Post-Game Talk: Devils 2 - Islanders 0: Wedgeout!!!

[Emperoreddy]

Wedge and Dell can hopefully tread water until MBW returns. If they can maintain a .500 pace that’s probably enough once MBW gets his form back. Of Wedge can play well once he can do it again.

Not sure that tandem will ever dress. Dell still hasn't gotten onto the Covid list yet.

Blackwood might be back by the time Dell is ready. Even if he has it, he shouldn't miss a ton of time unless he unfortunately gets a real bad case of it.

 

[My3Sons]

Not sure that tandem will ever dress. Dell still hasn't gotten onto the Covid list yet.

Blackwood might be back by the time Dell is ready. Even if he has it, he shouldn't miss a ton of time unless he unfortunately gets a real bad case of it.

Given his age we should be optimistic he will have a mild case. Of course he has to take care of himself and take it very seriously even with only mild symptoms. A number of my two older boys friends have had it and fortunately none of them had a scary case.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I didn't really notice PK much in that game which was a really good thing

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Lost in the narrative - traffic in front on both goals.

Wood on the first and Merkley occupied three guys on Zacha's goal.

 

[glenwo2]

This looks like a playoff team with Gusev/Palmieri/Johnsson/Bratt/Hischier all basically invisible.

You mean Goose/Palmieri invisible.

Johnsson visibly STINKY.


And Bratt/Hischier not even on the ice yet.


Big Difference. Just saying...

 

[glenwo2]

Yeah I took that as an admission that Blackwood does indeed have Covid. Hopefully it's mild for him.

That just gives not only Wedgewood but Dell (whenever he arrives) to take the bull by the horns here.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

And then by the time poor Dell gets here Blackwood will probably be back and Wedge might swipe the backup job lol

You need three for the NHL roster and bodes well for the B-Devils to have a veteran with Gilles Senn.

 

[glenwo2]

Looks like Dell may be Kevin Weekesed out of a backup job with Wedge playing the Clemmensen role

I hope not.

Dell should get an opportunity.

Otherwise, what was the point of signing him in the first place?

He's going to play at some point.

 

[Devil X]

So while I am happy with what we saw from Wedgewood tonight some are getting a little a head of themselves.

Wedge is neither of the goalies we have seen in his two starts. He is not as bad as he was the other night but also not as good as he was tonight.

No idea what Dell will being if we even get a chance to see him before Blackwood comes back. But there is a reason Wedgewood has travelled from team to team and hadnt started a game in the NHL in what 3 years before Thursday.

Hope you all are right but the expectations need to be tempered with how well Wedgewood played tonight.

Yea Yea call me a debbie downer.

 

[glenwo2]

I don't think we had won a game yet last season 5 games in.

Cory lost it all and Hynes stunk.

Nothing more to say about it.

Focus on the here and now, Padawan.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Great game by wedge. Really need to sit kouk for boqvist.

Merkley showed the same tenacity he did during training camp too.

Why? Once Bratt and Nico return wouldn't mind seeing Sharangovich-Boqvist-Kuokkanen getting a look; putting the onus on some of the vets to produce.

I don't think it's a coincidence that the guys from Binghamton have had success in the system. I imagine it's similar to what they did last season in the AHL.

 

[Nicomo Cosca]

I wonder what we could get for Butcher, I don’t think he has a place on this team anymore.

They probably wouldn’t get much for him. I’d rather just keep him in case guys get injured or get covid.

 

[NJDevs26]

You need three for the NHL roster and bodes well for the B-Devils to have a veteran with Gilles Senn.

Either way they'll have a veteran with Senn. Dell's older than Wedgewood.

 

[Bleedred]

So while I am happy with what we saw from Wedgewood tonight some are getting a little a head of themselves.

Wedge is neither of the goalies we have see in his two starts. He is not as bad as he was the other night but also not as good as he was tonight.

No idea what Dell will being if we even get a chance to see him before Blackwood comes back. But there is a reason Wedgewood has travelled from team to team and hadnt started a game in the NHL in what 3 years before Thursday.

Hope you all are right but the expectations need to be tempered with how well Wedgewood played tonight.

Yea Yea call me a debbie downer.

Agree completely.

Although he didn’t look as awkward tonight. It didn’t look like a guy that wasn’t even a pro league goalie being inserted into the game, like it did on Thursday night.

And I only thought that first goal by Barzal was a poor one on him that game, but he just looked so awkward whenever the camera would pan on his net and you could get a good look at him. He just looked bad. I thought he looked like an actual pro league goalie tonight when you’d catch a glance at him in the nets.

I think I felt like he’d get a shutout at some point late in the 2nd period.

 

[Whaddagoal]

People didn't like Kuokannen's game tonight? Thought he was good

He was reasonable today.

He had a chance or two, and if things bounced the right way he'd get a few more chances. Would like to see more games from him. Definitely not AHL fodder.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Either way they'll have a veteran with Senn. Dell's older than Wedgewood.

Was including Comrie as well.

 

[RangerDoggo]

I guess it could, but I am finding it hard to believe he didn't test positive at this point.

The safest assumption most likely is that he has it and you just hope he has mild or no symptoms

I hope to God it doesn’t ruin his coordination. Cam Newton was solid as a QB until he got it, and then he went to shit as soon as he returned.

 

[glenwo2]

You are going to be able to roll out Hischier and Hughes for 2/3 of a game.

If one or both Holtz or Mercer become as good as Bratt, look out.

I don't think it's going to be a question of "IF" here.

I think they'll both excel and become damn good NHL players.

 

[Whaddagoal]

Who is thrilled we don't have to watch the man-on-man defense coverage anymore, game in and game out?

This team actually does zone defense per more normal hockey and tries to and steers guys away from the middle slot so they don't just walk in unattended to.

 

[RangerDoggo]

Who is thrilled we don't have to watch the man-on-man defense coverage anymore in defensive zone game in and game out?

This team actually does zone defense per more normal hockey and tries to and steers guys away from the middle slot so they don't just walk in unattended to.

The Hynes defensive system was painful to watch and I’m so glad we don’t have to suffer it ever again. At the very least, I can watch this team without risking an ulcer.

 

[NJDevs26]

Was including Comrie as well.

Comrie probably gets cut unless someone's on the shelf by the time Dell gets here and Blackwood returns.

 

[Whaddagoal]

The Hynes defensive system was painful to watch and I’m so glad we don’t have to suffer it ever again. At the very least, I can watch this team without risking an ulcer.

Ditto to that.... So far so good...

 

[glenwo2]

Mac has covid confirmed

Thank you, Scott, for inadvertently spilling the beans so we know where we stand with Mac.

Just dropped in to say eff everyone bad mouthing Pavs and Goose earlier.

Then direct that to me 'cause I said it was time to cut bait on Pavel so come at me bro.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Comrie probably gets cut unless someone's on the shelf by the time Dell gets here and Blackwood returns.

Wedge could suck ass the rest of the week. That would keep Comrie from getting waved.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I am really happy for Wedge but we need to pump the brakes on handing him the permanent backup spot.

Isles have a pop gun offense. We need to see him repeat this good performance twice against Philly.