end that’s what it’s going to take for this club to take the next step.

lol Such nonsense.

 

[Devs3cups]

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Damon at nearly 31 minutes. Jack at nearly 25. Nico over 25

Nico had a quietly strong game I thought. SO unfortunate he hit the post there in OT.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Yeah Bahl was definitely better tonight.