Meh. I know you think Bratt won’t play defense but the reality is all three were off last night in my view. Bratt didn’t look any worse than the other two.
GDT: Dallas Stars (16-8-5) @ New Jersey Devils (21-5-2), 7 PM, MSG, BSSW
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SteveCangialosi123
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I’ll be there, first game of the season. With that, I’m expecting garbage on the ice, shutout 4-0 lol.
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Meh, in the bad stretch, I didn’t like the Philly and Isles games, but other than that I thought they were fine in the 2 Rangers games, the one last night, the Chicago one, and I’d even throw the Nashville game in there. They played well enough to win in all those games.
They’re not gonna steamroll teams all year, that pace isn’t sustainable even for true Cup contenders and teams are gonna adjust.
Only game the Devils really played poorly in is the Islanders one and even there they got chances, just gave up way too many. Siegenthaler is definitely hurt or is at least playing significantly worse than he was at the beginning of the season. Devils were still doing their thing for a lot of this game, just couldn't find the open man in the offensive zone.
Dallas is good.
Dallas is good.
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First game at The Rock but you were present all year… it’s not like you just showed up because of the early success. Sounds like a turnaround game to me!
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We are truly through the looking glass when @JimEIV and @guitarguyvic are the optimists telling everyone else to calm down with the negativity.
Never thought I'd see the day.
Never thought I'd see the day.
guitarguyvic
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All I ever asked for was legitimate proof of improvement on the ice (as opposed to on paper or in theory based on subjective analytics). I have no problem changing my opinion when proven wrong. I guess that’s a rare thing to see these days?We are truly through the looking glass when @JimEIV and @guitarguyvic are the optimists telling everyone else to calm down with the negativity.
Never thought I'd see the day.
Better Call Sal
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All I ever asked for was legitimate proof of improvement on the ice (as opposed to on paper or in theory based on subjective analytics). I have no problem changing my opinion when proven wrong. I guess that’s a rare thing to see these days?
No criticism intended from me, I'm merely remarking on the amusing role reversal that is evident in the last few pages of this thread.
We always need a few contrarians to counter the group think.
MartyOwns
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to this day, when i’m really really pissed about something, i say to myself “now calm down diddly diddly diddly diddly, they did their best shodilly iddly iddly diddly, gotta be nice, hostility diddly diddly diddly.”
The way last night that the last second goal developed out of nowhere, with a lost puck battle and a fast pass to a wide open (and I do mean WIDE open shooter here in the slot 20 feet out - who the hell blew that coverage?) and a fast shot, rebound (actually post here) to the goalies feet and then tap in . . . totally reminded me of the Nashville goal with 6 seconds left to tie that game two weeks ago. Spooky how similar those plays are. Although this came off a faceoff. Was there a bad icing involved at the end of the Nashville game too?
But yes it was an off night for us energy wise. We are showing some mental tiredness too and I also think it’s better for a team’s focus to be on a road trip at this time of year than to be at home during the holidays with all their distractions.
Better Call Sal
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I wish I knew someone in my life that I could pull the "Lisa Simpson, Springfield's answer to a question no one asked" line on.
There is no better comeback than that.in this case i want to state, that i am ok with not winning the draft lottery. the devils don't need bedard. they are setup fine with fantilli or carlsson.
All I know is that we shouldn’t be drafting any defensemen for the next few years unless Bobby Orr Jr falls in our lap lol
glenwo2
LINDY RUFF NEEDS VIAGRA!!
Sitting back and pointing at the standings EVERYTIME *is* using the standings as a crutch.
And what I "prefer" is for some people to not be jerks.
Also, what I "prefer" is for the Devils to remove their heads out of their collective asses and start winning in the stat that matters (instead of Analytics) : The Final Score.
i think i am now team trade bratt. he isn't performing. he hasn't scored. he must be the issue. if we get rid of him everything will get better.
trade bratt, because we are in deep shit.
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our bottom 6 has basically become a bottom 3.
if i have any beef with the coaching, it is going away from sending out 4 lines consistently. players start to pace themselves, when they expect to be back on the ice sooner and you won't be able to keep the rhythm as high as intended.
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I'm guessing this is sarcasm. But would you care to guess which forward didn't fill the shooting lane on what proved to be the game-winning goal last night?
The only problem is that all of the other NHL teams have professional scouts, too.
guitarguyvic
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Generally speaking, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to nitpick the defensive play of guys who score at better than a point per game pace. I don't think Bratt's defensive liabilities outweigh his offensive contributions.
The issue with the game tying goal is not Bratt's average defensive awareness. It's the fact that as a team they decided to try to make a play in their own zone with a few seconds left on the clock instead of just trying to protect the puck until the clock ran out.
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